Date: Wed, 3 May 2017 10:52:09 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: New headlight protectors set available for square headlights.
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I'll ask him to take a couple of pics.
Alistair
> On May 3, 2017, at 9:55 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Alistair, that is good to know. I have never seen the VW branded version. I wonder if these were made by the same company in Canada that made the OE ones, and they just sold them as aftermarket as well once their agreement with VW was over?
>
> Interesting...
>
> Ken
>
>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 12:37 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> Hi ken,
>>
>> My friend has a pair of vw branded covers very much like what you are selling. They have thin painted lines across them for some reason. Very thin lines.
>>
>> I looked at them wondering if they could be easily reproduced and saw that there were subtle curves from top to bottom that made them "handed" and much more difficult to make than they first appear to be.
>>
>> I think if your versions are the same then the selling price is very good. Well done ken.
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>> > On May 3, 2017, at 7:44 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>> >
>> > OK, some of you may remember that we used to sell these back in the day for
>> > around $100 a pair. They were made by a Canadian company that seemed to
>> > make a couple of pairs whenever the mode struck them and then sell them for
>> > mad money. About six or seven years ago they stopped, I called them to see
>> > if I could get them to make a run for me specifically and they told me they
>> > had thrown away the tooling and didn't care about making any more ever.
>> >
>> > I had a set on my 90 Carat and through the magic of reverse engineering, I
>> > got them reproduced and now I have them for sale for $59 a set. They are
>> > just as good if not better than the ones people were begging to buy from me
>> > at $125 (yup that is what I was selling them for, when they got ultra hard
>> > to get). Here is a video explaining why I love them and think they are the
>> > best headlight protectors ever! Sorry they are for square headlight
>> > grilles only.
>> >
>> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0w0jnjgptg
>> >
>> > --
>> > Thanks,
>> > Ken Wilford
>> > John 3:16
>> > www.vanagain.com
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
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