cloudy
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| posted on 15/5/08 at 08:52 PM |
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Looking for some unusual headlights...
I'm after some SVA friendly lights (even if I have to make some mods) to vaguely match my design below:
Anyone know of anything similar on the market?
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cloudy
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| posted on 15/5/08 at 09:03 PM |
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They do - but those are the atom's indicators - they have std round headlights....
James
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Ricks-9r
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| posted on 15/5/08 at 09:06 PM |
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i brought a pair of these from the US for my Mac#1 ,yet to fit but will get around soon ,is this the similar sort of thing you was after 
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=wave+headlights
[Edited on 15/5/08 by Ricks-9r]
[Edited on 15/5/08 by Ricks-9r]
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iank
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| posted on 15/5/08 at 09:10 PM |
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Not SVA safe though, being bike lights.
How about using the hella units and making your own housing?
http://www.s-v-c.co.uk/prod/90mm-headlights.html
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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r1_pete
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| posted on 15/5/08 at 09:11 PM |
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These any good?
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cloudy
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| posted on 15/5/08 at 09:13 PM |
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those hellas look very promising! I'll certainly look into those - Thanks
I'm not sure if those streetfighter lights would be SVA safe?
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 15/5/08 at 10:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cloudy
I'm not sure if those streetfighter lights would be SVA safe?
Or MOT. If they don't have a 'kick-up' to the left on dipped beam then they are not legal for a car. Some bikes have a kick-up but
these days it's more and more common for bikes to have flat beams.
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russbost
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| posted on 16/5/08 at 08:15 AM |
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The streetfighter lights are the ones I sell(for a LOT less than that price!!!), they are not sva friendly (IMHO), but can be very easily morified to
be so close to MoT requirements that any tester should pass them without problem.
I'm expecting to get some projector lights shortly in 80mm dia, they are E marked, but I've not seen beam patterns yet they may be flat
bike pattern.
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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cloudy
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| posted on 16/5/08 at 04:46 PM |
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Looks good russ! - also just spotted your wing mirrors! Do you have any pics of the ones with LED repeaters on a car at all?
James
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russbost
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| posted on 16/5/08 at 06:11 PM |
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James
Sorry no pics on cars as yet, I'll let you know if the deal with the projector lights comes off - particularly if they are sva compatible.
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 17/5/08 at 10:33 PM |
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I was looking at the Alfa 159 and 147 at a show a couple of days ago and notice that they use projector headlights now the 159 are not enclosed so
they may be a possibility but I've no idea of what they would cost or what bulbs they use.
Keith
Aviemore
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Steve @ sVc
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 04:48 PM |
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I'm Steve from sVc. For the 7 years I have been here, I have been asking the major lighting supply companies that we deal with, to supply
headlights smaller than 5 ¾” diameter, that will give dipped and main beam and be road legal for a CAR. To date nobody has been able to supply.
We do supply the single Dominator headlights (3 ½” diameter) due to demand, as Racing / Off Road headlights. These are “E” marked for fitting to motor
cycle front forks, so they move with the steering. As such they dip directly downwards, rather than to the left (for the UK) or to the right (for
those mis-guided countries where they drive on the wrong side of the road). The major importer of these supplies the Bike trade, and even so, their
catalogue states “E-marked for European use- the user should check their country regulations”.
They are not road legal here in the UK, and one member of the Westfield Sports Car Club, who is in the insurance industry, warned fellow members that
the use of these could invalidate your insurance. Also – if you email Hellfire who fitted these to his MK, you will be told that the light out-put is
very poor. So it’s all down to you.
Over the years I have asked lighting companies to quote me for 100mm H4 lenses, but even when the tooling and design investment was ok, the
multi-thousand batch sizes needed make it unviable.
Please, if you find a supplier of small lenses – or complete lights that offer main beam and dipped beam for car lighting – let me know.
Otherwise the Hella lights have been used in special pods by some car builders. The dipped beam light must be 500 mm from the road level. Main beam
and side lights can be lower, but the dipped beam and the side light should not be more than 400 mm from the vehicle side – main beam can be further
inboard.
Hope this helps a bit!
Steve @ sVc
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Guinness
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| posted on 21/5/08 at 10:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chris mason
quote:
Originally posted by cloudy
They do - but those are the atom's indicators - they have std round headlights....
James
they use the same light for indicator and headlight, round lights but in a similar shaped pod
picture here
those Ricks got there look nice though 
Chris
I think, and I stress the think part, that the lights at the front of an Atom are position lights / side lights. The headlights proper are mounted
towards the scuttle (or where it would be if it had one!).
See here:-
Although that is a continental registered car, I'm sure I've seen photos of UK registered Atoms with these lights.
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