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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:20 pm 
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OK - to the Guys who have a genuine EL/EF XR ... the brackets which hold the light on, the inside lower bolt - is that through the chassis or is there an additional bracket which utilises an existing hole my poverty pack gli might have... As the doco suggests only 3 of the four holes line up but I want four bolt holes to keep the headlights steady.
Might i need to manufacture something up?

 

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Happy 3 bolts hold the headlights securely.
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:33 pm 
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yes i mounts straight to the chasis
you dont need it but i would because my healdlights sit up a fraction now and the the lights are a little higher than they are supposed to be can adjust them but yeah just drill a hole dont go through the radiator though.
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:40 pm 
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yes i mounts straight to the chasis
you dont need it but i would because my healdlights sit up a fraction now and the the lights are a little higher than they are supposed to be can adjust them but yeah just drill a hole dont go through the radiator though.
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:52 pm 
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but yeah just drill a hole dont go through the radiator though.


wheres the fun in that then?!?! :roll: lol

 

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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:21 pm 
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yeah ... i put em on but I reckoned they would have vibrated too much on rough roads ... so I made up a little bracket to hold em. Works perfectly and uses the existing fourth hole the old lights did. I'll throw up some pics later on!!

Both sides are now secure as f**k on all four corners!

 

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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:05 pm 
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Just drill the hole guys.

Ask the Sydney members how annoying my waggin is at night time ;) They all have to put up with the shaking projector beam in their rear vision mirror. MRE-40L took the liberty of removing my bar one weekend and securing the lights properly :)

 

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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:25 pm 
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hmmm I have schematics for an after market product which will fix this problem for you Brad!!! :D

 

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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:29 pm 
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hmmm I have schematics for an after market product which will fix this problem for you Brad!!! :D


11kv ? :)

 

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take the bar back off and use a tech screw if you dont want to drill out a hole for a 10mm nut / bolt

simple :)

 

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