Styling Extra lights?

[thooms]

Hi folks,

Bagged some 6" round spotlights on ebay the other day as something of an impulse, I was planning on fitting them to the car but am now having second thoughts - mainly because I don't like the idea of drilling extra holes in the bumper.

This is perhaps a little stupid as the existing one isn't perfect - but still.

My car's a black 1000 CLX, so nothing abundantly unusual, if that has any bearing on it. I don't think I'd do it to a special edition one, but maybe I'm just weak .

Help me decide. I'm leaning towards doing it - there's something very appealing about tiny, rallyesque cars - but I'm not 100% on doing it.

I'd probably mount them between the headlights, though I'm half tempted to mount them a bit lower down.

Some inspiration...

 

[JamieK]

I think they look good on the rally cars but not sure about 6" spots on a standard car? Maybe smaller ones, say 4" would look better? I think liquidknight has spots on his fantasia

 

[purple haze]

I think they look good on the rally cars but not sure about 6" spots on a standard car? Maybe smaller ones, say 4" would look better? I think liquidknight has spots on his fantasia

Totally agree.... Rally of 4x4 works well. Not std though.

If your worried about holes don't be. You say your bumper is a bit old, so why not fit them and when your fed up with the look just by a new bumper...they are cheap.

 

[firstcar-Y10]

Worried about holes in the bumper eh.....

Incidentally there used to be spots on top of that bumper at one point where you're thinking about. Do you notice the holes? Just plugged with trim clips.

 

[purple haze]

Grumble looks good because of where the spots are...more of a road car look..

 

[homeward]

Worried about holes in the bumper eh.....

Possibly my favourite modded Panda front end...!

Which reminds me: I must make my mind up which of the fleet is going to get the headlight grille I bought from Kevin...! :chin:

 

[thooms]

Very nice that, looks brilliant! Great work

The idea of trim clips to plug any holes is a really good one - I'll track some down just in case I change my mind.

I guess we'll just have to see how they look when they're on the car...

Anyway, I took the plunge and whipped the bumper off the car earlier. A nice distraction from the interminable welding and grinding on the 900. Yuk.

Drilled the fabled holes, but I haven't put the bumper back on yet. It's an ideal excuse to get some waxoyl on the front panel and check it's not dissolving anywhere (which is doesn't seem to be, but I'll have a proper look tomorrow), for one thing.

If the bumper was perfect, I don't think I could bring myself to do it - but I suspect the car has had a little bump at some point as the bumper is cracked slightly at the top. Makes me feel less bad about drilling a pair of holes in it!

Anyway, pictures tomorrow. It's a lot easier to tell whether or not it's a good idea, that way!

 

[Liquid Knight]

My Fantasia has drive lamps...

...and my Bianca had fog lights.

 

[Liquid Knight]

Another top tip; if you fit a pair of lights and don't like them use a pair if trim buttons from where the door pod goes.

 

[thooms]

Sorry, promised photos and then didn't deliver...how dare I.

Anyway...

Snapped a photo between the random downpours over the weekend. I think they look quite good, if I say so myself

They look wonky in the photo, but aren't in real life

Seems to have attracted positive comments in the real world, so it can't be too bad!

I'll get a photo of the output one evening.

Incidentally, I love the steels on here. So much so, I couldn't bring myself to put the wheel trims back on when I took the X1/9 alloys off for the winter...

 

[Dragon Man]

looking good... now where have i seen those spot lights before....


hmmm...




i love that photo >_<

 

[thebiglad]

Just a slight sidetrak for a second guys, is it normal to have 45watt headlight bulbs? And are they H4 fitment, so I could upgrade them?

The ones on Pippa truly do look like candles.



Dave

 

[purple haze]

Just a slight sidetrak for a second guys, is it normal to have 45watt headlight bulbs? And are they H4 fitment, so I could upgrade them?

The ones on Pippa truly do look like candles.



Dave

Do a search on here for upgrade info. H4 is right. Try not to hijack others treads please to keep things nice and tidy.

 

[thebiglad]

Ooooopops sorry, nooby error

 

[firstcar-Y10]

Try not to hijack others treads please to keep things nice and tidy.

cough cough, herding cats
Candles are standard for Pandas, hence the enthusiasm for extra lighting as here. Relaying can make big difference (if they're not already on newfangled Euro Pandas)

 

[onemanmade]

I think it looks great!

 

[Liquid Knight]

Just a slight sidetrak for a second guys, is it normal to have 45watt headlight bulbs? And are they H4 fitment, so I could upgrade them?

The ones on Pippa truly do look like candles.



Dave

You need the P45 Conversion bulbs.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H4-12-VOL...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4613011b81

H4 output with P45 fitment.

 

[thebiglad]

You need the P45 Conversion bulbs.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H4-12-VOL...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4613011b81

H4 output with P45 fitment.

Thanks very much for that.

Cheers
Dave

 

[thooms]

So...

Just headlights:

Full beam + spots:

It's a tad misty out there, but yeah. You get the idea

Tried to take one of the front of the car with them on but it didn't really work - so here's one of it from the back.

Thanks for the comments folks - going from 90W of full beam to 200W is a nice improvement - I should've taken one of the full beams without the spotlights, too. Next time...

Only comment is that it idles low with the extra load of the spots - but chances are it won't be doing that much.

 

[firstcar-Y10]

Bright enough to pick out the flying saucer even! wow.