Where can I get this plastic/rubber thing made?

[dotcomdude]

I'm looking to get some of these 'beam deflectors' made, ideally in the UK.

For anyone not familiar with them, they are made of flexible rubber/plastic or silicone and usually have a strip of adhesive on the back to fix them in place on vehicle headlights.

What is the process called to make these? I thought it might be injection moulding, but when I visited one such company they had no idea who would make them. So, what kind of business would product them - any ideas?

 

[SamR]

Good question! Maybe some headlight manufacturers? Unfortunately it might be one of those products that not many people make in the UK as it's cheaper from the Far East!

 

[AllUpHere]

Anyone who makes fresnel lenses would be able to make those. You need a lense manufacturer.

 

[dotcomdude]

Good question! Maybe some headlight manufacturers? Unfortunately it might be one of those products that not many people make in the UK as it's cheaper from the Far East!

Headlight manufacturers don't make these. It's more of an 'aftermarket' thing. Thanks anyway.

 

[dotcomdude]

Anyone who makes fresnel lenses would be able to make those. You need a lense manufacturer.

THanks! I hadn't thought of it from that angle. Something for me to follow up