Anyone know a good headlight?

"Ike" (untitledcarshow) 03/06/2017 at 18:42 • Filed to: Give me bad ideas

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I’m thinking about what I’m gonna put on the Volvo after the engine swap. I’m leaning towards something relatively inexpensive. But with a good look. I’m pulling inspiration for the front end from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Any ideas? Suggestions?

For those of you wondering this weekend I went and picked up a tremmic five speed for it from a 300zx , it’s getting a motor from a frontier/ xterra.

Pictures of the car as it sits

Look at all that room!

Captain of the Enterprise > Ike 03/06/2017 at 18:49

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This may be a stupid question but do you mean one of those miner style flashlights with a headband, the actual headlights for your car, extra lights like on rally cars or something else entirely?

Ike > Captain of the Enterprise 03/06/2017 at 18:51

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Main front headlights, as the car is gonna be less then pure volvo. (Porsche seats, Nissan driveline at least) I figure why not let people know it’s a hybrid from the word go?

Also I’ll prob put some fog lights and / or light bar on the hood too

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Ike 03/06/2017 at 18:58

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Big rectangular light bar all the way across.

comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer > Ike 03/06/2017 at 18:59

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Is....is that....is that a parking helper hanging tennis ball? Not sure how I feel about this post, now...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Ike 03/06/2017 at 19:05

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I like the floating round double headlights. Maybe find some that fit into the confines of your stock housing and fabricate a surround?

Ike > comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer 03/06/2017 at 19:05

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It’s for the wife’s escape, she lacks depth perception

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 03/06/2017 at 19:06

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They make light bars with lenses that give them a cutoff so you don’t blind other people.

Ike > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/06/2017 at 19:13

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Stock housings going away so that’s not a issue. I like the look of those, I wonder if I can buy just some look alike housings

Ike > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 03/06/2017 at 19:13

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Wondering if that’s street legal

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Ike 03/06/2017 at 19:29

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So is she going to be street legal by the time you get done your mods?

XJDano > Ike 03/06/2017 at 19:33

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No Porsche parts now?

Ike > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 03/06/2017 at 19:33

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Yes but only just (hopefully)

Ike > XJDano 03/06/2017 at 19:34

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Saving those for next years project. (It’s gonna be a kart)

dogisbadob > Ike 03/06/2017 at 19:42

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You mean like sealed beams or H4 conversions?

If you get regular sealed beams, the GE Nighthawk is the only one worth buying. By far the best option is price is a concern.

The best choice, if you have the money, is the JW Speaker LED headlight conversion.

And a good mid-tier sealed beam H4 is the Hella E-code

AuthiCooper1300 > Ike 03/06/2017 at 19:53

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The whole reason for the Integrale switching to four smaller headlamps was to let more air in for cooling purposes. I imagine that was also the idea of the gentleman with the Volvo estate in the link. So yes, why not? Don’t bother with surrounds or keep them to a minimum... and try to duct that incoming air towards somewhere useful?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Ike 03/06/2017 at 19:58

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In my state yes because no one cares. It’s totally illegal.

Ike > AuthiCooper1300 03/06/2017 at 20:10

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Yeah someone else suggested jeep after market lights, those look like they may do the trick, in a fashion similar to what you posted

Ike > dogisbadob 03/06/2017 at 20:11

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Great info, depending on price I may do one of those options

LeftOfTheDial > Ike 03/06/2017 at 20:26

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I have to know, why the engine choice?

Ike > LeftOfTheDial 03/06/2017 at 21:34

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Cause engine + all electrical bits = 100