Front Indicators

[skov]

Hi all,

Has anyone got any pics of where and how they've mounted their front indicators?

Ta,

[voucht]

Hi Skov,
I remembered an old thread started by Handy Andy about that, and I found it.

http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=4691&highlight=indicator

There are lot of useful informations, examples and pictures (especially the gallery of Davidimurary).

Hope this will help :)

[skov]

Thanks Sylvain, that thread's given me a bit of inspiration. I think I know how I'm going to mount mine now :)

[Wynand]

Perhaps this can help in general...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/wynand/Westfield-worldKitcarsupportSite-SVAFrontLightPositions2013-02-2321-53-19_zps22bbf9c0.jpeg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/wynand/Westfield-worldKitcarsupportSite-SVARearLightPositions2013-02-2321-54-21_zpse9a097d4.jpeg

[TheArf]

Can you please tell me if I am reading the drawing below correctly and that you can mount the indicators directly below the head lights

Arfon

[SeriesLandy]

Like on a caterham?
http://www.theaa.com/images/allaboutcars/testreports/2009080_caterham_superlightr300_main.jpg

Or on the nose below?

[TheArf]

Yeah like the caterham, I am about to start on the arms and the boss to bolt them to. I have bought some oval tube to modify, and then I am looking to machine some bosses to weld on the end, with a hole drilled into the side to pass the cables along the arm. I am desperate to have as little wiring on view as possible, the good thing is that students from summer school finish this week, most staff booked hols off until September so I can play until my hearts content.

Arfon

[PorkChop]

I was planning on doing it a la Caterham below the headlight, it should be fine spacing wise from the front projection diagram. I can't remember if the front indicators need to pass an angled inspection as well?

[TheArf]

I dont know but am going to give it a try i dont like the idea of extending the stalks just dont think they would look right

Arfon

[alga]

I've used the indicators from Kit Spares, http://www.kitspares.co.uk/shop/item.php?cat=13&product=4919&catsub=0 The length of the stalks is just right, but they obscure the bottom of the headlight if you look from below.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5R1ckL940Gs/USpC2exIOYI/AAAAAAAAEXE/IE0A20bKemE/s640/2012-12-01%252023.44.31.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QnGVIiCWRwQ/UVRbGHLUoJI/AAAAAAAAE8M/1VyQk1B3B6A/s720/DSC_5714.JPG

[TheArf]

The only ones that will notice that they obscure the headlights will be the ones you runover and they don't count

Arfon

[davidimurray]

Just remember that for IVA they must be a MAX of 400mm from the edge of the vehicle. I.e. the outside of the cyclewing. Headlights are the same.

I made mine quite simply with a length of copper pipe, some nuts soldered in the end and a bolt with a hole up the middle to secure it to the nose. The nut has a plain washer and a rubber tap washer to protect the fibreglass. Once the nuts were soldered in the end I profiled the end with a file so it sat sqyare and horizontal against the nose.