1984 Ferrari 308: Turn Signal is Fixed

you should so the spare on the other side so they match and both look all shiny and new...
 
Everybody's got a suggestion :)

$112 for a piece of plastic?? Yikes!

$112 for two peices of plastic :)
and shipping from Torino, Italy ;)

Yes, $112 is expensive for a lens, but probably in line with any other car you buy a new lens for. At least it uses standard DOT glass headlights which are $15ea. Try buying a modern plastic headlight for any car. They are $200ea and up from there. Plus the clear plastic gets cloudy after 10 years.

That rectangular piece of crap was Made in China and purchased by the retailer for $3.25.
 
$200 for a modern FULL headlight assembly.
This is not an assembly. This is just a plastic cornering cover.

"$112 for two peices of plastic"
 
For a low-volume Italian car built in 1984. Is this surprising to anyone?

Way to go, Scott!

If Edmunds is willing to spend 80 bucks (or whatever) for a simple oil change on their long-term vehicles, then I think the 112 for this isn't exorbitant.

Oh well, damned if you do, damned if you don't...
 
I, for one, am glad you fixed the light and the horn. By the way, how many miles and how much time since the last mechanical issue (not counting the lady that didn't know how to drive it and was upset that the shifter ball was out of adjustment).
 
PS. TRutlands is a Ferrari 'junkyard' you can probobly buy used lenses and other needed bits there for less.

"Now, please take back what you said about my mother."
 
Who said anything about anyone's mother? I am glad you got the turn signal fixed, no point having a Ferrari if its going to look like a beater.

It's kinda funny seeing all the peeps complaining about the price of the lens. Those were the same peeps harping on about getting it fixed.

"That rectangular piece of crap was Made in China and purchased by the retailer for $3.25. "
 
China doesn't do low volume. Neither do retailers who sell stuff for $3.25.
 
The only way that would happen is if you discovered the same part was actually used on Fiats or something simular.

Yikes! $113 is a lot of cabbage (though having owned a Lotus Esprit once, it does not surprise me). Years ago I cracked a rear lens on my Honda Civic backing it into a lamppost with my bicycle on a carrier strapped to the trunk (pedal went through the lens). A replacement from Honda was in the $100 range (for the entire lens/reflector sealed unit). That's when I discovered a product in an automotive store for fixing this sort of thing. It's a colored liquid that hardens to plastic. You basically lay the lens flat and pour the liquid into the void of missing plastic and allow it to dry. The result was amazingly adequate! And cheap. Looked perfectly good from 10 paces.
 
Alas the repaired lens failed the Virginia inspection for some reason and I did eventually have to buy a replacement, but, personally I felt that was B.S.

Firstwagon, the idea that it's a Fiat part isn't that far-fetched. If I recall correctly, the Miura used Fiat 850 headlamps.

I'm actually a little surprised you got two of them this cheap, what with rarity and the Euro involved! Thanks for going to the trouble.

Change the opposite turn signal as well, then use the grungy old one as the spare. It'll look a lot nicer for now :)

In your detail picture, the covers don't look exactly the same. The screw hole placement looks the same, but you'll notice a little darker line about 40% of the way in (apparently a brace or thicker plastic). Why, in the old/broken unit is that line on the left hand side, while in the new/unbroken unit the line is on the right hand side? Did they ship you a driver's side unit instead?

It is cool that you are easily able to find a part like this for an older car. Thank you Al Gore for the Internet!

greenpony-that's the remaining cover for the other side, the new one's on the car (I'm guessing).

I was stuck in traffic behind this car for about, oh, an hour yesterday evening (on Ocean Park drive, on Centinela, on the 90, on the 405... the driver probably thought I was a stalker). Anyway, the car still looks really good, but it seemed like there was some paint chipping on the back lid just above the license plate. It was kinda dirty too. I'd still take it, though!

texases and greenpony, the line at 40% is for the Euro model. On the Euro model 60% is yellow, and 40% is clear. On US models it is all yellow. I'm guessing when they made the mold for the US lens, Ferrari just used the same mold pattern, and changed the colors. My 308QV has a hairline crack in one front lens, and I'm also dragging my feet like Edmunds. Owning an imperfect 308 is liberating, in that you don't have a heartattack everytime a stone hits it.