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squbti 14th September 2009 07:21 PM

Head lamps
 
hi all, does anyone know how far apart the head lamps should be or how long the pipes for the head lamp holders are?
Cheers
Samy

HandyAndy 14th September 2009 07:32 PM

my headlamp brackets are 12cm from the chassis rail to the center of the hole in the bracket, this then makes the holes between the 2 brackets 90cm wide, tho it depends where on the chassis you weld the brackets, mine are welded above the upper shock mounting bracket.
hope that helps.

andy

squbti 14th September 2009 07:47 PM

hey andy , thanks for the reply its exactly what i needed to know, i will have them in place tomorrow:D & they will be in the same place as yours are so this has realy helped.
thanks
Samy

HandyAndy 14th September 2009 07:57 PM

no prob, glad to help,
a little tip..... don,t forget to angle the end of the headlamp bracket tube that you weld to the chassis rail, other wise your headlights with look cross eyed :eek: ;)

andy

squbti 14th September 2009 08:36 PM

:eek: lol, now that would not look good.
cheers

AshG 14th September 2009 11:07 PM

7 degrees i believe.

now thats sad is i havent seen the book for about a month lol.

dont forget to use andys measurements as a guide. if you fit different size headlights to what andy is fitting you may run into problems

HandyAndy 14th September 2009 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AshG (Post 21672)
7 degrees i believe.

now thats sad is i havent seen the book for about a month lol.

dont forget to use andys measurements as a guide. if you fit different size headlights to what andy is fitting you may run into problems

Hey Ash, you,re not the only one that is "sad" as you know my car is being built 7 miles from my home & i don,t have those measurements written down ......they just stuck in my head along with loads of other stuff :o :D

Samy..... as Ash has said, be careful on the dimensions of the headlight you use as there is maximum distance they are allowed to be from the outer edge of the front cycle wing to the outer edge of the headlamp bowl ( i think its 400mm ) as per the IVA manual.

andy

AshG 15th September 2009 09:30 AM

its 400mm from the widest point of the car




LeonN 15th September 2009 06:28 PM

they are ace images. very helpful.

squbti 15th September 2009 07:10 PM

Thank god i didnt fully weld the brackets to the chassis today:p .thank you so much for all the info & the help guys . so the head lamps i plan to have are 146mm in diameter ,is that what you have Andy?
Thanks


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