Looking for BRE clear headlight covers

[Galaxybj]

On my one '71 Z (30855) I had installed the BRE style clear headlight covers, as well as had a set of the fiberglass covers. Over the years that she was out of my ownership both sets disappeared. I am now looking for a set. The covers need to be undrilled (mounting holes not drilled in them) since I already have the mounting tabs installed in the headlight buckets. I appreciate any help in locating a set. By the way I had contacted the manufacturer of the current sets sold at MSA to see if they pull a set off the line before they were drilled and they said no.

[Galaxybj]

Just bumping this back in hopes someone just might have some ideas of where I may find these.

[Carl Beck]

I may have a line on some - I'll let you know....

Carl B.

[5thhorsemann]

http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/HC

I'm considering buying fiberglass parts from these folks. Prices look good, can't vouch for quality at this point.

[Galaxybj]

I may have a line on some - I'll let you know....

Carl B.

Thank you Carl - hope I can real that line in.

[Kathy & Rick]

Thank you Carl - hope I can real that line in.

Hi, Carl!-- If you can find a second set, I would be interested unless the

price is, for example, $1000. I don't remember why I removed the clear

frameless covers from our '70, but now I can't find them. The mounting

tabs are still there, but not the covers. :stupid:

All Z Best,............................Kathy & Rick

[d240zx2]

Same here, Carl. I ordered a set of pre-drilled to replace the 40 year-old covers and the pre-drilled covers were half-inch too short... would not fit. So, if you've got a source, put me on the list.

Frank

[Carl Beck]

Hi Guys:

I do not have a source. Sorry.

Some of you know that we found Bill's original 1971 240Z - that Bill bought new, then had to sell years later. One of the members here actually found it - give me the VIN and I knew it was Bill's Z.

Long story made short - my son and I took a trailer up to North Georgia - way out the boonies.. pulled Bill's Z Car out of a shed and brought it home here to Clearwater.

Then, I let slowly let Bill know that we had his Z - and if he wanted it back he had to pay the ransom and send a truck to pick it up. Which of course he did... the car was still in really good shape all things considered.

The guy that originally bought it in Washington State and transported it to Georgia was - well - a bit odd to say the least. {well OK - really weird! } It took a friend of his, that was a friend of the Original Poster here - to get us an introduction to the seller - and to help us find his mountain hide-away - so I could pick the car up.

This somewhat odd man, had a son that was actually going to work with him to restore a couple of 240Z's - The son's Mother lived near me in Tampa, Florida. Turned out that she was storing a Jeep for her son - who in the meantime took a job in another North Eastern State. The Father wanted someone to pick up the Jeep in Tampa and transport it to Georgia for storage.

COMPLEX STORY isn't it? Anyway I was trying to help make arrangements because another friend of mine had just sold his 1986 Porsche 944 with 3,000 miles on it - and a transport was going to be here to pick it up - for delivery up North - but had an open spot in the car hauler. He was going though Georgia anyway... so I was trying to get both parties hooked...

Turns out that the Jeep had several boxes of Z Car parts stored in it - stuff that the Father and Son were planing on using at some point on the Z's they were planing on restoring. Through a friend in Tampa, that knows a guy in Tampa - it "seemed" at first that it was POSSIBLE the original headlight covers from Bill's car were stored in the Jeep in Tampa.

Try as I might - I couldn't get the lady that had the Jeep in her garage - to be home when I could be there. A friend of a friend kind of deal - intended to get someone to her house to pick up the headlight covers on the off chance that they were Bill's - also didn't pan out for several months.

Not wanting to hold out farther false hope to Bill - I had to tell him the led didn't pan out. Nonetheless, I rarely give up on anything until I've traced it to the end...

Now you and Bill know the whole story...

BTW Bill - I did find the rear shade kit!! I'll try to throw it in a box for shipping when I get chance..

FWIW,

Carl

Edited February 28, 2011 by Carl Beck

[SteveJ]

Carl,

PM me about where in North Georgia. If it's close enough to me, maybe I could get the mythical parts.