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HEADLIGHT housings for beach buggies
Craig Torrens - December 27th, 2003 at 09:17 PM

Where do you buy headlight housing/units for buggies ?

what is best to use, rubber or steel ?

I have seen nice chrome ones bought from a motor bike shop used, but I thought they may crack after continual offroading etc
I think Hella make a rubber one used on bulldozers, are these good !:jesus


daz67 - December 28th, 2003 at 08:30 AM

Quote:"I have seen nice chrome ones bought from a motor bike shop used, but I thought they may crack after continual offroading etc "
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My Headlights are about the only original thing left on my Buggy, they must be over thirty years old still good.

It only gets driven on Sundays though!!!!!


handycam - December 30th, 2003 at 07:37 PM

i would like 2 no 2 do thay make a light caseing in steal 2 take a standard seal beam or light insert??? :):thumb


MickH - December 30th, 2003 at 08:02 PM

Anything at the Manx club??
http://www.manxclub.org 
:bounce


Brad - December 30th, 2003 at 09:23 PM

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Originally posted by Mick H
Anything at the Manx club??
http://www.manxclub.org 
:bounce


Will do in teh new year.. be around $250 complete with H4 inserts for members and $900 for non members :P


manxed69 - December 30th, 2003 at 09:37 PM

Mine are sealled beam, and the rust that starting to appear after three years has been thrown in for free. Brad I hope that the ones that your going to offer for sale are alot better than mine.

:(


Craig Torrens - December 30th, 2003 at 10:02 PM

MAKE IT $1100 FOR NON MEMBERS :D


handycam - January 1st, 2004 at 09:21 AM

i agre now that im a member:thumb


11CAB - January 4th, 2004 at 09:52 AM

I'm using 5 3/4 inch headlights for my manx....I bought chrome spotlights from a 4wd shop and then got H4 inserts for them which has the high & low beams as well as the park light......I prefer the smaller headlights to the 7 inch ones that most buggies are using.


The_Bronze. - January 11th, 2004 at 06:17 PM

Chack up on the ADR's if you are reregistering your buggy as they are quite strict - as you know. The most recent one that raised an eyebrow for me was this one:

"ADR 12 - Glare Reduction in Field of View
The function of this Australian Design Rule is to minimise the glare from certain surfaces in the view of the driver.


Bugger. I hope I'm wrong. Engineers may choose to dot i's and get you to matt balck you lamp casings.

A good website to read before expenditure on the SWB buggy is sharpbuilt buggies which links to this source.
Source - http://www.dotrs.gov.au/transreg/str_adrindx.htm 


Craig Torrens - January 11th, 2004 at 09:07 PM

good point :thumb