headlight air feed

[brucer]

Hey guys, is there a simple way to cut a circle out of a headlight without having to buy a diamond tipped hole saw? I dont realy want to take it some where to be cut as it will no doubt cost me and may aswell buy the hole saw.

I have read about a method with scoring it, getting it hot then dropping it into cold water, unsure if that would work though

After as free a way to do it as possible, have got spare headlights incase any method goes wrong

Thanks for any input.

Bruce

[skud52]

Handheld tile cutter and a drawing compass combo maybe??

[brucer]

Just looked and they do make a circle tile cutter, might be the way.

[dc1984]

Why not take the glass out of it and make a fibreglass cover for it?

[brucer]

I would rather it still have an original look to it, i.e the glass.

If I was to think about going that route I would just take the glass out and use the rear as the scoop.

[skud52]

Something like THIS (https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/18049069467855627619?q=circular%20tile%20cutter&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari&sa=X&ei=8uzlUN3xO7SV0QWFh4DgBQ&ved=0CDkQ8wIwAA#hsec:overview)?

[brucer]

Yeh, exactly like that.

You think it would cut all the way through or just score it?

[skud52]

Should go all the way just need to be carefull when you break through that it doesnt blow the back face out

[Graeme]

You can get a 85 mm hole saw on eBay for twenty quid delivered

[skud52]

Lots of coolant needed too!!

[brucer]

You can get a 85 mm hole saw on eBay for twenty quid delivered

more than what I want to pay for a one time use, after 80mm if you can find one cheap grae?

[brucer]

Lots of coolant needed too!!

Ill try get one tomorrow to try, if not will buy one off the net.

[skud52]

The 1 i linked to is available from amazon for £8ish and is adjustable so cuts from 20mm upto 94mm

[skud52]

Maplins do it for about a tenner. Normally 1 of there shops local to most people?

[dc1984]

Surely a local glazier could do it for pennies mate.

[mowgli]

is this for street use?

[brucer]

Maplins do it for about a tenner. Normally 1 of there shops local to most people?

Yeh one quite local, may try there on the weekend. Thanks for finding it out.

[brucer]

Surely a local glazier could do it for pennies mate.

Finding one thats open when im not working would be a nightmare

[brucer]

is this for street use?

Track/strip, or declare the car as day light use only. Lol

[mowgli]

can't you just get an old headlamp & take the glass out, and if you need a light then fit a small high intensity headlamp lamp, as in from a motorbike or similar just to cover the legalities

[brucer]

Ill only be fitting the air feed headlight for special occasions such as the strip/track, it will go with the other items ive got planned. I want 2 separate guises for my car depending on when its being used. Track slaaaaggg or trailer queen. :)

[dc1984]

Finding one thats open when im not working would be a nightmare

Ah just another option mate;-)

[mowgli]

Ill only be fitting the air feed headlight for special occasions such as the strip/track, it will go with the other items ive got planned. I want 2 separate guises for my car depending on when its being used. Track slaaaaggg or trailer queen. :)
fair enough. can't you just make an air scoop that fits where the headlamp goes for sucking in cold air?, then fit the lamp to come home afterwards

[brucer]

Ah just another option mate;-)

Thanks for your help though, much appreciated.

[brucer]

fair enough. can't you just make an air scoop that fits where the headlamp goes for sucking in cold air?, then fit the lamp to come home afterwards

I could, in fairness I could just leave the headlight out, just fancied a sleek aproach to it.

[mowgli]

someone made colin smith some full size stickers from photographs of headlights, its in his wip thread.....

[Iain]

Nova Ian did the headlight stickers

I'd just remove the headlight for the day then refit it for the drive home tbh