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 & 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

andy

[squbti]

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]

Originally Posted by 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

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

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

[LeonN]

they are ace images. very helpful.

[squbti]

Thank god i didnt fully weld the brackets to the chassis today .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