Head lamps

[squbti]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[AshG]

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]

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]

its 400mm from the widest point of the car

http://westfield-world.com/Pix/Lighting-Front.jpg

http://westfield-world.com/Pix/Lighting-Back.jpg

[LeonN]

they are ace images. very helpful.

[squbti]

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

[squbti]

great drawings there Ash, great great help.
cheers
Samy

[AshG]

dont say thanks to me say thanks to westfield world they are a great bunch of chaps for producing the pictures.

[squbti]

thank you westfield world :D

[squbti]

hey handy andy, what size head lamps did you use?
Cheers
Samy

[HandyAndy]

hey handy andy, what size head lamps did you use?
Cheers
Samy

the measurements i,ve used for the headlamp brackets have taken into account that i can use either 7inch or 5. 3/4inch headlights as they both still conform to the spacing requirements of the IVA for the spacing from the widest part of the car, tho i did think of using the more modern 4inch lights but these wouldn,t have met the distance requirements with the length of my brackets.

andy:)

[squbti]

thanks andy, my head lamps are going to be 146mm so i think the measurements you had should be ok but i´ll give the guy from the sva a call tomorrow just to be sure we have the same rules here:D
cheers

[HandyAndy]

where is "here" ??? :confused:

hope my measurements are ok as a guide:o :D

andy

[squbti]

i´m a little north of you in Sweden:D
cheers andy

[Peter-C]

Ash,

I,m confused by the 7 degree angle, are the supports horizontal with the frame and the angle makes them parallel with the front frame. Or are the brackets angled up or down from the horizontal, if you get my gist. Please see attachment.

Peter

[HandyAndy]

Hi Peter,

hope its ok to respond as not sure if Ash is online till later in the evenings.....

the 7 degrees is as your diagram A, so that the stalks are parallel with the front frame, the stalks are set at the horizontal level with the top of TR1 & TR2.

sorry if i shouldn,t respond but thought you might be working on your chassis this afternoon:o

cheers
andy

[Peter-C]

Cheers Andy,

You're right, I am having a go this afternoon - snowed off from work !!!!

Peter

[AshG]

cheers andy. from memory i think it was 7deg it may be more or less but themounts should sit like pict a