Cole

I agree.

Arominus

Whats the beam pattern like? I'd have to rig up a way to aim these guys too...

Potomac-Greg

That is really nice. I would find a way to make the little "L" brackets that attach the lense to the bucket less prominent. Either black them out, or find some pre-fab 90 degree plastic fitting and just anchor the sides.

I would also worry about debris or water staining inside the bucket (behind the lense). It's not a waterproof seal by a long shot.

mike10562004

the beam it self is sealed and i mean theres always other ways to seal it aka rv silicone

DANNiE

I was thinking about something like this the other day... i like the flip up lights but not so muchthe round light inside... I was thinking about getting 3 sets of HID fog lights and putting them in a triangle shape to fit behind the round glass and us the 2 lower lights in the triangle for wide spread low beams and the top one for a high beam...

I agree the the sealing affect -as I sit here listing to the florida rain outside- I think that if the same concept is applied with the lenses and buckets and put together as a whole unit and then mounted it would make for a better lasting setup and prevent staining...

I would have color matched the aluminum to my cars paint though or black its kinda tacky in aluminum... just my opinion...

i do like the how to and never thought that felt could go through getting cooked... LoL but again great write up... im going to experiment with this at some point in the near future but i will end up using fiberglass for the buckets since fiber glass can be molded and sanded and mounting brackets and nuts can be molded into the bucket; Plus if anything im going to use HID fog lights to make for high and low beams...

that is really my only question with his How-to is how do you go about adjusting the light and the beam level..?

alxdgr8

HID's aren't something you want to use for highbeams. They require too much time to "warm up" if you were to use them for flashing.

My plan is to have sealed buckets (defintiely not using those angle brackets) along with some a set of projectors and the buckets paint matched. High will be taken care of with another bulb/lense in the fog where the driving lights are supposed to be.

mike10562004

[QUOTE=DANNiE;7048468]I was thinking about something like this the other day... i like the flip up lights but not so muchthe round light inside... I was thinking about getting 3 sets of HID fog lights and putting them in a triangle shape to fit behind the round glass and us the 2 lower lights in the triangle for wide spread low beams and the top one for a high beam...

I agree the the sealing affect -as I sit here listing to the florida rain outside- I think that if the same concept is applied with the lenses and buckets and put together as a whole unit and then mounted it would make for a better lasting setup and prevent staining...

I would have color matched the aluminum to my cars paint though or black its kinda tacky in aluminum... just my opinion...

i do like the how to and never thought that felt could go through getting cooked... LoL but again great write up... im going to experiment with this at some point in the near future but i will end up using fiberglass for the buckets since fiber glass can be molded and sanded and mounting brackets and nuts can be molded into the bucket; Plus if anything im going to use HID fog lights to make for high and low beams... QUOTE]


let me know how that turns out i like the triangle idea

FRporscheman

944_ono

Hey guys. So I finally got around to doing this. Haven't put the acrylic lense one yet but I must say I'm pleased so far. Thanks again for the great write up. I'll post some finished product pics soon.

944_ono

http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...1272414723.jpg

here's what I've gotten done so far

m73m95

very nice

Van

Looking great! I've been wanting to do this, but have been tied up with other projects.

944_ono

So the biggest PITA was getting the templates right. I made my buckets w a 3 piece design and tacked them together. I'm gonna measure out the pieces tomorrow and give you the dimensions. I figure you can cut them seperately or as one piece and fold it. To be honest, the folding way would probably be easier and look better. It was just hard to get the templates perfect.

I may be redoing them this weekend but we'll see. I'll keep you guys posted for those who are interested

sdstimson

I just fitted my acrylic lenses on and they where quite easy, I just cut them out like the original post said, but instead of using sand and covering the covers with fabric, I just placed the cut out acrylic on the cover, and put it in the oven for 6-8 min at 300 degrees and it forms perfectly. Putting in projector headlights, just waiting for xenon conversion kit in the mail, and painting most of the cover similar to leadfoot944. Still in process of finding the right style of lights.

Lead Foot 944

I appreciate the reference for the painting.....Good luck with the project!