Build Day 26- Headlights

Day 26- Fitting Headlights 

Headlights

In order to fit these we started by removing the forward, front, top wishbone bolts in order to get the light bracket on. Then we attached the indicators to the pods, which had previously been trimmed in the IVA trim. 

Fingers not small enough to get the top nut on.

We then replaced the protective tubing on the indicator and light wiring with heat shrink as it is easier to feed it through the bracket. Then the all the parts were fitted to the bracket making sure to put it together the right way, which we only did after the third time building one. Previously Dad had put a new length of green wire going from the inside of the headlamp bowl and to the length of the rest of the wires. This allowed us to earth the indicators to the bowls and power them as normal giving better aesthetics. 

Earthed to bowl and indicator green connected to dark green automotive cable. The pin connectors were removed with a length of cable, which was then connected to the end of the darker green cable.

First the wires are fed through the grommet in the body, then the bracket is fitted.

This is much easier than trying to feed the two wire protectors through, which don't shrink.

The carbon parts look great, such a shame the carbon bowls (available from Westermann Motorsport) are over £700 for the pair, which will have to be a later mod. However the pods will do which were only £28 a pair, but have since gone up to £45 on demon tweaks.

Not hugely tidy on the other end at the moment but we'll tidy that later on when the wing indicators are fitted.