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DaveFJ

posted on 15/1/04 at 05:20 PM Reply With Quote
Motorcycle headlights

maybe this is a silly question but can you fit motorcycle type headlights ?

Been looking around for something a little different and found some really nice motorbike twin ones which weren't 'too' expensive.........


twin headlights
twin headlights


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[Edited on 15/1/04 by protofj]

[Edited on 15/1/04 by protofj]





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Peteff

posted on 15/1/04 at 07:05 PM Reply With Quote
I don't know about the small twin street machine type lamps but we fitted some Bates' type chrome bike headlamps to a locost and they were o.k. I can't see any reason for not using them, are you thinking of 2 per side or splitting them and having one small lamp each side? That could look trick as long as you don't do too much night driving.

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loafersmate

posted on 15/1/04 at 07:07 PM Reply With Quote
If they're E marked and you can fit them within the SVA boundaries they should be ok.

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macspeedy

posted on 15/1/04 at 07:32 PM Reply With Quote
they look similar to the ones i was spraffing about, chatted to gts guy and came to the conclusion that if you tested them mot style and they pass they pass?!! but obviously you still have to buy them to test them, They look similar to the ones fitted to mks blade demo car, wonder how they got on, if those are the chrome ones from gts they have e marks.

spraffing about..
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DaveFJ

posted on 15/1/04 at 08:29 PM Reply With Quote
i was thinking of a pair each side - not splitting them.

they are e marked but i am not sure exactly how big they are

they do come in a rather nice carbon fibre effect though

all this would certainly push the price up though (£100 a side !!)

http://www.motorcycle-parts-and-accessories.co.uk/Motorcycl e-Headlights-HLUTRCBN.html

they do lights that appear to be very similair to the ones in the MK picture for £52 each - is that good ?

Dave



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JoelP

posted on 15/1/04 at 08:59 PM Reply With Quote
without completely pissing on the old parade, i thought that an e mark has to be the correct e mark. So maybe make sure before you bid that it is suitable for cars and not just bikes - there maybe subtle differences about where they aim etc.

good luck though, they do look pretty cool!






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macspeedy

posted on 15/1/04 at 10:09 PM Reply With Quote
gts do them for 37 for black each and 42 for chrome each black not e marked chrome is e marked

http://www.gtscougar.freeserve.co.uk/

the small black plastic ones are the best value at 25 per pair from premier wiring but not available at the moment (spring) mac 1 motorsport do a 5 3/4 for 35 per pair, i might go for them would prefer to buy gts's black lights for there shape..

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JoelP

posted on 15/1/04 at 10:44 PM Reply With Quote
darren told me a while ago that, in his own words, 'i was reliably informed that the chrome ones may not be compliant even though they are e marked'.

hopefully if he reads this post he can update us? he recommended getting some crappy ones for SVA simplicity. Still, i dont care how crappy myself i just want cheap compliant lights!!!






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MK9R

posted on 16/1/04 at 08:42 AM Reply With Quote
S-V-C do them for £80 a pair (chrome). I was thinking of using 2 per side, but after measuring up you would have to have them mounted above the cycle wings as there isn't enough room to squeeze them inbetween the wheel and nosecone when the wheels are turned





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Peteff

posted on 16/1/04 at 10:34 AM Reply With Quote
They don't have to be E marked, just perform and conform to the E mark standard. Do they have a sidelight facility? They might need mounting higher or centrally with the wheel to overcome clearance problems.

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Spyderman

posted on 16/1/04 at 02:04 PM Reply With Quote
How about mounting them verticaly?
Would need to be rotated in their bezels fist though!
Wouldn't only the Dip beam need to comply with the position requirements if mounted together?

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macspeedy

posted on 16/1/04 at 05:54 PM Reply With Quote
i chatted to him he recons that the e then the number is for a european country...
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DaveFJ

posted on 16/1/04 at 07:50 PM Reply With Quote
Made an enquiry with the company - apparently the lights are only 3.5" diameter....

so possibly I could fit the twin light set up. I think the single light (also 3.5" would look a little odd though.....

Gonna try a little photo shoppery later to see how they 'look'

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wambiker

posted on 16/1/04 at 11:09 PM Reply With Quote
twin lights

Try m&p accessories, they have usually stock them. The bigger chrome ones we have used on a couple of bikes and have had no mot probs , but then they don't look for e-marks.





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DaveFJ

posted on 17/1/04 at 06:40 PM Reply With Quote
well did a little 'photoshoppery last night - alright it isn't exactly photo realistic and the car is a Tiger 6 not an Avon but it gives an idea.....


Twin6
Twin6


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Northy

posted on 17/1/04 at 10:20 PM Reply With Quote
I think that looks 'kin cool!

I want some.





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kingr

posted on 17/1/04 at 11:58 PM Reply With Quote
Seconded, that looks cool. Looks a pretty nice looking car regardless of the lights, I thought I'd never say that about a tiger!

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MK9R

posted on 19/1/04 at 08:03 AM Reply With Quote
i doubt you will be able to get full lock looking at that





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DaveFJ

posted on 19/1/04 at 10:00 AM Reply With Quote
Thanks to a post from another avon builder elsewhere this morining i have been able to get hold of this image and (very roughly) sketch in the lamps TO SCALE

so this how big they should really look


scale lamps
scale lamps


What do we think about clearance now ?

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Mk-Ninja

posted on 19/1/04 at 10:50 AM Reply With Quote
Looks good, Ive got to make my mind up as well about lights, I quite fancied the square ones similar to the Dax. But cant seem to find any. So this looks to be next best thing. Keep us posted.

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MK9R

posted on 19/1/04 at 10:57 AM Reply With Quote
we fancy the dax ones aswell, but as you say we can't get them, so we are looking at making some from fibre glass and using maestro van or allegro lamp units. You can get fibre glass plastic chromed, so will also be looking into this.

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DaveFJ

posted on 19/1/04 at 11:03 AM Reply With Quote
The same site i have been looking at ( see previous post) has rectangular headlights fairly cheap, they might need you to fabricate a pretty 'back' though.....





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Mk-Ninja

posted on 19/1/04 at 11:07 AM Reply With Quote
Austen, Keep us posted on that, if the chrome is a non starter then it would look OK in body colour.
Your going to have yourself quite a little bussiness producing bits and pieces

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MK9R

posted on 19/1/04 at 11:11 AM Reply With Quote






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JoelP

posted on 19/1/04 at 11:25 AM Reply With Quote
i took some round headlights out of a polo, they would be useable if i could make a cone to put then in. might have a go at that sometime!






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