Plexiglass covers mounting system. Please post photos...

And they can be jettisoned at the push of a button!

 

Agreed.
I would be very interested in purchasing a set of covers exactly as pictured on both the yellow and metallic red cars.
The flat line version covers just don't do it for me personally.

 

Bob,
I am in for a pair if you decide to do a run. Are you going to supply the hardware mounting kit also?

 

Bob, count me in for a pair ....

Thank you,

Tom

 

me too

 

Off subject but those Campys look great with un-flared arches.

 

Yes was thinking that myself, give it a ready to pounce stance.

 

Count me in for a pair too.

I would like to try Jon Hansens idea with powerful magnets. I think it could work. A brilliant idea.

Lars

 

Nor do I. The Campys are (as I recall) 1/2 inch wider, but the tires were the same 205/70-14. The difference in overall width was just the slight outbulging of the sidewalls (nominally 1/4" per side) that easily fits within the wheel arches without the flares.

 

Yes, that is what I was thinking, 3 magnets should do it. The only problem is that magnets are very strong when you try to pull them straight apart, but they can slide sideways quite easily, relying only on the friction of the mating surfaces then. The trick would be to make sure that the front magnet could not slide sideways so far that air could enter underneath the front of the cover. At high speeds, that could be a real problem. But with the rear and sides of the cover firmly locked in place by the other two magnets, that sort of displacement could be prevented, I think. Some experimentation with the location of the two rear magnets would be required, probably.

I am sure a lot of Dino owners would suddenly become interested in putting headlight covers on their cars if it could be done without drilling holes in the fenders. Those entering their cars in concours events could simply remove the covers before the judging. Neat!

Lars

 

That is true. I would hate to drill holes in the Dino.

By the way, why is it that a lot of trimming is required? Wouldn't the shape of the the headlamp cavity be the same for all cars?

Andres

 

Hello, well you would think, but these cars were hand formed with a lot of lead to make up the gaps. Also when I make my covers there is a certain amount of "flash" on the Plexiglass that has to be removed. They can be post trimmed out of the mould, leaving a smaller amount but they still need to be "fitted" which takes a lot of time matching up to the body shape. Its a trial and error method that can be fustrating, which is one reason I dont make them anymore as some customers were put off by the effort required. Plus when I made them Dinos were cheap and some didnt see the worth of the extra labor, now that Dinos are 7x more it doesnt seem to be a big deal for the labor involved. Ha, maybe I should build them again, still have the moulds, just need to source the hardware. Drilling is really the only real way the trick is minimizing the holes that show. The two clips at the rear you really dont see any holes, but the front mount has at least one hole sometimes two that are visable. They (the cover) still look great on a Dino, IMHO they make the front even more sleeker (if thats a word). Thanks Norm

 

Hello, drilling really isnt as bad as it sounds, your car isnt going to the Dentist. Ive drilled on a few even some models that might be even more valuable, though to me the Dino is my favorite. Here's a customers car (the late Tom Mittler, I loved that guy) that I made front covers and the windscreen for. Thanks Norm
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Count me in for a set too

 

see thread in vintage section "365 P paris show car" to see how factory mounted headlight covers and hardware.
ed

 

It's not so much the value of the car, but the thought that I would be drilling unoriginal holes on an original panel. Also, I have a U.S. model with the recessed front indicators that don't go well with faired-in headlamps.

Still, the thought of a cover appeals. Those are great cars, Norm.

Now, if someone would develop a bolt-on European-style indicator light-and-lens assembly for U.S. cars...

 

Thanks, Uro! Fred

 

My Dinos both have 225/60 tires. My blue car has 308 5-point star mags, and the red one has the Campys. Both wheels are 7 1/2" wide. I think that the wider, lower-profile tires add to the look of the Campagnolo wheels. Fred

 

Back to the rare earth magnet idea.

I would imagine the force that would have to be dealt with is LIFT at speed? Yes? No?

Further, the closer the leading edge fits, the better, I would imagine.

This brings up the issue of scuffed paint work.

 

For sure, and the 225 tires would look better on 7 1/2" rims. I was just saying that the cars all came from the factory with 205/70-14.

 

I think you can have the two in the rear to be more "permanently mounted" while the front one be magnetic. The two in the rear would be attached to the headlights preventing a lateral or front/back movement, while the front magnet mount would have a limited job of just preventing the covers from lifting up. The two in the rear would not be magnets.

Ace

 

I see, make 2 thin brackets that go under the trim ring.