1st Gen Fixed Light Mod
03-03-2004, 10:37 PM
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Greetings again...not quite sure where my old post went...one day it was here and the next it was just...gone...nobody told me it was pulled but alas...its gone...so i'm guessing i must have offended a sponsor or someone decided to move it...didn't mean to offend anyone with my idea...as i thought thats what the forum was for...ideas :P
Anyway...here are a few pictures of the housings in their current state...sanded then painted with a very pretty chrome paint...plexi is installed...which was a major pain in the butt...now i just need the lights which should be here either tomorrow or friday...then i'll have pictures of these babys in my 1st gen
that and before/after shots plus the weights of the old lights vs the ones i made...should be loads of fun providing its not raining like it has the last few days
Anyway...here are a few pictures of the housings in their current state...sanded then painted with a very pretty chrome paint...plexi is installed...which was a major pain in the butt...now i just need the lights which should be here either tomorrow or friday...then i'll have pictures of these babys in my 1st gen
that and before/after shots plus the weights of the old lights vs the ones i made...should be loads of fun providing its not raining like it has the last few days
03-03-2004, 11:13 PM
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lol...I'll have pics of them on the car whenever i finally get the lights...can't check my tracking on them...jcwhitney said they shipped them out 3/1...and they expected them to arrive 2/28...so i'm just hoping that they actually are on the way
This project has been very frustrating...mostly because of the plexi...so if i had to make another set i'd probably go insane...or torch the plexi...one of the 2
It actually wasn't a expensive project...just very time consuming...and i got cut...a lot...total for all my stuff was just over 100 bucks...thats lights...plexi...tons of nuts/bolts...various doodads...and a kit of tools for my dremel
the lights are only 2 3/4 in diameter...which is going to be one tight fit...the housing is only 6" wide internally...also i've got the 55watt bulbs that come in them for lows...and all i could find for highs is 130's...but i've seen 100's locally...so if they turn out to be too bright i'll nab a set
This project has been very frustrating...mostly because of the plexi...so if i had to make another set i'd probably go insane...or torch the plexi...one of the 2
It actually wasn't a expensive project...just very time consuming...and i got cut...a lot...total for all my stuff was just over 100 bucks...thats lights...plexi...tons of nuts/bolts...various doodads...and a kit of tools for my dremel
the lights are only 2 3/4 in diameter...which is going to be one tight fit...the housing is only 6" wide internally...also i've got the 55watt bulbs that come in them for lows...and all i could find for highs is 130's...but i've seen 100's locally...so if they turn out to be too bright i'll nab a set
03-03-2004, 11:38 PM
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na...if i could find some I probably would...i'll see how these hold up for now...and if they don't...then i'll just have to break down and find some no matter how much it costs...right now i'm using an industrial grade plexi...its something that the hardware store normally sells for contractors to use in construction..."medium grade"...but it seems pretty tough
03-04-2004, 05:53 PM
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Still waiting for my lights/bulbs to get here...they're coming snail mail...so go figure :P...if they don't come tomorrow then perhaps monday...in the meanwhile i'll just have to tinker with other stuff
03-05-2004, 12:54 AM
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Out of pure boredom i just thought...and thought...and thought...about the project...and I figure i'll have to have something to hold the light down...so i don't hit 80 and have dual scoops
So i rounded up a few bungi cords...shoudl be able to clip where the old power motor control arm went...and there was something else...
oh...oh...yea...I changed the design a tad...instead of cutting a mounting plate for the lights I'm just going to use some l-brackets...it'll have 2 bolts holding it on the housing...then the lights bolt will drop down thru one of the upward facing holes
i'd re-do the drawings...but its really late...so I'll just do pictures when the lights come and I throw all of this stuff together
So i rounded up a few bungi cords...shoudl be able to clip where the old power motor control arm went...and there was something else...
oh...oh...yea...I changed the design a tad...instead of cutting a mounting plate for the lights I'm just going to use some l-brackets...it'll have 2 bolts holding it on the housing...then the lights bolt will drop down thru one of the upward facing holes
i'd re-do the drawings...but its really late...so I'll just do pictures when the lights come and I throw all of this stuff together