Custom headlamps?

[novapaul1988]

Has anyone ever modified a mk2 headlight similae to the black nova i see in a mag a long while ago i think he had done land rover internals just curious as i myt try it myself but duno wot to try golfs have the anni look mod cheers lads

[novapaul1988]

Btt anyone??

[mowgli]

for a show car, you can do anything, but for the road, finding a type approved light from another car is by far the easiest way to keep safe & legal.

[burgo]

for a show car, you can do anything, but for the road, finding a type approved light from another car is by far the easiest way to keep safe & legal.

You mean you understood his drivel

[mowgli]

yes

[Benn]

Aamir nova is the one your talking about, he fitted Range Rover rings to each head light. They'd only be on the side light tho.

[Southie]

They were Range Rover internals fitted.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6999/dsc1849e.jpg

[mowgli]

and thus totally illegal on the road imho

[Graeme]

The clear lenses are excellent though, look far more modern, would love to see the car in the flesh to have a further inspection

[Southie]

The clear lenses are excellent though, look far more modern, would love to see the car in the flesh to have a further inspection

They'd probably look like Marty Feldman on the road with no beam pattern though...






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http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t4ehEY4y1qzfsnio1_500.jpg

[Spudly]

and thus totally illegal on the road imho




Not in theory, theyre projector internals, so as long as they were built well and set up properly on an mot beam allignment tester, then they will/would be perfectly legal!

And after the thought and time alone thats gone into that car, i would guess theyre done correctly and not just cobbled in, with the hope they will be something like, like most kids who bung a non standard hid kit in and go out and give everyone retinal cancer every night!

[Jack]

Depends on the type approval, whether its on the projector unit or the whole (range rover) lamp as a complete item. The beam pattern should be fine as its not affected by the lenses, assuming the aim is set up Ok.

[mowgli]

and its fitted about a foot higher & 2 feet further apart on a disco/rangey.

[Graeme]

If they were half right that'd be sound with me nothing can be worse than standard nova lights and I wouldn't worry too much about e marks

[novapaul1988]

So alot of different points to consider aswell as the regulations to the vosa men thanks for the response's fellas appreciated

[Mazz]

Might be worth making a set plug and play (if possible) so they can be swapped out easily if needed

[brainsnova]

The best lights are new standard ones with better bulbs lol

[mowgli]

So alot of different points to consider aswell as the regulations to the vosa men thanks for the response's fellas appreciated
visit a couple of your local mot stations with a copy of the pic of the black nova & ask them, as they will have the say on it.

[Southie]

Here you go some random ideas for you from a post Mazz did about 3 years ago ;)



Mk4 Golf
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1328/50929109.jpg (http://img197.imageshack.us/i/50929109.jpg/)

Corsa B
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/189/070vi.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/070vi.jpg/)

Mk4 Astra
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8615/afbeelding070g.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/afbeelding070g.jpg/)

?
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/4749/kuva20012.jpg (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/kuva20012.jpg/)

Mess!
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6522/nova3v.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/nova3v.jpg/)

BMW E36
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7510/nova555.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/nova555.jpg/)
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5182/nova777.jpg (http://img215.imageshack.us/i/nova777.jpg/)

?
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7400/stritt1small.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/stritt1small.jpg/)

[mowgli]

i didn't know that much wrong could be put in one post...............

[bazzap8389]

The BMW ones look good

[thedjse]

Here you go some random ideas for you from a post Mazz did about 3 years ago ;)

lmfao that is the best post i have seen on here for a long time made me lol some of those front ends, the astra mk4 one must of had a lot of work go into it.

[pie]

i fancied doing the e36 lights on my cav not to hard to do was a common mod back in day

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/530454_3248389455702_1571216877_n.jpg

[Benn]

That doesn't look to bad^ The Nova ones all look poo.

[pie]

this made baby jesus cry f lol lol

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6522/nova3v.jpg

[Graeme]

Who the funk thought that looked good

[Jack]

Couldn't afford proper morettes? lol

[Lewis.]

visit a couple of your local mot stations with a copy of the pic of the black nova & ask them, as they will have the say on it.

My opinion as a tester, is that if the aim is okay, and the lamp unit is secure, then I'll pass it. Any modification must be assessed on it's merits, with the mind set "can I pass it?" as apposed to "can I fail it?"

[pie]

^^6 they look like corsa b morrettes without the out casing on f lol lol

[L14MNP]

Modernising old cars rarely works out for the best. I'm not a fan.
If anything, I've always made my 'old skool' cars look like the earliest variants.

[brainsnova]

It's handy mk2 golf headlights fit a mk1 or 2 escort I can't remember which one

[mowgli]

mk2 as guess.

[brainsnova]

mk2 as guess.

More than likely

[scorge01]

I had a nova when was 18 1.2 Gsi kit interior etc and had a modded grille and wings with polo gti headlights wish could find pics didn't look half as bad as the ones in previous posts.lol