kelly58 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 After speakig to the head man on the Fiat stand at NEC show regarding beam benders for the new Fiat he gave me the part No 46003173 £51.06+ vat.for the covers for the light clusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi kelly I was lookinng at the Headlight Guards in this month's MMM from CDC Truck (page 290) www.truckstuff.co.uk They have them for the Ducato from 1994 to 2006, it might be worthasking if/when they will have them available. The price for 2006 is £45.00 + £8.00 carriage,(VAT included) so similarly priced as Fiat. Does anyone have any experience of these ? Although not cheap, they are still less than replacing the Headlight Unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zulurita Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Thanks Kelly58 for the Fiat part number. I had asked my dealer and he only said about some adhesive type for £18+ I can now get back to them with the relevant part number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulni Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I bought a set of headlamp covers/ convertors for my new Peugeot off e-bay. They simply click into place and come with black stick on patches to fit on the already marked areas. They are for the Fiat as they have a small Fiat marked on them. Around £50 if I remember. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith T Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Surely there's some confusion here - the part referred to is a headlamp cover, not, as far as I am aware a 'beam bender. Unless they have changed both the function and style, these are simply plastic clip- on covers which protect the headlamp 'glass' from being broken by flying stones. A Beam bender is something which is used to change the direction of the beam when travelling on the Continent, and still needs to be affixed to the headlamp cover..... I did have a pair of headlamp covers on an earlier motorhome, and then used the standard Lucas stick on benders. With the new model Fiat, I could not obtain these at the time I needed them so bought the stick on 'orange' benders...although there was no indication of whereabouts on teh headlamp to stick them on! They worked Ok as far as I'm aware, but what a job to get them off. Perhaps it's back to the clip on covers and sticky tape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I found that warming the stickies by leaving the headlights on for a few minutes (engine running advised) or using a hair dryer makes them easier to unstick, and the residue that remained on the headlight could be easily removed with white spirit. I then used double sided tape to restick them next time and following the same removal procedure am able to use them again and again. Be careful not to get any white spirit on the sliver markings of the stickies as it will remove them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Way2Go Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 My understanding was that the 'beam benders' were stuck on the plastic 'headlamp protectors' which meant that whenever you went abroad you clipped in the headlamp protectors which had the beam benders already attached to them.The benefit, as I understood it, was that once you'd bought the clip on headlamp protectors, and one set of beam benders, you never had to worry again about buying further sets or aligning them as you just clipped in the headlamp protectors . . . . . is that right? . . . . or have I misunderstood?W2G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Yes but it does mean you can only use the expensive headlight protectors to protect your expensive headlights whilst abroad and not in the UK? Maybe due to to heavier traffic your expensive headlights maybe more in need of protection in the UK than abroad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Way2Go Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 True enough but the only time I've ever heard headlamp protectors mentioned was in connection with beam benders.I fully agree those large lamps would probably cost a fortune to replace so it might pay to have 2 sets? I guess £100 is a bit steep but not compared to having them replaced I guess, and you get a set of in-built beam benders :-)When I picked up our new Ducato back in March I asked the dealer if the all-singing-and-dancing wing mirrors were expensive to replace should I twang a tree with one. He went ashen and said, you don't want to replace one . . . . you really don't want to replace one.W2G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I have heard that a new door mirror fitted is about £500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigal55 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Way2Go - 2007-10-21 3:14 PM:-)When I picked up our new Ducato back in March I asked the dealer if the all-singing-and-dancing wing mirrors were expensive to replace should I twang a tree with one. He went ashen and said, you don't want to replace one . . . . you really don't want to replace one.W2Gthey are £178.95 fitted,some idiot just destroyed one of mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Way2Go Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Tracker - 2007-10-21 3:18 PM I have heard that a new door mirror fitted is about £500? Hmmm, guess I'll keep to motorways then :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Way2Go Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 bigal55 - 2007-10-21 3:21 PM Way2Go - 2007-10-21 3:14 PM :-)When I picked up our new Ducato back in March I asked the dealer if the all-singing-and-dancing wing mirrors were expensive to replace should I twang a tree with one. He went ashen and said, you don't want to replace one . . . . you really don't want to replace one.W2Gthey are £178.95 fitted,some idiot just destroyed one of mine Struth I'll bet that was a sickening noise Alan but a better price. Did he stop and offer to pay for the damage . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Keith T - 2007-10-20 6:39 PM Surely there's some confusion here - the part referred to is a headlamp cover, not, as far as I am aware a 'beam bender. Unless they have changed both the function and style, these are simply plastic clip- on covers which protect the headlamp 'glass' from being broken by flying stones. A Beam bender is something which is used to change the direction of the beam when travelling on the Continent, and still needs to be affixed to the headlamp cover..... I did have a pair of headlamp covers on an earlier motorhome, and then used the standard Lucas stick on benders. With the new model Fiat, I could not obtain these at the time I needed them so bought the stick on 'orange' benders...although there was no indication of whereabouts on teh headlamp to stick them on! They worked Ok as far as I'm aware, but what a job to get them off. Perhaps it's back to the clip on covers and sticky tape! Sorry folks Reading back it looks I like caused the confusion :$ The thread started with Beam benders and then went on to quote the price for the Fiat Pt. No. for the headlight protective covers, which was my interest. 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigal55 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Way2Go - 2007-10-21 3:24 PM Struth I'll bet that was a sickening noise Alan but a better price. Did he stop and offer to pay for the damage . . . . .surprise, surprise, yes he did but no money has been forthcoming yet,it,s amazing how many pieces those mirrors can break into Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamworthkamper Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Try a citron dealer often there parts are cheaper although same van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo3090 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Stick on beam benders, £5.00 from any ASDA! They can be used on any model, any year. ASDA Price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulni Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 My headlamp covers came with black stick on convertors and the position was marked on them. I used them in france and on my return simply peeled off the black sticker and kept the protector in Place. Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Be careful with black stickers as opposed to silver. The black absorbs heat and can mark the plastic covers or headlights with a sort of crazing and/or blurred patches. It won't affect the lights a lot but it might affect the MOT and resale values? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigal55 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 bigal55 - 2007-10-21 3:21 PMWay2Go - 2007-10-21 3:14 PM:-)When I picked up our new Ducato back in March I asked the dealer if the all-singing-and-dancing wing mirrors were expensive to replace should I twang a tree with one. He went ashen and said, you don't want to replace one . . . . you really don't want to replace one.W2Gthey are £178.95 fitted,some idiot just destroyed one of mineaddendum; if you do not have through vision, try driving with the mirrors folded, the new cab seems wider than the old one and leaning out of the window to see whats along side is impossible,i taped the broken glass on which gave a very limited rearward view and then bought a tugger mirror and taped that on, this now stays in the van and hopefully will never be used again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Way2Go Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Good point Alan and I agree.The cab is wide and there is quite a distance between the seat and window. We have the no-view-through fixed bed version and can fully understand that without the wing mirrors it must be awful trying to drive.Hope everything is OK now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapple Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Can someone explain how a piece of plastic stuck on the front of a headlamp actually BENDS beams? Cuts off part of the unwanted beam YES - bends then NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Refraction, look it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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