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> Headlights in turn buckets, I got my lights and fit them in!
Krieger
post Jul 17 2012, 09:01 PM
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I ground down the back side just enough so that it barely sticks out past the horizontal plane of the outside of the bucket. Yes flat lexan will be coming my way. They are snug in there.


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post Jul 17 2012, 09:18 PM
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I was planning on running one of those yellow bulbs for a running/turn light. I was thinking for "headlight" adjustment another small hole on the bottom of the bucket directly below the new lights housing. One long screw coming in from outside the bucket housing and a couple of small screws on the "light" housing....or just point them where I want them (by hand with the lexan cover off) and squirt some seam sealer under the light to hold them. Probably good enough for a track car!


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post Jul 18 2012, 08:31 AM
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What do you plan to do for indicators? Still as normal?
I wouldn't want to intrude much into the space they occupy on a road car
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post Jul 18 2012, 10:38 AM
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Cool! Looks like it's coming together.

Before you put a bunch of work into forming Lexan covers, I'd place a piece over the top and leave the light on for an hour or so to confirm that the heat production of the lamp doesn't damage the lexan. You may want to add some 'breather' holes on the top and bottom.
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post Jul 18 2012, 12:57 PM
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QUOTE(Krieger @ Jul 17 2012, 08:18 PM) *

I was planning on running one of those yellow bulbs for a running/turn light. I was thinking for "headlight" adjustment another small hole on the bottom of the bucket directly below the new lights housing. One long screw coming in from outside the bucket housing and a couple of small screws on the "light" housing....or just point them where I want them (by hand with the lexan cover off) and squirt some seam sealer under the light to hold them. Probably good enough for a track car!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LED-MINI-STALK-MOT...09938%26ps%3D54

how about something like this for the turn signals? maybe remove/modify the housing to allow the lens to be jammed up near the top edge...

how are you going to shape the lexan? I've been looking into using a pair of 60mm Hella Hi/Lo projectors in the buckets, modifying the lift to halfway, but I'd rather go with the turn signal mounting location instead... keep us updated..
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post Jul 18 2012, 07:01 PM
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Thanks Mark. Its good to be almost done. I think I am going to stick with flat pieces of Lexan for now. That is some good advice to see if this stuff melts. I asked the techs at PIAA how hot these lights will be. Of course the bulb burns at something like 4000 kelvin. The best I could get from these guys is under 200* F. Most people mount them 1/2" below a plastic bumper with no issues. I plan on using the stock location for turn indicators, but with yellow bulbs. I was at Napa auto parts and I saw some that looked correct.
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post Aug 2 2012, 01:00 PM
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post Nov 29 2012, 08:23 PM
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This has been done for a while. Buckets polished out and clear coated with a POR 15 Glisten PC clearcoat.


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post Nov 29 2012, 08:31 PM
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The headlight is snug in there. If I wanted it to adjust I could drill a hole through both housings with a long screw from outside and two nuts on the lens assembly. NAPA autoparts orange bulb.


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post Nov 29 2012, 08:33 PM
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Flat Lexan cover, cut on band saw. Belt and hand sanded for final shape. One of AA repro seal. It's a nice fit and reasonably priced, just like the repro rubber elbo for the backside.


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post Nov 29 2012, 08:41 PM
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post Nov 29 2012, 08:44 PM
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I used the rubber grommet from the PIAA lights on the back of the turn bucket. I glued the electric covers back on with 3M seam sealer.


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post Nov 29 2012, 08:45 PM
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I put some of the original PIAA plastic tubing and plug back on the wire ends and wrapped it with silicon tape.


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post Nov 29 2012, 09:01 PM
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post Nov 29 2012, 09:02 PM
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post Nov 29 2012, 09:07 PM
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Are the lights bolted or just wedged into the housing? A few miles down the road they may be pointing at the sky... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Nov 29 2012, 09:18 PM
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They couldn't go very far they would hit the outer cover. I do not plan on driving this at night.
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post Nov 29 2012, 09:24 PM
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Wait, what?
Q. Are they bolted in or just wedged into the housing?
A. They couldn't go very far they would hit the outer cover. I do not plan on driving this at night.

I guess I missed the point. How are they mounted / adjusted?
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post Nov 29 2012, 09:39 PM
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You need lights to legally drive on the road. I meet that requirement. I mentioned in a previous post that with a little more work they could be made to adjust with a long thin screw through both housings and a nut on either side of the PIAA. I got tired of this project and it is enough for now and can be revisited later.
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post Nov 30 2012, 02:21 PM
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Vent the lamp housing with a 1/16th inch hole at the lower rear of the bucket. It will keep the lexan lense from leaking and heat crazing.
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