Well despite the title its been a good day of jobs on the landy.... work on the flip front has moved on leaps n bounds and today was spent.......

fitting the new plastic bowls...

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then in with the new glass freeform crystal lamps...

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then the HID bulbs, ballasts and wiring went in.....

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then on with the RAGE 4x4 grill n surrounds (at this point i need to add although excellent quality the fit was hopeless... the pre drilled holes meant the surround was nowhere near central on the headlight and it looked offset and crap... took a bit of fettling.... some remodelling of the wing underneath the surround etc etc.. extra couple of hours to actually get them fitting well) however it does mean grill and surrounds are now fitted using BZP sockets and stealing will be a major job unlike fitting with just screws as yoiur supposed to

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then as in the title the damn drill bit broke just as i needed to drill n fit the last crystal front side light... arghhhhhhh typical, still will get one tomoz n finish off...

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sad I know but the new powder coated wingtops were fitted using the yellow colour coded rivets i bought at the old sod LOL

WP_20140906_15_56_16_Pro.jpg by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr

WP_20140906_15_55_59_Pro.jpg by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr

just need to finish fibreglassing the bonnet to the wings and paint the rdx vent grill satin black to match the grill and jobs a good un..

WP_20140906_16_00_17_Pro.jpg by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr

snorkel just needs a sand n coat of yellow n it'll be fitted in place....

WP_20140906_16_00_25_Pro.jpg by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr

and final job of the day was to shorten the intercooler rear bracket so it now sits at 45 degrees and in the airflow from the vented bonnet

WP_20140719_11_00_30_Pro.jpg by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr

roll on tommorow

cheers steve

Looks good and in future start 6 minutes earlier!

Hope you have either wipers or pressure wash and self leveling for the HIDeous lamps or it will be illegal.

datatek said:

hope you have either wipers or pressure wash and self leveling for the hideous lamps or it will be illegal.

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+1

i knew the hid pic would bring out some comments yep you need self levelling so when towing you dont blind people ... however i have no intention of ever towing so once set they are set and i also have a good local MOT station.... however its a 2 minute job to fit regular bulbs as the kit simply plugs into one of the standard 3 spade headlamp connections

however the 15" lift puts em above most drivers heads anyway

glad i didnt mention brush wires lol

cheers steve

ebbadger said:

i knew the hid pic would bring out some comments yep you need self levelling so when towing you dont blind people ... however i have no intention of ever towing so once set they are set and i also have a good local MOT station.... however its a 2 minute job to fit regular bulbs as the kit simply plugs into one of the standard 3 spade headlamp connections

however the 15" lift puts em above most drivers heads anyway

glad i didnt mention brush wires lol

cheers steve

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Self leveling and wash/wipe is required at all times not just when towing, load in the rear has more effect than towing. HID's selfish devices that blind other drivers Old tech too as LED is the way forward.

Being honest I don't have hid's but they certainly look cool. Especially on a defender makes it look a lot more modern if that's the look your going for. Looking good overall

Datatek said:

Self leveling and wash/wipe is required at all times not just when towing, load in the rear has more effect than towing. HID's selfish devices that blind other drivers Old tech too as LED is the way forward.

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Are LEDs at a level where they are usable yet?

I had LED side lights in my Mazda, but they kept getting damp and burning out.

james6546 said:

Are LEDs at a level where they are usable yet?

I had LED side lights in my Mazda, but they kept getting damp and burning out.

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Lots of new cars now fitted with LED headlamps including Seat and Citroen, probably others too. Not easy to fit LED's into old headlamps though.
20/30 watt LED spotlamps are fantastic.
Are you sure it was damp burning them out and not over voltage?

steve, you not on facebook any more dude?

james6546 said:

Are LEDs at a level where they are usable yet?

I had LED side lights in my Mazda, but they kept getting damp and burning out.

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Nolden LED headlights have an IP rating of IP6K9K That IP rating is designed for vehicles which need regular heavy duty washing. Jet wash at 80C and 80 bar from a distance of about 6 inches. Also brightest road legal E marked LED headlights with a measured light output of 1700 lumens.




Brendan

Datatek said:

Lots of new cars now fitted with LED headlamps including Seat and Citroen, probably others too. Not easy to fit LED's into old headlamps though.
20/30 watt LED spotlamps are fantastic.
Are you sure it was damp burning them out and not over voltage?

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Could have been anything I guess.

They lasted about 3 weeks and when I took them out they were rusty, but one of the SMDs was black, so I assumed it got wet and shorted out. Given up now and gone back to bulbs.