Ninehigh
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 10:37 PM |
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Headlights on the wings
As above really has anyone fitted the headights to the cycle wings for the "lit where you're going" effect or is it too flimsy/shaky
to be worthwhile?
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austin man
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 10:40 PM |
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I would think the wings would be to unstable they have enough trouble supporting their own weight
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 10:45 PM |
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Fair enough it would be brilliant if they could be fixed around there somehow though
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austin man
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 11:01 PM |
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problem is the wing stays not the wings you would also have to mount the wing higher to accomodate the wiring and headlight base mounting
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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omega0684
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 11:17 PM |
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taken from IVA Manual, section 20
quote:
Note 5: Lamp security - Lamps must be securely mounted to the vehicle, double-sided tape as a method of attachment is to be considered acceptable
only in situations where it is the manufacturer's intended method
Note 6: Lamp position. Achieving position requirements by masking external parts of the illuminated area is not acceptable. However except for
headlamps, internal masking or internal painting of lamp lenses is permitted but this must be permanent and must not affect lamp intensity.
and you have to take into account that the lamps have to be within the required distance perametures fromt he edge of the car and road surface.
personally i would have to agree with what has been said, i don't think the wing would be strong enough and considering the amount of vibration
that goes through the wings your light beams would be all over the place!
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RK
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 11:49 PM |
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Man, don't you guys have enough problems putting these wretched things together?? With small LEDs though, it shouldn't weigh much. But the
stay would have to made of kryptonite or something because of all the bouncing around.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 11:53 PM |
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Well the bouncing around was the consideration
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AdrianH
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 07:12 AM |
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Switch to clam shell wings?, just a thought,.... I will go away again now then.
Adrian
Why do I have to make the tools to finish the job? More time then money.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 07:43 AM |
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You could always copy the Citroen DS - put a link between the steering mechanism and pivoting headlamps.
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 08:14 AM |
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Then think about the amount of driving in darkness you'll be doing and work out whether it is worth the effort.
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zoom
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 08:49 AM |
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I was going to bolt a head lamp to the top of my crash helmet for the ''light what you see'' approach---------- just an idea
  
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pewe
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 09:02 AM |
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Problem with mounting them to the wings (cycle type) is that the first time you are opposite locking it at night down a dark country lane the
headlights will be pointing one way whilst you are going the other (I kid you not!).
Cheers, Pewe 
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rallyingden
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 09:40 AM |
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On my rally escort we would point a set of spots so that the right hand side pointed left and the left hand side pointed right to give maximum
advantage around corners, works fine on opposite lock too 
RD 
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Vindi_andy
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 10:33 AM |
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I was thinking about fitting some small drivin lights to the tops of my wing for the same effect but leaving the headlights fixed
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 06:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Richard Quinn
Then think about the amount of driving in darkness you'll be doing and work out whether it is worth the effort.
Well ideally the 7 would be my personal car, as 90% of my driving is just for me. During the winter days I'll be going to and coming home from
work at night so it would be useful if indeed the whole swivelling headlamps thing is actually useful. I figured fixing them around the cycle wing
area would pretty much connect them to the wheels and if they were on the wings themselves it would look cool
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 07:58 PM |
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Jap import mk2 MR2's have driving lights that move with the steering angle, in addition to the normal headlamps. They look quite small from the
outside, I have no idea how big the mechanism hiding behind the bumper is though.
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