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June 2016

Lights

BMW Projector Halo Lights by DEPO

I thought i would post this for anyone fitting the BMW E30 Halo projector lights from DEPO . When you get the kit you get a loom to hook up the new Halo part but not for the rest of the kit. So unless you are fitting it to a BMW you will need the plugs for the main and dipped lights. It took me a little while to track down part numbers.Lots of BMW dealers in the US seem to stock them, but i had no luck with any UK ones showing, so it was off to my local BMW…

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Custom brake adaptors

So the next little project is to get some brake adaptors made as i cant just buy them off the shelf 🙁 I have Wilwood dynalite 4 pods going on with 280mm vented Volovo front discs. So i have started making up the adaptors, first from an old chopping board! as its easy to cut, then the next step is to make one from ally sheet to test and then get some proper ones cut from that and after that would out the spacing to get the calipers sitting out far enough, then get those turned and welded on. So here…

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Opel Manta A Series fitted with BMW E30 Halo (angel eye) lights

Well finally after having the BMW E30 halo (angel eyes) and pondering over the best way to fit them, they are now installed into the A series!! As you can see from the previous post i have had some adaptors made to hold the lights. It was then just a process of working out how to remove the adjusters and install them into the new adaptors. I managed to use the original BMW adjusters and drill the adaptors and fit the plastic locators so i could then insert the adjusters. So they should work very similar to the original with two adjusters,…

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