9.2.3 Spot lamps
There is a vast choice of spot lamps available, the main choice is to either have one spot lamp hanging from
the lamp bar or a pair of spot lamps mounted to the valance using stainless steel teardrop shaped plates with
one end mounted under the headlamp bar stays to reinforce the valance as some spot lamps can be quite
heavy. The wiring is the same for all types of spot lamps but if only having one, use left or right hand loom
wire and remember insulate the side not used.
9.2.4 Flasher lamps
Your wing stays should already be fitted but if not don’t fit them before fitting the headlamp bar. In the wing
top should be three holes drilled in the grp, the outer holes are for mounting the wing lamp the centre hole is
for the wiring. Use these holes as guides to drill the wing stay bracket, you can drill it place or mark the wing
stay before removing it to drill, the mount holes should be 6mm and the centre wiring hole 8mm.
Next you before you mount your lamp remove the small screw holding the lamp internals in place, (this can
be discarded as it sits on the wing and holds the lamp off the wing). Remove the lens screw from the top of
the lamp then remove the bulb holder by gently pulling it out of its casing.
Check the bulb is correctly inserted, (It has staggered pins so should only fit one way but can be jammed in
incorrectly) before testing with a 12v power source as to which of the wires operates the brightest (21watt)
filament using the case as earth. The other (5 watt) wire can be removed and insulated to remove confusion
later on. On UK cars the bulb should be painted with special orange bulb paint, some other countries allow
white flashers. The bulb and holder can now be refitted into the lamp casing and bolted to the wing with the
wire passing through the wing to the underside.
With these in place run the flasher wire under the wing and up along the wing stay holding it in place with
ties or ‘P’ clips, You will need to run a separate earth wire with it from the main chassis as the wing stay is
powder coated it will not give a clean earth to the lamp, at the lamp end this can be connected with an eyelet
to the lamp mounting bolt.
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