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Headlight air intake
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 5:03 pm
by alexb
Hi,
Does anyone know the situation legal/MOT-wise regarding using part of the headlight opening as an air intake? I'm guessing technically it's a no-no but in the case of the RX twin-lamp aftermarket units you can replace one lamp with a cold-air feed so there is still a light on both sides
Cheers,
Alex
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 5:54 pm
by Stuart
You can use a headlamp duct legally between the hours of dawn and dusk (or illegal before 30 minutes after dusk and 30 minutes before dawn) By this I mean a complete headlamp duct replacing the headlamp unit entirely. If you're only intending to replace one bulb on one side, I'd say go for it. You may well need to find a co-operative MOT station though.
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:37 pm
by sdminus
alex
I think you will still struggle to get air through to your inatke unless you chop the headlight panel. best bet is to shift the rad over to the near side chasis leg. This will open up a hole for a nice duct
Scott
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:30 pm
by alexb
Cheers guys.
MOT should be fine, was done last week with the mini number plate
Scott - yeah, not really had a poke around to see what space is available. Mine isn't a Type R so no driver's side oil cooler, there's a great space and opening with the standard nose, but the headlight assembly makes it impossible to get any ducting up to the filter
Cheers,
Alex
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:56 pm
by Stuart
I meant to say that your number plate is the smallest one I've ever seen
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:16 pm
by alexb
Haha been like that for about 2 years and touch wood never been pulled over
Probably talked it up now...
Cheers,
Alex
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:36 pm
by Stuart
Maybe because by the time they've squinted you've shot passed
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:46 pm
by madenglishman
Long live the 'one headlight' crew.....we are small in numbers but big in power :-D :-D
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:43 am
by Ben
stuartstaples wrote:Maybe because by the time they've squinted you've shot passed
I'm not sure it's a number plate - I thought it was the health warning off a fag packet
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:26 pm
by frayz
madenglishman wrote:Long live the 'one headlight' crew.....we are small in numbers but big in power :-D :-D
I love to have a headlight duct as i think they look hard as nails as well as doing a cracking job of feeding lots of nice cold air.
Shame you cant do it on the bugeye impreza:(