Angled Rear Lights - Money Saving Tip

[davidimurray]

I bought a set of NAS landrover lights for the back of my roadster like these -
http://www.nfauto.co.uk/images/oct06/wipac_rearlamp_01.jpg

Now when it comes to the fog light this needs to be angled, and you can buy angled housings for about £13 but being tight I had a nosy through the screwfix catalogue and found this -

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/15872/Heating-Cooling/Ducting/Round-Pipe-350-x-100mm

The mounting pods fit perfectly inside the tube and you can easily cut them with a mitre saw (11 degrees). Pack the pod out with some spacers so it is vertical, then slide the cut piece of tube over the pod. GLue in place then smooth the edge over with some body filler and job should be a good one and nice and cheap. I've cut my tubes but not yet fitted them as I'm waiting to get the car on the floor - test fitting they look like this (you will have to turn your head 90 degrees for the first pic as I can't seem to rotate it!) the grren line is my plumb line -
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/2271/dsc02594md.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6383/dsc02595n.jpg

[CaptainCrash1971]

Nice one David, I seem to spend half my life trying to find cheaper ways of doing stuff. As tight as a sharks ar$e and proud of it. :D

[DaddyA]

Just for info,

the fog light needs to be E marked and have an 'F' on there some where. The examiner had a good look at the fog light. Said it was the only one that needed the 'E' mark. Just thought I'd add that.:)

[HandyAndy]

I,d missed this thread :o

But as I,ve decided to change my rear lights to the NAS type, came across the same problem of making the fog light vertical ( also doing the reverse light vertical so it all looks right etc),

So, Thanks for the locost tips David :cool: .........now off down to screwfix :D
David, do you have any photos of the finished result?

cheers
andy

[davidimurray]

Hi Andy

Not got got a finished pic yet. Been getting all the lights fitted up and wired up over the past week so only getting around to the surrounds now.

The only problem with the NAS lights is the fog light as mentioned above. CBS do an LED fog light that is F marked in a similar style - http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/E_MARKED_95mm_LED_REAR_FOG_RL42 the only problem is the price at £42 inc vat -:eek:

[HandyAndy]

:eek: Gulp, £42 for 1 light.....might have to have a rethink then, I,ve got the NAS indicators & tail/brake lights but still need to purchase the reverse & Fog lights,
Hmmm, best start hunting around I guess, my wallet would dis own me if I paid £42 for 1 light :o :D

Thanks for the tip on the screwfix tube, got some this afternoon.

cheers
andy

[davidimurray]

I know what you mean Andy. A lot of people seem to go for the square style lights for fog and reverse. I really don't want to pay that much for a lamp but at the same time I want o keep the unifrorm style - plus I got some gift vouchers for CBS for Xmas :)

[HandyAndy]

I know what you mean Andy. A lot of people seem to go for the square style lights for fog and reverse.

I,ve seen some fog & reverse lights (NAS style) on fleabay for £16 which includes the pod, it says its E marked & claims to be "SVA" ( not IVA ) compliant, am I right in thinking then that these would fail IVA?

I have some cheap :o square style fog / reverse lights but they too don,t have an "F" mark......am I missing something? :confused:

cheers
andy

[davidimurray]

That's the trap I fell into.

For SVA they only needed to be E marked.

For IVA they must be E marked and also have an F or B mark on them.

I've got original Wipac light units and the fog is E marked but not B or F. I've contacted quite a few sellers of similar units and I've yet to find any B or F marked ones apart from the LED units that CBS sell.:(

[gus]

I to got caught out by this one at IVA. I bought my lights from bolt on bits on ebay.

Through a local automotive electrical retailer I found that the following carries the correct markings, and fits perfectly into the 95mm housing that was supplied originally.

Durite rear fog lamp, Part no. 0-767-06. Cost about £20 from memory, so not to bad overall.

Cheers

Gus

[davidimurray]

Gus your a star :D

Found a couple of suppliers online -

http://www.thetoolboxshop.com/0-767-06-round-rear-fog-lamp-with-plug-with-12v-21w-scc-bulb-1286-p.asp

http://www.hgvequipment.co.uk/076706-durite-p-4235.html

[HandyAndy]

Gus & David......

You,re BOTH stars :cool:

Thanks for the links, the price is alot more to my liking too :D

cheers
andy

[davedew]

Dont tell gus that his head will swell up. I've got to put up with him all day and he'll be unbearable!:D

[K4KEV]

The following website has a HUGE array of lights

www.hgvdirect.co.uk

and for led's

www.mobilecentre.co.uk

[Old Git]

What a damn good cheap alternative to silly priced lights. If I decide to fit the round lights I bought I'll be zooming off down to my local Screwfix to pick up some pipe :D

[AshG]

i got the cbs nas set for my car the fog has the correct F mark. if you bought a set of them and the fog doesnt have an f mark give them a buzz and they will swap it as it should have the correct markings.

[flyerncle]

Moffet fork lifts fitted to the rear of the delivery wagon have a small compact lamp but I have yet to find a supplier.

Maybe worth a look.

[aerosam]

I tried using the NAS lights as well - picked them up cheap from GBS at Detling, but found they fouled on the rear tyres inside the arches.

I fitted these instead:

http://www.s-v-c.co.uk/prod/JK_Crystalights.html

E marked, not very expensive and better looking than the NAS lights IMHO (and a load cheaper then a very similar product offered by CBS)

[CaptainCrash1971]

SVC do several F marked fog lights for £9.00
They're square, but they could always fall off post IVA and be replaced with nice round one.

[deezee]

If you like round lights and want a cheap one, you can try this seller off ebay. Just ask them for the F marked version. That way you'll have all your E and F markings for the IVA and won't have to change lights.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190303173339

[adrianreeve]

Just wanted to say thanks to David for the tip, did mine today and covered them with some leftover carbon film, looks better than the ones I was going to buy!

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff406/adrianreeve/0597f998.jpg

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff406/adrianreeve/4c3c2049.jpg

Thanks again!

Adrian