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96terrano
14-07-2013, 16:18
Well, the 5 of us went out to a carboot sale today and I bought some 8 inch driving lamps made by maxtel, they even have Angel eye's as side lights. Not bad, um cleaning them up and 're wireing them, then I'll put pics up, :thumb2
I is well chuffed as only paid £5 for them:eek: daylight robbery:sly
...daylight robbery:sly
Only problem is...
They don't work at night.
:lol:lol:lol
96terrano
14-07-2013, 16:42
Only problem is...
They don't work at night.
:lol:lol:lol
Ahhh, I see what you did their:D:lol
96terrano
14-07-2013, 16:50
For once we all actually got somthing:eek: wasn't you're usual junk carboot sale either, dad got a hunting stick equestrian thingy and a pressurized water squirter for putting engine degreaser in, mum got some clothes zenka got a flower vase, necklaces and a dress, her boyfriend got some pc speakers and a CD Rom drive and I got my driving lamps, not a bad days work:cool: came home with a meriva full of stuff:augie:D
Terranical
14-07-2013, 16:53
Well, the 5 of us went out to a carboot sale today and I bought some 8 inch driving lamps made by maxtel, they even have Angel eye's as side lights. Not bad, um cleaning them up and 're wireing them, then I'll put pics up, :thumb2
I is well chuffed as only paid £5 for them:eek: daylight robbery:sly
I originally had Ring 8" on my T2 (that's them on my avatar pic) but thought they looked disproportionate (and they weren't very bright) so I changed them for a pair of Hella 6" fitted with Nightbreaker bulbs - they are BRIGHT!!!
I originally had Ring 8" on my T2 (that's them on my avatar pic) but thought they looked disproportionate (and they weren't very bright) so I changed them for a pair of Hella 6" fitted with Nightbreaker bulbs - they are BRIGHT!!!
So what are you saying...
6" is better than 8" then...:augie
It's what you do with it that counts...
ie change the bulbs...:lol:lol
96terrano
14-07-2013, 17:34
I originally had Ring 8" on my T2 (that's them on my avatar pic) but thought they looked disproportionate (and they weren't very bright) so I changed them for a pair of Hella 6" fitted with Nightbreaker bulbs - they are BRIGHT!!!
Yes well, these lights were pissed up regarding the wiring, it was positive earth and 24v. So, I'm changing it all to 12v negative earth, like it should be, bulbs don't match, ones 70w and the other is 100w, but I'll probably fit 100w nightbreakers:sly also LEDs for the angel eyes
Terranical
14-07-2013, 17:35
:clap:clap:clap
96terrano
14-07-2013, 17:38
Nightbreakers are great as that's what I'm running on the Hyundai's 4" driving lamps. Think they are 4" anyway
Nightbreakers are great as that's what I'm running on the Hyundai's 4" driving lamps. Think they are 4" anyway
What size bulbs are they, eg H3, H7, won't be H4's though?
Can you get night breakers in high wattages, ie 70 or 100 W
They are available by other suppliers but not night breakers, I don't think so...:nenau
Rustic
96terrano
14-07-2013, 18:49
What size bulbs are they, eg H3, H7, won't be H4's though?
Can you get night breakers in high wattages, ie 70 or 100 W
They are available by other suppliers but not night breakers, I don't think so...:nenau
Rustic
the bulbs is a H3:thumb2 originally, dad put them in as i purchaged the lamps off him, think he'd of got the bulbs from a local motor factors, they are 70 watts, looking to put 100s in the new lights, also H3:naughty
96terrano
14-07-2013, 20:35
restored the lights, all clean and re wired from scratch, converted to 12 volt and negative ground
PICS!!!!!!!!!:D
how they were
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96terrano
14-07-2013, 20:37
old melted wiring
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96terrano
14-07-2013, 20:38
so, i made new wiring looms :D
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96terrano
14-07-2013, 20:40
gave em a clean, came up well
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96terrano
14-07-2013, 20:41
new wiring loom, made from bits of my old swb terrano loom
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96terrano
14-07-2013, 20:43
rubbed down and painted the backs of the lamps in BBQ paint
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96terrano
14-07-2013, 20:44
finished product, not bad for % and a but of elbow grease :clap:clap just need mounts and new bulb holders 'ordered'
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won't the back of the light heat up and melt the paint?
96terrano
14-07-2013, 21:04
won't the back of the light heat up and melt the paint?
it's paint for BBQ grills so shouldnt
96terrano
14-07-2013, 21:09
%
£5.
it's paint for BBQ grills so shouldnt
If they do, he will tilt them down and put his sausage on them...:eek:
Have you used a proper ratchet crimp tool? doesn't look like it to me ? :nenau
Rustic
96terrano
14-07-2013, 21:35
Have you used a proper ratchet crimp tool? doesn't look like it to me ? :nenau
yes, and i insulated the connectors too:thumb2
Thomas-the-Terrano2
15-07-2013, 22:53
pfft, 8 " thats nowt, had a pair of 9" on old T2, wide side light/markers built in.
were that tall on bumper could see them over bonnet handy for parking purposes
but weren't that bright on 55W bulbs, more pose factor, bought them from a truck
big rig ebay seller.
96terrano
15-07-2013, 22:59
Well, an update, lights work:D will mount them on my winch bumper when I get one.
96terrano
15-07-2013, 23:00
pfft, 8 " thats nowt, had a pair of 9" on old T2, wide side light/markers built in.
were that tall on bumper could see them over bonnet handy for parking purposes
but weren't that bright on 55W bulbs, more pose factor, bought them from a truck
big rig ebay seller.
I bit OTT for my liking
Thomas-the-Terrano2
15-07-2013, 23:25
I bit OTT for my liking
they were really, prone to wobble, need stabilizing bars.
came off one day when rad got full of crap in a mud run bath
to get grill off and never went back on, must be somewhere in
garage. Probably looked better on troll with deeper front end.
96terrano
15-07-2013, 23:28
they were really, prone to wobble, need stabilizing bars.
came off one day when rad got full of crap in a mud run bath
to get grill off and never went back on, must be somewhere in
garage. Probably looked better on troll with deeper front end.
They'll look foot of the roof:naughty
96terrano
23-07-2013, 21:14
Well, that's my 8 inch spotlights all refurbished and rebuilt for Toby contains LED side lights and 75w main beam bulbs, will fit them to the winch bumper when I get one.
Oh naughty, 75w. Probably end up melting them.
96terrano
23-07-2013, 21:23
Oh naughty, 75w. Probably end up melting them.
No, had 100w 24v bulbs in before, came off a truck.
The Patrolman
23-07-2013, 21:29
I had 100/140w's in my MkII capri with a pai of 55w Wipac Har Raisers to boot, before the Granada Alternator mod Full beam would limit the power to the coil and cut the engine out:doh that was In 1994 just before the V8 went in.
The same spots are now going onto my new truck ( some 19 years later ) till I get a new front bumper sorted:thumb2
96terrano
23-07-2013, 21:38
I had 100/140w's in my MkII capri with a pai of 55w Wipac Har Raisers to boot, before the Granada Alternator mod Full beam would limit the power to the coil and cut the engine out:doh that was In 1994 just before the V8 went in.
The same spots are now going onto my new truck ( some 19 years later ) till I get a new front bumper sorted:thumb2
Awesome, reminded me of when I tried to jumpstart the terrano with the Hyundai, everytime you cranked the Terrand it'll die, even holding it firmly on the redline it'll drop to about 1500 rpm:lol:lol
96terrano
23-07-2013, 21:46
LED side lights
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1075757_674469605913796_1753241669_n.jpg
full beam
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/63901_674469762580447_1300634746_n.jpg
Lazy-Ferret
23-07-2013, 21:49
Awesome, reminded me of when I tried to jumpstart the terrano with the Hyundai, everytime you cranked the Terrand it'll die, even holding it firmly on the redline it'll drop to about 1500 rpm:lol:lol
Please do not tell me you tried to jump start the T2 (or any car for that matter) while the engine was still running on the other car...
That is the quickest way to kill the alternator ever, and quiet possibly set fire to the engine bay as the wires catch fire. Sounds like you are very lucky.
You should never start a dead car with the engine running on the other car...
It is fine to connect the batteries, and let the "good" car run for a while to put some charge into the dead battery, and bring the volts up, but always stop the car before trying to start the dead one.
96terrano
23-07-2013, 21:52
Please do not tell me you tried to jump start the T2 (or any car for that matter) while the engine was still running on the other car...
That is the quickest way to kill the alternator ever, and quiet possibly set fire to the engine bay as the wires catch fire. Sounds like you are very lucky.
You should never start a dead car with the engine running on the other car...
It is fine to connect the batteries, and let the "good" car run for a while to put some charge into the dead battery, and bring the volts up, but always stop the car before trying to start the dead one.
I never knew that, I thought it'll just kill the good cars battery if you didn't have it running?
Lazy-Ferret
23-07-2013, 22:24
I never knew that, I thought it'll just kill the good cars battery if you didn't have it running?
A starter motor draws several hundred amps. When the engine is running, the alternator has the highest voltage, and therefore when you try to start the car with the dead battery it tries to draw all the current from the alternator and only when the amount of current being drawn makes the output voltage of the alternator fall below the battery voltage, will it start to draw from the battery.
The diodes, windings and slip rings of the alternator are not capable of providing the sort of current the starter motor draws, and one of them will give.
96terrano
23-07-2013, 22:43
A starter motor draws several hundred amps. When the engine is running, the alternator has the highest voltage, and therefore when you try to start the car with the dead battery it tries to draw all the current from the alternator and only when the amount of current being drawn makes the output voltage of the alternator fall below the battery voltage, will it start to draw from the battery.
The diodes, windings and slip rings of the alternator are not capable of providing the sort of current the starter motor draws, and one of them will give.
Sh1t:o well, that's the end of ho I done it, will jump the car from a discharging battery for now on, and start the good car afterwards to charge it back up:thumb2
firebobby
23-07-2013, 22:57
Please do not tell me you tried to jump start the T2 (or any car for that matter) while the engine was still running on the other car...
That is the quickest way to kill the alternator ever, and quiet possibly set fire to the engine bay as the wires catch fire. Sounds like you are very lucky.
You should never start a dead car with the engine running on the other car...
It is fine to connect the batteries, and let the "good" car run for a while to put some charge into the dead battery, and bring the volts up, but always stop the car before trying to start the dead one.
Never knew that, I have jumped many vehicles that way and never had a problem :nenau
96terrano
23-07-2013, 23:20
Never knew that, I have jumped many vehicles that way and never had a problem :nenau
Me neither, learn somthing every day I suppose
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