Greetings to All , just had a question to throw out there regarding the MK1 front fog lamps. I am not sure if anyone in the US or anywhere on the globe has made a replica of these lamps. These are so very hard to find anywhere and if you do find a decent pair they are super costly. So my question is if these were replicated to the factory design, would there be a demand? I was just curious since I bought my GTO without them and now I need to find a pair to fill in that empty hole in the factory bumper and cannot find any lamp with the particular design that remotely resembles the factory lamps. I am also aware that the Stealth models lamps will fit but they are different and do not have the projectors in them. I have tried to use generic square lamps and whatever there is out there but there still is a gap around the edges. I can perhaps fill that gap with a shield or something and just install small projector lamps but no sure how they would look and then again too much bumper alterations are involved and I really do not want to mess up my factory bumper that also is very costly to find one in good condition. My goal is to keep everything in a stock look. All feedback and information is much appreciated on this topic.
I already looked into this buddy. The tooling costs alone were nearly $25k. Then you have to add in the manufacturing, assembly, packaging and shipping costs to you plus the shipping cost to the end customer. There is also a minimum order of 1000 sets.
When buying 1000 sets, the unit price is not so bad but it only works out good if you sell all 1000 sets. How many years do you think it would take to sell them all.
I would keep checking out the junk yards myself.
Another thing worth considering is will the people who say they want one actually come through after you made the investment. I had large numbers of people say they wanted the original v belt crankshaft pulley. I made the investment and to date only 10 people have had one. Luckily, I needed some myself and I am willing to make the investment at a loss.
Hello Joe, yes I see your point and those numbers are outrageous.
I don’t know if the MK1 fog lights are the same size as the ones in the US but you can look at Partshotlines.com and it checks all the recyclers. Fog lights are running about $70 a piece plus shipping. Hope this helps. Dan
Thanks Dan I do believe all the fog lamps for the first gen 3000GT are the same as far as design is concerned and I shall check Partshotlines.com, a few on ebay that I have seen but none comes even close to excellent condition and perhaps one or two current listing for a pair going for $400 plus.
Just looked it up and they have a couple so now i have to call and find out the condition, but thanks a bunch for the info.