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Hi, I have finally picked up some new aftermarked bumpers which are a bit modernish, but please don't go thinking they are all barry cos they are not! ;D I have put big Mk1 sierra lights and cossie style grille, the fog/spot lights are only those round rounded glass 2incher car-accessory-shop ones and look a bit small and 'modern', what i really fancy is some white protective covered cibie or hella looking ones that are only 4-5 inches. any ideas or other brands that would look ok. i don't recon rectangular would would... anyway any ideas?
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Wipac?
My dad just bought a pair of 100w 7" Rally Giants for his 205 rally car after seeing the obscenity that is Cibie Oscar prices.
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Top grammar tips! Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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just seen some wipacs on ebay for minis don't know much about em me self, but just want to make sure i get the period (80's) right and the brand doesnt look too random and 4-5 ins is a good size lucus is an option... Edit: Hmm rectangular but like em, will look at photoshop tonight
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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I've got some 5" round Wipacs on the front of the Shuv. *n
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Top grammar tips! Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Four CibiesYou know you want toooooooo, You know you want tooooooo, You know you want toooooo, You know you want tooooo, You know you want toooo, You know you want tooo, ;D
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I think i do want to too! I have wrestled with rally look and even consiered for a second a rs200 rep, but for now its likely to go 80's-streetracer-next-door look, maybe i just made that up, like standard but a few sporty features. Options are still open though!
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Cossie Lamp pod You know you want to ;D ;D
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but for now its likely to go 80's-streetracer-next-door look, maybe i just made that up, like standard but a few sporty features. Sounds like my Shuv! I like the term *n
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Top grammar tips! Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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not sure what lamp pod looks like but its the big rally thing isnt it that sits on bonnet! here it is with old std bumper and the spots will go under bumper imagine its a cossie bumper with indicators filled in type of thing..!
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Mine are Rally Giants, they're pretty big but also relatively slim in profile......... i don't know why that matters, but they're aesthetically pleasing to me.... ;D
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Last Edit: Jan 5, 2006 13:58:39 GMT by street
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If they are going below bumper then Rectangular Cibie Airports will be good..... much cheaper than Oscars and really good lamps. They are available, like the oscars, in 3 different light patterns: Fog Drive Spot I`d go for drive beams if you are only doing one set, the spots are too narrow spread.... great on motorways, terrible in twisties I have a set of each pattern on the Rally Slag Audi ;D 6 Lamps: 2 corner pods with Fog beams 4 lamp bonnet pod, 2 outers drive pattern, 2 inners Long range But I do have a bit of a thing for lights
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Incidently if you do decide to go for the 'Rally / 4 spot lights look' or if you need to mount just 2 Spot lights a firm called THETA do some very good pre-shaped lamp brackets (complete with nuts and bolts) for the Sierra and Sapphire. The part number of the brackets is D3170-1 and retail from places such as Demon Tweeks for about £27. Just a thought if you have no brackets as yet ...or you may just fabricate your own
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but for now its likely to go 80's-streetracer-next-door look, maybe i just made that up, like standard but a few sporty features. Sounds like my Shuv! I like the term *n Yeah pre sierra when i got my Capri i was aiming at 70's-custom-car-down-road look, got no chance with the sierra! so the the SR-next-door is the basic brief!!! ;D over bumper big spots might be a bit over kill having the big lights on now.
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Mount them on the wing-tops with black mesh grilles on them, Safari Rally-style.
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Top grammar tips! Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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They don't have to have covers, just thought that would add a couple of retro points. the current ones are mounted inside looking out of the valence/spoiler part, was gonna make a bigger hole for the new lights. While we are on the subject; legality side. Cops get a bit shirty with under bumper lights left on to look cool. not that i ever do that, obviously but, if they are fogs, they should only be on when te rear fog is. fair enough. What if i wanted under bumpers for twisy unlit roads that are not going to dazzle oncomers like a full beam, would what should i look for, and would the cops try and do me?!
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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I have a set of each pattern on the Rally Slag Audi ;D 6 Lamps: 2 corner pods with Fog beams 4 lamp bonnet pod, 2 outers drive pattern, 2 inners Long range But I do have a bit of a thing for lights I can still remember how blinding they were when you flashed your lights as we were driving up in convoy to RCS ;D ;D While we are on the subject; legality side. Cops get a bit shirty with under bumper lights left on to look cool. not that i ever do that, obviously but, if they are fogs, they should only be on when te rear fog is. fair enough. What if i wanted under bumpers for twisy unlit roads that are not going to dazzle oncomers like a full beam, would what should i look for, and would the cops try and do me?! Good point! I *think* that it comes down to the difference between spot / driving lamps and fogs - ie they can complain about the use of fogs in non foggy conditions, but not spots / driving lamps, but tbh I'm not sure. I'd be very interested to know the answer as I'm looking to fit some extra lights on the front of both the Amazon & the Sprite
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Last Edit: Jan 5, 2006 15:06:28 GMT by Paul H
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I beleive Anything below the bumper must be either Fog pattern that can come on with side lights and stay on, or it must only come on with main beam. Do a search on Peugeot 309 GTI Lighting..... they got round the law but I cant remember the specifics The road rally boys sometimes use one fog pattern light on the off side to give a wide light spread and one carefully aimed pencil beam spot on the LHS, which points down and to the left slightly, it then acts like a Dipped beam, not Dazzling oncoming traffic. Not sure how legal it is though ? The best lighting Mod is still relaying the Headlamp and Dipped beam Loom, gives you Much better lights and you can then safely run Higher wattage bulbs as well.... I have a loom at home ready to go on the Kadett and have just bought some 100/80w bulbs for it too which should give me a big lighting upgrade while resisting the urge to bolt spots or the Pod on it ;D HTH Dom
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I need to get my electronics hat on to get my head around that, i'll try digest it, sounds like you know your stuff CR500Dom. To be honest the vance/spoiler lights mainly matter from a cosmetic point of view, after photoshoping coverless looks best so on the hunt now for 3-5 inch driveng/spot/fog lights. but there is a patch of national speed limit roads that take me to the motorway at least once a week and free roaming sheep and bikes, so it would be interessting to still see the road whn i have dipped my beam at 70 60 Mph! anyway just found these; use less for me but thought someone may like em. cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lucas-20-20-Fog-Driving-Lamps-x-3_W0QQitemZ8027694774QQcategoryZ9903QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Someone may and ... may also like what else hes selling, Take a look hes got some nice original unused motoring accessories (mainly for Minis). Quite a find
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