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| posted on November 19th, 2002 at 10:14 PM |
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Headlights
I have a set of Rossi headlights on a 64/70 Beetle and thought about incorporating the blinkers into them.
I currently have small harley ones under the front bumper but they are rusting away and need replacing.
Is it possible to rewire the blinkers into the lower part of the Rossi headlights, the light for driving at dusk and put orange bulbs in.
Anyone know if this is possible
Anyone know what i'm alking about?
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| posted on November 20th, 2002 at 07:37 AM |
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Yes its possible and has been done before. Looks pretty good as well
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| posted on November 20th, 2002 at 08:20 AM |
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Rossi
What would you use for sidelights then? Would no sidelights be a rego defect! Back in the UK those guys put an orange bulb in the sidelight spot in US
spec headlights for the indicator. I always wondered how anyone could tell which way they were turning at night???
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| posted on November 20th, 2002 at 10:11 PM |
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I bought the car with the original blinkers already shaved off.
Do the rules apply to old cars as well? The current blinkers have minimal side visibility.
Half the people on the roads don't use their blinkers anyway.
Wouldn't it be cool if you couldhook something up to the centre of the hubcaps, a flashing VW logo :bounce |
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| posted on November 22nd, 2002 at 09:33 AM |
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Yeah that would be neat. Better patient it now you've posted it.
Reading these posts I recall that when I visited New Zealand many older vehicles and some not so old cars drive around constantly with their
indicators fully lit when over the ignition is on. When a turn is to be completed then the indicator flashes off and back on.
I thought this a very interesting concept as it is not only safer but you can be more aware of a faulty indicator. I wanted to have this set up on a
black motorbike I used to have but the autolecky just scratched his head and said just buy some relfective tape. Great help he was!
I think if you did replace the park light with indicators in the front lenses then perhaps they could be constantly lit and flash off when indicating,
you may need to find a autolecky that relishes a challenge.
Recently I also saw a beetle with a small accessory indicator on the the side of the running board which was a good idea as it was small and
un-noticable until it was on.
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| posted on November 25th, 2002 at 01:15 PM |
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indicate
i'll be hooking up indicator bulbs inside my headlights soon, mounting them on the base of the buckets at the front. im thinking about having
them constantly shine wen the headllights r on, then wen i indicate the relevant side will flash.
at the moment i ONLY hav hella semaphore replacements so anythings better than that...
i had rossis and yes, u can hav the bottom lense as an indicator no problems...
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| posted on November 25th, 2002 at 05:34 PM |
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I see no problem with it either, but why not just add another (orange) bulb and holder in the side of the reflector?
Bronze's post about the combined constant-on parkers and blinkers sounds pretty cool though!:thumb
HQ Holdens rear indicators doubled as reverse lights. Have a look at a wiring diagram to see how they did it and maybe try something similar for the
VW parkers/blinkers?
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| posted on November 26th, 2002 at 06:16 PM |
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Hey Kurt, bugger that, I reckon you should just get a set of indicators from an old 45 series landcruiser and screw them on top of the guards,
they'll be bigger then your headlights.....but boy will you be able to see them.....hahaha :puke
But seriously....the scary thing is I've seen it done before........:cry
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