Headlight alternatives
Headlight alternatives
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anonymous-user

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83 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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Other than the original single headlight, or Tuscan type headlights either blended in or left "pod" style, has anyone fitted any other model of headlights to their Cerb?

Im looking for ideas to replace the original single headlight, but not really a huge fan of the Tuscan type either....although I'll probably end up having that if there's a lack of lesser known alternatives.

I thought that maybe these could be worked into fitting somehow and then replacing the low level indicators with front fogs, or a secondary "side" light?

Halo project

Thoughts?

robsco

7,875 posts

205 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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There's a nice yellow one on here which had a nice set of headlights... MarkH1 possibly?

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

83 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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With the smoked front lenses?

robsco

7,875 posts

205 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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That's the one - aren't the headlights different too though? Not just standard smoked lenses as far as I'm aware...

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

83 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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I don't think I saw beyond the smoked lenses....cant check with the search function down....

FarmyardPants

4,372 posts

247 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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If you want to change the oem indicators into fog lights then one option is:
  • fit the quad lamps
  • put the sidelight in the main beam (it has a bulb in there as standard)
  • use the bottle-top sidelights as indicators
Just an idea. I run sidelights in both main beam and bottle tops

markh1

2,846 posts

238 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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I have now sold the car on.

Although they looked very dark the headlamp lenses were from the last model chim and were perfectly clear. What made them look smoked was that they were painted black on the inside. The lenses used were from a Tamora. Plasticman was the guy that made them for me.

Gazzab

21,638 posts

311 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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Not a fan of non original stuff myself but maybe you could try the lupo lights option? I would leave the indicators well alone. Why fit front fogs?

PoleDriver

29,587 posts

223 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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I believe that the Mini ones are too large!
There's also the VW Lupo headlight option. There are a few threads about them in the Chimp section. Not as easy as some people say! whistle

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

83 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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Gazzab said:
Not a fan of non original stuff myself but maybe you could try the lupo lights option? I would leave the indicators well alone. Why fit front fogs?
I have looked at the Lupo's but I might as well stick with the originals as there's almost no real difference, BCA and his dad changed the original candles to HID's already, so the uprated wiring and relays are there to be used.

Im thinking front fogs or "daytime" running lights to replace the low front indicators, as the car doesn't have front fogs, but are pretty much standard on most cars and I think would just help the front look a little fresher and updated. I also live down by the Thames in London and we still get some real stonking thick fogs down here, where visibility does go down to about 20m.

Another thought was to lose the indicator side repeaters and see if they can be moved upto the forward facing side of the door mirrors, again as per many modern cars.

Nothing is cast in stone, just looking for some ideas....thought is there to keep the car as original as possible too.

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

83 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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PoleDriver said:
I believe that the Mini ones are too large!:
Really? I guess no ones fitted or tried to yet?

PoleDriver

29,587 posts

223 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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djstevec said:
PoleDriver said:
I believe that the Mini ones are too large!:
Really? I guess no ones fitted or tried to yet?
When I was updating mine I read quite a few threads and someone had measured up and found them too big. Pity because I think they'd look quite good!

BCA

8,651 posts

286 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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JensenA

5,671 posts

259 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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It's a 90's car, it's a classic, live with it and enjoy it for what it is, or go and buy something that ticks all your boxes for Daytime running lights and Indicators in the Door mirrors- a new Audi or Citroen DS4 perhaps, or even a customised Nova?

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

83 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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JensenA said:
It's a 90's car, it's a classic, live with it and enjoy it for what it is, or go and buy something that ticks all your boxes for Daytime running lights and Indicators in the Door mirrors- a new Audi or Citroen DS4 perhaps, or even a customised Nova?
She might yet stay as she is JA....but each to their own my friend....no need for the Nova quip tho...she'll never look that bad.

Gazzab

21,638 posts

311 months

Friday 19th August 2011
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I'm with you - pimp that ride!

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

83 months

Friday 19th August 2011
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Gazzab said:
I'm with you - pimp that ride!
Innit....shame I missed the riots...Halfords would have been emptied....
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