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vintagespeed78 Fri Jan 08, 2010 1:11 pm

anyone used these? i would love to see a pic of a car with one installed. i want to add a spot light but dont want to drill into my sheetmetal

RareAir Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:08 pm

Like this?



vintagespeed78 Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:26 pm

saaaawwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttt! thanks man you just made up my mind. is that your car?

50ate Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:59 pm

i bet the price of them will change it :wink:

bayareabug650 Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:46 am

UMMM that light/mirror is PIMP!!!!! where the hell did you score that... no don't answer that, then you will see them everywhere!!! props on that one dude!!!!!

Jon_M Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:44 am

Those lights are much coveted by vintage motorcycle collectors. They sold new for about twenty bucks and now bring over $600 in mint condition. A NIB one recently sold for $1200. The bracket you see on the blue beetle will cost another $100 or so. As lights, they are not very good and the mirror is too small, but they do look sharp.

RareAir Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:44 pm

Here's more:



Gratsoy Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:49 pm

RareAir wrote:

What is that blue jar thing under the hood? A accessory windshield washer bottle or something?

50ate Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:02 pm

yes it is.. and that 4 tab is waitin for some idiot to close it with out popin the latch :wink:

patbot Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:19 am

Rather than the spotlights up near the windscreen I'm looking more for the additional... headlights? just above the bumper bar. I've seen some with one big one, some with 2 likes the ones in the thread above - do they have a specific name that makes it easier to look them up, are they powerful, are they worth it? : :D Thanks!

Dangermouse Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:16 pm

You mean foglights?

RareAir Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:27 pm

patbot wrote: Rather than the spotlights up near the windscreen I'm looking more for the additional... headlights? just above the bumper bar. I've seen some with one big one, some with 2 likes the ones in the thread above - do they have a specific name that makes it easier to look them up, are they powerful, are they worth it? : :D Thanks!

Here's my '54 with an accessory badge bar with Bosch fog & driving lights mounted:




As to "Are they worth it?"
Well, you can go the regular route and pay about less than $100/pr for some modern lights. This is what 95% of enthusiast will choose.

The setup shown on my car cost me just over $700 (several years ago), but I wanted era-correct for my car

PIMPPRIDE Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:58 pm

RareAir wrote:


Richards old car... for mounting the spotlight / mirror combo that's an " S " bend shifter extension from a Bus...

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