Uprated headlight wiring looms

[aclwalker 3]

I'd happily buy one of Andy's if the general consensus of the group is that they're worth waiting for...

 

Andy didnt make any and stole my money - and i was one of the 1st on the list. I wouldnt bother waiting TrentSC !

Did NOBODY get a loom? I thought some people had got them. It's a real shame this has happened as he was right keen on it and repsonded to people's comments and suggestions (mine included).

 

I thought I saw him posting on other threads. Can anyone contact him and see what happened? I know he doesn't appear to be answering emails.

[aclwalker 3]

Yeah like the list of us who are still waiting for Andy!

 

3corsameal.. get to Halfords and buy a set of their 50% brighter than standard bulbs.. they make a difference! (Not the 100w ones though!) or if you can find the Phillips 80% ones even better!

 

i think i already have them abotu £16 each?

 

Yup they're the ones... So other options are new reflectors (still available from VAG? if not ARZ sell them) and clean out the glass front and back.. Just don't expect them to be on a par with Modern/HID lights though..

AFAIK the reflectors are no longer available from VW and haven't been for a long time. You can only buy a complete unit*. I am interested in your comment about ARZ. Who is that? How much do reflectors cost?

 

I have a headlight with a badly corroded reflector because the previous owner ignored a hole in the glass and badly need a new reflector.

 

EDIT: * correction, you can still buy the glass lens separate, which is around £25.

[vwdeviant 0]

 

Yup they're the ones... So other options are new reflectors (still available from VAG? if not ARZ sell them) and clean out the glass front and back.. Just don't expect them to be on a par with Modern/HID lights though..

AFAIK the reflectors are no longer available from VW and haven't been for a long time. You can only buy a complete unit*. I am interested in your comment about ARZ. Who is that? How much do reflectors cost?

 

I have a headlight with a badly corroded reflector because the previous owner ignored a hole in the glass and badly need a new reflector.

 

EDIT: * correction, you can still buy the glass lens separate, which is around £25.

 

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[ReekieVR 0]

I think he made some looms for his (forum) mates and they got them at a show or something. I dont know if any other posters here got one. Who those friends were i am not sure. Perhaps the answer to that is somewhere in the previous 13 pages.

 

I put my name down on post #3 of this very thread. 6 months later he asked if i wanted one and took my money. All he had to do was put it in the post.

 

Why he has disappeared is a mystery. As you say, he sounded like he was well up for it - and came accross as a decent guy. He could have made more money than nicking my £49.50 if he had just made and sole the things like he said he would.

[CazzaVR 0]

Just read this thread- all a bit puzzling. I know Andy cos he bought my last 16v off me and I've seen him 2-3 times since. He's a top guy, and as you say, he fitted looms for people at one of the Bristol/Bath meets. Everyone was very pleased with the quality of the looms and the improvement they made.

 

It's unacceptable that people who've paid for their looms haven't received them. I don't want to speculate as to why Andy's gone 'dark', but there must be some sort of explanation. I'll see what I can find out.

[ReekieVR 0]

That would be appreciated cazzaVR

[andy_vw 0]

Refund now sent...

 

Basicly... RickieVR paid for his loom a couple of months ago. I sent it out & ended up getting flood damaged. I should've refunded earlier... I've just read my pm's from him & refunded him in full... Shame really, trying to people more of a favour than anything making these looms. The ones are of such bad quality on ebay, I didn't want people getting ripped off by them. Don't make alot on these & certainly didn't go out to rip people off :(

 

Anyways I doubt anyone will want anymore looms, I won't be buying anymore materials for these.

 

It's a shame that people with the looms havent posted here.

 

Andy.

[Jim 2]

I think people would still be interested mate - but i'm sensing that you've probably had enough of doing it!

[Critical_Mass 10]

I'd still be interested in a loom, but never got a reply to my PMs. If people are still interested would you be still making the looms. I currently have a loom that i got from ebay, but would much rather replace it with a better quality one.

[storm_warning 0]

Andy,

 

I'm still (desperately!) waiting for your high quality loom and would gladly even drive to you to pick up and pay cash (or any prefered payment method). I PM'd you a few days back so you should now know my feelings on the situation.

 

I bought a loom of ebay which I received a few days before I read your post about these looms and decided not to fit the ebay one. If you are genuinely out of the loom making business, then a list of the components you used and where you sourced them from would be very appreciated by the community.

 

Take care,

Chris.

[vwdeviant 0]

Andy,

 

I'm still (desperately!) waiting for your high quality loom and would gladly even drive to you to pick up and pay cash (or any prefered payment method). I PM'd you a few days back so you should now know my feelings on the situation.

 

I bought a loom of ebay which I received a few days before I read your post about these looms and decided not to fit the ebay one. If you are genuinely out of the loom making business, then a list of the components you used and where you sourced them from would be very appreciated by the community.

 

Take care,

Chris.

 

I'll second that, in fact Chris if you're up for a road-trip?

 

Andy, don't lose heart, just keep us in the loop.. that's been the biggest issue here.

 

I still want my "Rolls-royce" loom if you have any?

 

Jon

[aclwalker 3]

Refund now sent...

 

Basicly... RickieVR paid for his loom a couple of months ago. I sent it out & ended up getting flood damaged. I should've refunded earlier... I've just read my pm's from him & refunded him in full... Shame really, trying to people more of a favour than anything making these looms. The ones are of such bad quality on ebay, I didn't want people getting ripped off by them. Don't make alot on these & certainly didn't go out to rip people off :(

 

Anyways I doubt anyone will want anymore looms, I won't be buying anymore materials for these.

 

It's a shame that people with the looms havent posted here.

 

Andy.

Andy, I think there's a LOT of people wanting these looms! People are just confused as to why it all went quiet. People were (are) excited about these looms which looked to be so much better quality than probably anything else around.

 

I don't know where I was on the list but I remember emailing you links for potential suppliers and you thanked me and everything but I was disappointed like the rest when it became clear that something had happened.

 

Do you have the will or the means to start it up again?

 

I'm sure there's plenty of demand left and people might just sympathise with any problems you've had with your flooding.

 

I think ReekieVR very reluctantly escalated his problem because he felt it was helpless. He's not done it out of badness.

 

To echo someone else's comments, a DIY kit would be good if you don't feel up to making them, and people appreciate that you were doing it not to become a millionaire but to help out the community with your specialist knowledge.

[Mystic Rado 0]

To echo someone else's comments, a DIY kit would be good if you don't feel up to making them, and people appreciate that you were doing it not to become a millionaire but to help out the community with your specialist knowledge.

 

To be honest, given the level of demand, I'm not surprised you simply haven't had time to keep it going.

 

I'd agree that what would be brilliant would be a really thorough, step by step, idiot-friendly, illustrated guide to making your own loom with suggested components and sources and some notes on the best practice when it comes to construction, tools needed etc.

 

I made up my own loom with splashproof fuse holders, OE plugs, uprated wiring and all soldered and heat-shrunk joints, so I know it's quite feasible. Alternatively, if you know a company that might be able to make looms up on a commercial basis, maybe that's worth looking at. It might be more expensive, but I suspect a lot of people would be prepared to shell out a little more for a really well-made loom.

[ReekieVR 0]

Refund now sent...

 

Basicly... RickieVR paid for his loom a couple of months ago. I sent it out & ended up getting flood damaged. I should've refunded earlier... I've just read my pm's from him & refunded him in full... Shame really, trying to people more of a favour than anything making these looms. The ones are of such bad quality on ebay, I didn't want people getting ripped off by them. Don't make alot on these & certainly didn't go out to rip people off :(

 

Anyways I doubt anyone will want anymore looms, I won't be buying anymore materials for these.

 

It's a shame that people with the looms havent posted here.

 

Andy.

 

Refund received with thanks Andy. I just wanted a loom, my money back, or some communication.

 

As others have said, If you dont want the hassle thats cool, but they looked like a good design with quality components. It seems a shame to let the design and research time you put in, go to waste. Would you consider giving the info to the group?

[TrentSC 0]

To echo someone else's comments, a DIY kit would be good if you don't feel up to making them, and people appreciate that you were doing it not to become a millionaire but to help out the community with your specialist knowledge.

 

To be honest, given the level of demand, I'm not surprised you simply haven't had time to keep it going.

 

I'd agree that what would be brilliant would be a really thorough, step by step, idiot-friendly, illustrated guide to making your own loom with suggested components and sources and some notes on the best practice when it comes to construction, tools needed etc.

 

I made up my own loom with splashproof fuse holders, OE plugs, uprated wiring and all soldered and heat-shrunk joints, so I know it's quite feasible. Alternatively, if you know a company that might be able to make looms up on a commercial basis, maybe that's worth looking at. It might be more expensive, but I suspect a lot of people would be prepared to shell out a little more for a really well-made loom.

 

I have a lot of sympathy for Andy - for whatever reason he's found himself unable to move forwards and the continuing posts and PMs, however well-meant, can often add to the pressure. I know a lot of people who, under the same circumstances, would bury their head in the sand rather than "coming clean".

 

I don't know the guy, so have no axe to grind, but if he's refunded everyone, let's draw a line under it and move forwards. Andy's put a lot of work into designing and testing a solution, and we should acknowledge that.

 

Going forward, if he has a good design and has spec'd out the parts, how about us getting together and hiring someone to build a batch for us? I would imagine that through this forum (and others), we could get together 50 orders, and at those volumes it would bring down the costs of the components, giving someone the opportunity to make a fair and reasonable profit. If someone suitably qualified and trustworthy was recommended by a well-regarded forum member, I'd be willing to consider bunging something into the pot...

[Jim Bowen 1]

it would be a good idea to get something done, i don't quite understand all the diagrams etc, but am sure there are people that do?

 

is it possible to buy a standard loom that came with car to chop about/try and learn whats what etc?

[Jon_vr6 1]

Id be up for one but id suggest making a few first and then selling them andy then theres no back log!! Also as said above share your knowledge and allow us to make our own up!

[vornwend 0]

Andy - I think it would be a real shame if you didn't carry on making these looms. There is a huge demand for them and those of us who have been lucky enough to get them can vouch for their superb quality. You fitted mine over 6 months ago and its worked perfectly since. :D

 

From an earlier post:

 

"AndyVW fitted the 4x4s plug and plays for me yesterday. I can vouch for their quality and just how much care Andy has put into making them not to mention a great fitting service on a hot afternoon.

 

Just been out to try them on the darkest roads I could find and they make a massive and really noticeable difference, especially on full beam. I can see at night again! I'd thoroughly recommend them to anybody who needs to use their Corrado at night. FYI, I was getting 12.1 volts before and 13.4 after."

 

Could you bash at one or two a week? Could you get a mate to help? , even if its just packing and shipping. If you could keep up with that then you could give people a rough idea how long they might have to wait which would help I think. I really appreciated having you fit mine for me so I bet if you brought 5 along to a Tormarton meeting you'd get takers for them all.

 

Vaughan

[andy_vw 0]

Right, ok people, I will be making some more looms (due to demand!) - However it won't be this year, due to finances... I simply can't afford to buy the materials at the moment...

 

I'll be hiring the help of the mrs - she offered & don't worry, I'll be inspecting her work! :lol:

 

I havent got time to reply to every post or Pm at the moment.

 

Cheers,

Andy.

[Jon_vr6 1]

Brilliant will look forward to these next year! 8)

[Mystic Rado 0]

Andy, I mentioned this earlier in the thread, but what I think would be brilliant, if you have the time to do it, would be an illustrated, detailed 'how to' on making your own loom following your design with links to suppliers for individual components and basic best practice construction advice.

 

That way anyone who wants to make their own loom can have a crack at it with good basic instructions to follow and it should reduce some of the demand on you. Most of the info on the web relates to Golfs etc which use basic H4 connectors, so I think a 'how to' for the Corrado would fill a gap. As you know, it's more complicated because of the headlight plug arrangement.

 

I'd do it myself, but I'm not really an electrical engineer and I wouldn't want to mislead anyone. But if you wanted to cooperate on it, I'm a journo and quite good at making other people's information accessible.

 

Anyhow, the offer's there, if you're interested, drop me a PM some time :)

[junkie 0]

Ive not read the whole 15 pages but are these the 4 relay dipped and main type looms and what was the cost?

 

As you say you cant afford to do them, buying the materials etc, what if we sent the money before you had built them that way you can get them built to order basically, we pay you the money, you buy and build the looms then send them out, all of course if you have the time?

[andy_vw 0]

Andy, I mentioned this earlier in the thread, but what I think would be brilliant, if you have the time to do it, would be an illustrated, detailed 'how to' on making your own loom following your design with links to suppliers for individual components and basic best practice construction advice.

 

That way anyone who wants to make their own loom can have a crack at it with good basic instructions to follow and it should reduce some of the demand on you. Most of the info on the web relates to Golfs etc which use basic H4 connectors, so I think a 'how to' for the Corrado would fill a gap. As you know, it's more complicated because of the headlight plug arrangement.

 

I'd do it myself, but I'm not really an electrical engineer and I wouldn't want to mislead anyone. But if you wanted to cooperate on it, I'm a journo and quite good at making other people's information accessible.

 

Anyhow, the offer's there, if you're interested, drop me a PM some time :)

 

Yep, I will be up for that... I'll combine the installation instructions with the build instructions & post it here.

 

 

 

Ive not read the whole 15 pages but are these the 4 relay dipped and main type looms and what was the cost?

 

As you say you cant afford to do them, buying the materials etc, what if we sent the money before you had built them that way you can get them built to order basically, we pay you the money, you buy and build the looms then send them out, all of course if you have the time?

 

That is a possibility - Who would be up for this? Groups of 5 or 10 would be ideal...?

 

Cheers,

Andy.

[vwdeviant 0]

Andy,

Gladly send you the money if you can give a good turn-round.. Not knocking you mate but has been a while since any of us heard anything from you.

 

Put me down for the first group though. I can even come for fitting too now.

[ReekieVR 0]

....

 

Put me down for the fist group though...

 

 

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