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Man Chuck you're a first class metal bending artist. Does your boss let you work on side jobs on company time? :wink:

 

I'm using what Bill uses in his Porsche. Lots more low end torque.

 

No doubt in my mind Chuck and I know you know that too.

 

MM doesn't do the dragon Dave. A bunch of folks have tried to get him to, but no dice.

 

Dave is always securing the defensive perimeter around the RMW cabin making sure they don't run out of booze...

 

I think Different Computers is asking about these MM.



I kind of wondered at the beginning where I could get my hands on these, but your project as morphed with upgrades, sighting problems, intresting solutions along with some nice craftsmanship that I kind of forgot all about them.

 

I applaud your inventiveness. Couple of thoughts since you asked. Being a pencil beam being mounted low will not take advantage of the lights output. How many amps will those draw? Mounted in the lower grill seems the best solution as shown in the first picture, non-Eleanor.

What is the plan for wiring those flame throwers up?

 

I agree with Crash, the first position looks much better. Great idea Chuck!

 

:cornut: Looks very nice to me. To me, lateral mounting looks better than central mounting.

Jason

 

Of my four lights, the two inside are switched separably from the two outside. The center two (Eleanor set up) punch a beam down the center of the road, where the outside two cover the shoulders. I tend to use the center two alone. most of the time. I like you second set up.

Jim

 

Second setup blocks a fair bit of intercooler. Jim are you trying to have Chuck lose power? :ihih:

 

I think hooking them up using the high beams as the trigger for the lights would work great. That is how I have mine hooked up. There is a separate switch so I can disable the high beams turning them on. With the switch on they come on & off with the high beams. with it off no driving lights, easy peasy lemon squeezey.

I've never liked pencil beams. Too narrow of a beam for me. Driving lights have a long enough reach for a slow guy like me. The fogs on the R56 are decent, unlike the ones on an R53 that are little more thank automotive jewelry. Heck for $10 each you can experiment a bit.

Remind me & I'll bring a copy of the wiring diagram I used to wire up my lights to breakfast.

 

The first look was the best IMHO.