rx1900
1981 X1/9
EDIT - please see below !!!
Hi folks. As part of my ongoing X1/9 restoration, I am in the process of rebuilding the headlight pods. As is usual for these cars, the original screws that secured the black outer headlight trim piece, and the screws that held down the chrome headlight ring were all mangled, rusted, seized, and the drive mostly rounded out. Those of you who have had to change a burnt out headlight - or tried to convert to better H4 headlights, have no doubt struggled with this.
I was finally able to remove all the screws, but they were at that point certainly not suitable for re-use.
I then discovered that replacements were almost impossible to obtain easily. I was able to measure them and discovered them to both be oddball metric sizes. Nothing you will find at your local hardware store or big box store.
So....I went searching for quality replacements and was finally successful. I found the headlight ring screws in a warehouse in North
America, and the trim screws in a warehouse in Europe. Those had to flown in to here.
Problem was....I had to buy a box of 200 of each, way more than I will ever use in my lifetime. So...I am offering up the excess to you folks.
Both screws are A2 stainless steel grade 70. The best I could find. Sourced from a major Euro based hardware supplier - not some Chinese Ebay crap. Both have the proper OE type Phillips drive, just like the originals. Both are dimensionally identical to the original Fiat screws (but of much higher quality) - with one exception: I have found in the past that some aftermarket H4 headlights have a slightly thicker glass than the original lamps, so I ordered the headlight ring screws 2mm longer than the originals. Still fine of course for the original light units, but gives you a little more flexibility for fitting other types of headlights if you need.
So..I packaged up my excess screws in zip-locks. In a kit to do a complete X1/9. That is 6 of each screw, so total of 12 screws. They will be labelled as well.
1 kit - INCLUDING air mail postage
To Canada: $9 Canadian
To USA: $8 US funds
To International: $11 Canadian
For those of you who would like more than one set - because a lot of my cost is in the postage - simply add $5 Canadian (for Canadian and International orders) or $4 US (for US orders) for each additional set.
For anyone local to me, you are welcome to pick them up. If you have a bunch of X1/9 owners local to you, I'd be happy to combine shipping to one location.
Kindly Paypal to:
EDITED OUT FOR NOW - PLEASE SEE BELOW
Please note this Xweb website automatically changes the "at" symbol to a "*" symbol.
Any questions or concerns, just ask.
Thanks for looking. Doug
EDIT !!!! EDIT !!!! If my calculations are correct, I now have 31 sets spoken for (I was able to make up 33 sets from my boxes of 200). So.....PLEASE do not send any Paypal until the dust settles a bit. The 31 sets I refer to includes all those who have said - on the forum or in a PM - that they would like a set. So I have enough for all those folks (for the quantity they indicated) and certainly they can please go ahead and send the Paypal. All others PLEASE hold off for now. I have edited out the Paypal address for now. If you are one of those who are on my list and need my Paypal address again, just PM me. If anyone else out there would like one of the last 2 remaining sets, please just PM me and I will respond in order of receipt. I have spent all evening packing up and mailing out kits. It's now 3am here and I gotta get some sleep. Thanks again so much folks !!
Hi folks. As part of my ongoing X1/9 restoration, I am in the process of rebuilding the headlight pods. As is usual for these cars, the original screws that secured the black outer headlight trim piece, and the screws that held down the chrome headlight ring were all mangled, rusted, seized, and the drive mostly rounded out. Those of you who have had to change a burnt out headlight - or tried to convert to better H4 headlights, have no doubt struggled with this.
I was finally able to remove all the screws, but they were at that point certainly not suitable for re-use.
I then discovered that replacements were almost impossible to obtain easily. I was able to measure them and discovered them to both be oddball metric sizes. Nothing you will find at your local hardware store or big box store.
So....I went searching for quality replacements and was finally successful. I found the headlight ring screws in a warehouse in North
America, and the trim screws in a warehouse in Europe. Those had to flown in to here.
Problem was....I had to buy a box of 200 of each, way more than I will ever use in my lifetime. So...I am offering up the excess to you folks.
Both screws are A2 stainless steel grade 70. The best I could find. Sourced from a major Euro based hardware supplier - not some Chinese Ebay crap. Both have the proper OE type Phillips drive, just like the originals. Both are dimensionally identical to the original Fiat screws (but of much higher quality) - with one exception: I have found in the past that some aftermarket H4 headlights have a slightly thicker glass than the original lamps, so I ordered the headlight ring screws 2mm longer than the originals. Still fine of course for the original light units, but gives you a little more flexibility for fitting other types of headlights if you need.
So..I packaged up my excess screws in zip-locks. In a kit to do a complete X1/9. That is 6 of each screw, so total of 12 screws. They will be labelled as well.
1 kit - INCLUDING air mail postage
To Canada: $9 Canadian
To USA: $8 US funds
To International: $11 Canadian
For those of you who would like more than one set - because a lot of my cost is in the postage - simply add $5 Canadian (for Canadian and International orders) or $4 US (for US orders) for each additional set.
For anyone local to me, you are welcome to pick them up. If you have a bunch of X1/9 owners local to you, I'd be happy to combine shipping to one location.
Kindly Paypal to:
EDITED OUT FOR NOW - PLEASE SEE BELOW
Please note this Xweb website automatically changes the "at" symbol to a "*" symbol.
Any questions or concerns, just ask.
Thanks for looking. Doug
EDIT !!!! EDIT !!!! If my calculations are correct, I now have 31 sets spoken for (I was able to make up 33 sets from my boxes of 200). So.....PLEASE do not send any Paypal until the dust settles a bit. The 31 sets I refer to includes all those who have said - on the forum or in a PM - that they would like a set. So I have enough for all those folks (for the quantity they indicated) and certainly they can please go ahead and send the Paypal. All others PLEASE hold off for now. I have edited out the Paypal address for now. If you are one of those who are on my list and need my Paypal address again, just PM me. If anyone else out there would like one of the last 2 remaining sets, please just PM me and I will respond in order of receipt. I have spent all evening packing up and mailing out kits. It's now 3am here and I gotta get some sleep. Thanks again so much folks !!
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