[haz friend]

hello, im new to the forums so dont know much yet but recently bought a vl wagon. i read on here somewhere about making a vl calais front out of fibre glass. i would rather buy a proper one but dont have nearly enough money at this stage so am considering this way. i was just wondering is it easily done? is the visibility in night much worse? and is it very illegal? any other information would be handy.

thanks, harry

[VLHERO]

Never heard of anyone making their own, but of course its doable provided you have a genuine front to make a mould from.

Easier just to buy a fake one. Yes night visibility is greatly reduced, and yes they are illegal.

This post has been edited by VLHERO: 22 October 2007 - 10:06 PM

[HSV001]

dont be too concerned with the legalities mate, it's Tassie

[VLHERO]

HSV001, on Oct 22 2007, 09:17 PM, said:

dont be too concerned with the legalities mate, it's Tassie

Yes but the lack of light throw is definitely a concern when driving at night.

[haz friend]

yer should have said, i would just turn my berlina front into the calais one. i wouldnt start from scratch. yer i just worried wont be able to see enough at night.

where do you get fake ones? whats a ruff cost? is that what you have on your vl (VLHERO)?

[VLHERO]

haz friend, on Oct 22 2007, 09:22 PM, said:

yer should have said, i would just turn my berlina front into the calais one. i wouldnt start from scratch. yer i just worried wont be able to see enough at night.

where do you get fake ones? whats a ruff cost? is that what you have on your vl (VLHERO)?

No mine is genuine and working.

Fake ones are $380 from FibreMaster I think. Howie will know as he has one on his VL.

Berlina and Calais fronts are a COMPLETELY different shape. It would be alot of work.

[haz friend]

oh ok didnt no they had a huge difference in shape. i will just wait until i can afford a second hand one or a fake one

thanks for your help

This post has been edited by haz friend: 22 October 2007 - 10:44 PM

[VLHERO]

haz friend, on Oct 22 2007, 09:43 PM, said:

oh ok didnt no they had a huge difference in shape. i will just wait until i can afford a second hand one or a fake one

thanks for your help

Second hand genuine ones are sitting at around $700 and the price will only go up with demand. Something to keep in mind.

[haz friend]

oh ok, yer i saw a genuine one for around that price on calaisturbo.com.

i am also looking for new windsheild and rear window seals for my wagon. are these made or whats the go? where should i go to look in hobart?

[SS1304]

I've got a feeling u'll be looking at about $150+ for the rear seal. I think you can still get them from motors.
And you should be able to get the windscreen at most holden/commodore wreckers

[bradster]

or maybe rare spares if hobart has one ????

[VLHERO]

bradster, on Oct 23 2007, 09:10 AM, said:

or maybe rare spares if hobart has one ????

Bob's is an agent for Rare Spares

[haz friend]

i went in to bobs on saturday and he said 135 bucks for a rear window seal for a wagon and was going to find out about front so i will have to ring up about that.

[pacman]

You can definatly pick a genuine complete working calais front for under $500, just wait around and keep on looking. I picked mine up for $200. I had to get it resprayed to match the colour of my car, but that was only $100 including paint.

As for the rear window seal, you could maybe try instant windscreens or windscreens obrien. Places like that usually tend to have that sort of stuff for if they need to replace it when they get a broken window.

This post has been edited by GOT_POWR: 26 March 2008 - 06:26 PM

[WLF350]

pffft I didn't notice any problem with the lights and visibility at all. You lose maybe high beam a little but I seriously could not notice the difference and definately didn't see it as unsafe or notice poor visibility.........

Genuine is better by far when dealing with MEtal and suppose to be there and fibreglass and been moulded off a genuine I'd rather the real thing for sure just getting the fibreglass grille to match in was a pain in the neck!

This post has been edited by YAKUZA: 01 April 2008 - 06:56 PM