New grill to accomodate Hella's

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:30 pm

First step:

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:14 am

JB weld is setting now, and the mesh is cut to size.

I really like this pic

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:27 am

Binford · Post by **Binford** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:31 am

That's going to look sweet!

ultrasonic · Post by **ultrasonic** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:21 am

What model Hella lights?

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:28 am

550 driving beams

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:53 am

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:07 am

bmxkelowna · Post by **bmxkelowna** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:38 am

when you cut out the grill was there any holes you had to fill? i have been wanting to cut my insides out and put a black mesh in its place.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:42 am

Yea... Ive patched it up a bit with JB weld, it still needs a lot of TLC tho

206er · Post by **206er** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:20 am

hmmm, I would have put them down in the bumper but thats just me.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:24 am

They're driving lights. Not fog lights.

rallysam · Post by **rallysam** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:52 pm

Yeah, putting lights at the bumper level is pretty worthless

ultrasonic · Post by **ultrasonic** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:21 pm

That looks pretty cool. Is there enough space to properly aim them? Could you post a pic of a view looking down at the top of the radiator to show clearance? And maybe a pic of the brackets, too. Driving lights at headlight level is certainly the way to go.

Bheinen74 · Post by **Bheinen74** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:38 pm

how is the improvement in illumination? worth it?

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:40 pm

Oh god, it's night and day.

If I turn the hellas off, its like having no lights at all

And Ive got a 92, with the relatively good beam pattern, it'd be monumental on a 91

The Scooby · Post by **The Scooby** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:41 pm

ya tell me about it i just mounted some 6inch round driving lights on the front of my 92ss the day before last. i love them, best $30 ive spent on my car so far other then my exhaust.

seems as though alot of people are cutting out the lovers and replacing them with mesh as ive done too, i think it looks more sporty that way. nice car splinter its my cars twin.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:23 am

I kept my emblem tho

Fuzzylee · Post by **Fuzzylee** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:34 pm

Holy Smoke Man!!!
That car is pristine. Is that the original paint? The lights and grill look
great. Do they interfere w/ the radiator airflow enough to matter?
The heck w/ new pavers for the patio, Daddy's scooby needs lights.
Awesome showing Splinter!!

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:01 pm

As far as I know its the original paint. Ive never painted it, but Ive only had it since August; there were 3 previous owners...

I cant really say if they affect airflow at this point for a number of reasons

-Its 10C right now
-I took out my AC condensor
-I dont have a stock turbo radiator

I took out the stock radiator when it broke and put in the N/A style setup, which has a much reduced cooling capacity

Ive yet to notice any problems, but summer is just around the corner. Once I put in my front mount and skidplate, I'll prolly have to add some high speed fans.

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New grill to accomodate Hella's

New grill to accomodate Hella's