Spyder headlamps.....my take on 'em...and LIGHTING in general

[shovelbill]

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/50415738@N04/14703570127/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:GMC_Sierra_(GMT400/GMT480)_ambulances

i guess they figured the composite lamps sucked!

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[df2x4]

alright.....i went out today and did a few things......was a nice 35* and cloudy. there's actually a whole bunch of bending and squatting to do this gig.......my neck is killin me too....

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Can I just take a second to congratulate you on living someplace in NYC that actually has a yard? Nicely done!

You need to have a small amount of electrical know how to play with devices that can generate enough voltage to kill, like this:

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Please stop posting your amplifier ***********, it's making me jealous. I've got car stuff to play with for days, but my daily driver indoors is still a 90's Denon integrated unit packing a whopping 40W per channel. Running efficient speakers helps, though!

 

[shovelbill]

Can I just take a second to congratulate you on living someplace in NYC that actually has a yard? Nicely done!



Please stop posting your amplifier ***********, it's making me jealous. I've got car stuff to play with for days, but my daily driver indoors is still a 90's Denon integrated unit packing a whopping 40W per channel. Running efficient speakers helps, though!

i was thinking that was some kind of amplifier and was hoping someone would clarify that.......

 

[shovelbill]

it's interesting where searches take ya....

https://www.google.com/search?q=gm-...dtWGTC8zzAPEWOfPV630aY5&imgrc=AV_qV57qNy5DzM:

http://www.allaboutholdens.com/ModelHistory/WBHistory.html

 

[michael hurd]

i was thinking that was some kind of amplifier and was hoping someone would clarify that.......

Yes, that's the internals of a switchmode power supply amplifier, made by QSC, one of their PLXII series.

 

[shovelbill]

Yes, that's the internals of a switchmode power supply amplifier, made by QSC, one of their PLXII series.

http://www.qsc.com/search/?tx_qscsearch_search[query]=pl12

 

[michael hurd]

http://www.qsc.com/search/?tx_qscsearch_search[query]=pl12

http://www.qsc.com/live-sound/products/power-amplifiers/plx2-series/plx3602/

 

[deejaaa]

here's a couple for sale:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-FAL...T-DRIVERS-SIDE-TICKFORD-GENUINE-/201409211581
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-FAL...ASSENGERS-SIDE-TICKFORD-GENUINE-/201409209023
converts to 169 AUD =127.748 USD each plus shipping.
compared to 325 AUD =245.687 USD new.
i really like the look of these. think swapping left to right would get it shining the correct way for the US.
disregard, these wouldn't fit. brackets are wrong.

 

[shovelbill]

here's a couple for sale:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-FAL...T-DRIVERS-SIDE-TICKFORD-GENUINE-/201409211581
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-FAL...ASSENGERS-SIDE-TICKFORD-GENUINE-/201409209023
converts to 169 AUD =127.748 USD each plus shipping.
compared to 325 AUD =245.687 USD new.
i really like the look of these. think swapping left to right would get it shining the correct way for the US.
disregard, these wouldn't fit. brackets are wrong.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/201409211581?rmvSB=true

if you go to the ebay listing(^^^^) and "hover" over the low beam picture....to to right side of the bulb, above the "E" in a circle you'll see an arrow(<-)...that tells me it's a "right hand traffic" lens......unless i can't see the right side of the arrow indicating BOTH left AND right hand traffic........not sure on this.

as per Daniel Stern
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/lights/codes/codes.html

Some older reflector-type headlamp designs use a bulb holder that can be rotated through an angle of 30 degrees and the bulb locked in either a "Right Hand Traffic" or "Left Hand Traffic" position, and some modern European (ECE/EEC) projector headlamps have a similar capacity to produce either a left-traffic or a right-traffic beam by moving a lever. Such headlamps can be used on either side of the road, but only if they are shifted into the correct position for the traffic in which you intend to drive. Here is how to read ECE traffic-direction markings:

• → Low beam is suitable only for use in Left Hand Traffic (e.g., Britain, Australia, Africa, Japan)
  
• [NO ARROW] Low beam is suitable only for use in Right Hand Traffic (US, Canada, Continental Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, etc.)
  
• ↔ Low beam is adaptable for use on either side of the road (many projector lamps and older reflector high/low lamps)

The traffic-handedness marking applies only to low-beam headlamps. Arrows are also used on all ECE/EEC signalling devices, such as parking lamps, brake lamps, Daytime Running lamps, turn signals, etc., to indicate which side of the vehicle they're intended to fit. The specifications for signalling devices call for specific horizontal angles through which the device must be visible, so the device can convey its message to everybody who needs to see it. These visibility angles are equal but opposite for devices on the left and on the right side of the vehicle, hence the need for side-of-vehicle arrows.


i know the Bosch H4 lams that are no longer available were on "some" Aussie trucks....and German export '99-'02 Camaros.

it warrants a good search for sure!

 

[shovelbill]

teaser

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