Off Topic Need some help, trying to make headlight projectors water-proof

[Shadeyman]

63mm is a standard 2 and a half inch pipe, I think. So I guess you'll be using something like these, Rubber Boot End Caps?

 

[mzhussein]

indeed ebays finest lol

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

ummmm, sort of, more just "driving lights" they can legally (putting asside the HID issue) be used as normal dipped beams, as the beam pattern will conform, and they can be dipped.

ive gone for 3000k for superior fog penetration though....

The may be the correct beam pattern, but won't conform to the location issues will they being that low.

Driving lights with the main beam sound good though as your current headlight setup hasn't got HID main beams has it?

Just I personally can't see a benefit if used as fogs as they would probably cause alot of glare from bounce back in the fog and beam pattern wont be covering the edge of the road as well as proper fog units would they?

 

[mzhussein]

The may be the correct beam pattern, but won't conform to the location issues will they being that low.

last time i looked, dipped beams can be at any height, only restriction is distance from edge of car, mine will be inline with current lights, so legal....

Driving lights with the main beam sound good though as your current headlight setup hasn't got HID main beams has it?

The nature of Bi-xenons is that you have a dipped and full beam HID with one bulb, so yes i do currently have an HID main beam

Just I personally can't see a benefit if used as fogs as they would probably cause alot of glare from bounce back in the fog and beam pattern wont be covering the edge of the road as well as proper fog units would they?

I guess ill put them in and ill use them in situations that they are useful in, i expect that they will be excellent in fog, because of the colour, specifically that colour is used to cut through fog...

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Ah fair enough regarding mounting height. TBH I wasn't 100% clued up on it

Hadn't thought about the colour cutting through the fog better, another good point I hadn't thought about.

 

[mzhussein]

and its done (was done before brooklands, just haven't had a chance to post up yet):

first quad bi-xenon set-up on a Stilo me thinks

There are other pictures of the fabrication, but they're on my camera, these were just off my phone....

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Ah never knew you were at brooklands. I'd have come and had a look and said hello if I knew. You going to Stanford?

 

[mzhussein]

tbh i only "met" two forumers....volxstu and FionaB.... and according to Davren i had first refusal on the hill run, but missed out on that due to my apparent reclusiveness.....i promise ill make more noise next time

errrm yeah im gonna try, i may be late though ill need to take a day off work....