Author Topic: Upgraded headlamp loom, might start making them?  (Read 1658 times)

Offline VW_valver

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Re: Upgraded headlamp loom, might start making them?
« Reply #10 on: 05 April 2008, 21:39 »
I'll be having a kit off ya mate most certainly as long as you  put detailed instructions on how to wire them up on the forum  :grin:

PM me when you've got a set made up and i'll post ya the money!

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Re: Upgraded headlamp loom, might start making them?
« Reply #11 on: 05 April 2008, 23:06 »
count me in , my lights are crap, where do i send my £15

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Re: Upgraded headlamp loom, might start making them?
« Reply #12 on: 05 April 2008, 23:30 »
count me in , my lights are crap, where do i send my £15
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Re: Upgraded headlamp loom, might start making them?
« Reply #13 on: 05 April 2008, 23:36 »
for 15 squiddlys why not count me in. :cool: could prob get up to mk also

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Re: Upgraded headlamp loom, might start making them?
« Reply #14 on: 06 April 2008, 00:32 »
I can get Ring 100W bulbs for about £5 a pair if memory serves.

For the loom, if your going to make them there was a fella selling them on the net, but very professional and clean. Get proper H4/H7 connectors (male and female), appropriate box for the fuses and relays, then basically make it so that it only has the -ve and +ve to connect to the battery, retain the original loom and connectors and piggyback the system off that with proper male bulb connectors.

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Re: Upgraded headlamp loom, might start making them?
« Reply #15 on: 06 April 2008, 09:19 »
not wanting to p|ss on your fire or anything but "been there - done that".

Dizzy (on here) used to make these and sell via the forum and shows.

I also had a dabble a couple years back, you don't realise what you are tlkaing on! The looms for the dip beam only are a piece of pee to make up and flog, but they are kak, you really need a loom hat does both dip and main, which takes twice as long and you REALLY need to be charging more that £15 for these.
Then you go onto the looms that do do the inner spots as well! Although it is straight forward enough, you are talking at elast a couple of hours for each of these to be made up - if you have loads of free time then crack on!

Then you will get pestered by the folks that bought them and can't follow the instructions (no offence to anyone - but it happens!!).

There is a guy (mattie griffin) who has his own website selling these, they are highly rated!

Just a bit of background for you before you jump in!