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driving lights

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:13 pm
by //no.comment
heya im thinking about putting a pair on my morris,
can i request some pictures of them on peoples minors? particually as ive got over riders just about where id wanna put them,
i wanna make sure there not gonna look silly before i go out and buy them!
also what size have other people got 5" or 6" seems about right?
thanks
Andrew

Re: driving lights

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:19 pm
by PSL184
Do you mean like this ?

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Re: driving lights

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:27 pm
by bmcecosse
First upgrade should be to fit decent halogen headlights!

Re: driving lights

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:38 pm
by //no.comment
ive got the wipac quadroptics but i think driving lights look pretty snazzy :D
PSL184 wrote:Do you mean like this
just like that!
How have you mounted them? to the gille surround?
i was just gonna mount to the valence, possible re-enforcing it with some angle, has anyone done this?
thanks for thh quick response!

Re: driving lights

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:43 pm
by PSL184
//no.comment wrote: just like that how have you mounted them? to the gille surround?
No, if you zoom in on the pic you can just make out brackets that attatch to the bumper mounting points. The brackets are sandwiched between bumper bar and the tube. I'll take some close ups tomorrow if you want....?

Re: driving lights

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:58 pm
by Alex'n'Ane
I have spotlights mounted on my front valance. But have also fitted the halogen headlights. The spots are mostly for look, but do help in the countryside at night.[frame]Image[/frame]

Re: driving lights

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:15 pm
by bmcecosse
Nothing less than 7" Lucas will do![frame]Image[/frame]

These were mounted on a spare front bumper bar - and fitted for Rallies only. Then removed to prevent theft/damage and a full bumper fitted for road use. Only took a couple of minutes. I still have the lights - and maybe even the bar!

Re: driving lights

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:40 pm
by //no.comment
PSL184 wrote:I'll take some close ups tomorrow if you want....?
thatd be great!
Alex'n'Ane wrote:fitted the halogen headlights. The spots are mostly for look, but do help in the countryside at night.
exactly my thinking!

BMC, thats a pretty sweet looking picture! if only my car looked like that!

Re: driving lights

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:44 pm
by DAVIDMCCULLOUGH
A very cool picture BMC, its just become my new screensaver!!!

Re: driving lights

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:31 pm
by bmcecosse
Well - it was during a 'driving test' which was part of a rally - some 45 years ago! If you look closely - i've actually got some hair![frame]Image[/frame]

This picture from a 'stage' on possibly the same all-night rally - at the end of the night sections I turned the lights inwards to protect them!

Re: driving lights

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:02 pm
by MarkyB
Never been a fan of anti roll bars obviously.

Re: driving lights

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:26 pm
by bmcecosse
On the Minor - no, on my TR7 yes!

Re: driving lights

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:00 am
by mike.perry
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The driving lights are wired through the dip switch to avoid dazzling oncoming cars

Re: driving lights

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:30 am
by alex_holden
Mike's photo just solved a mystery for me - a bracket almost exactly like that was in the crates of bits and pieces that came with Fenchurch and I've never been able to work out what it was for. :)

Re: driving lights

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:44 pm
by PSL184
Here's my bracket. Just a bent piece of steel. Hole through for the bumper bar and another on top for the lamp to mount.

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Re: driving lights

Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:06 pm
by PAULJ
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straight through the valance for me. I have H4 headlights, I just think the spots look nice. They come on with high beam.

Re: driving lights

Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 9:52 am
by billlobban
mike.perry wrote:The driving lights are wired through the dip switch to avoid dazzling oncoming cars
Or you could wire them up via a central off position switch.
I terminal from permanent live ( lamps on all the time)
central terminal to driving lamps
3 terminal from main beam on dipswitch (lamps off when dipped)

Just make sure the switch can take the juice

Re: driving lights

Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 11:45 am
by bmcecosse
Then they would be illegal (if used without headlamps) - since mounted far too low. Except of course - in fog or falling snow......

Re: driving lights

Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 6:30 pm
by billlobban
PAULJ's look awful like fog lights to me

Re: driving lights

Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 8:24 pm
by bmcecosse
What's the point then - we don't get fog now - do we? Just clouds of fine dust.........