Thread: Reducing bonnet glare

Not very much draw on my alternator because I run Philips Crystal Vision globes in all my lights and they only draw 55w but are rated at 110w of light and as you can see from the pic on Fraser Island, plenty of light.

Cheers.

Crikey...plenty of feedback already!

Using the roofline to cast a shadow on the bonnet is a no-go. I have a Front Runner roofrack and there isn't enough depth to mount the lights that far back....IPF's are big lights.
The eyebrow's/baseball cap brow looks quite do-able too....but requires some details fabrication. I like the train shot...thanks for that...there's a possibility I can use that as an example.

I was most intregued about the stickers over the botton half of the lamps solution. Getting the correct heat resistant face material and adhesive combination won't be a problem....I am factory manager in a self adhesive labels factory and have access to tonnes of constructions that can withstand heat up 800 degrees continuous and even more for short periods.

I'll keep you posted.
Heat resistant stickers are first....eye brows will be next.

Love the night shot of the Rangie on the beach! Awsome shot....like a 'ghost ship' or summat washed up on the shore!
Is that a famous place?...I recall seeing it before someplace.

Thx again.

Regards.

S.

Originally Posted by drivesafe

Take a lesson from the railways.

When a locomotive has a chopped nose cab and the headlights are above the cab, the roof lights have deflector fitted to the underside to stop the light hitting the nose.

This picture is of a loco involved in a prang but you can clearly see the deflectors on each light.

This might be an option and I have seen similar on road vehicles

Owwwhhhh It was tired

Originally Posted by streaky

Love the night shot of the Rangie on the beach! Awsome shot....like a 'ghost ship' or summat washed up on the shore!
Is that a famous place?...I recall seeing it before someplace.
S.

I'm going to guess the wreck of the Maheno (sp?) on Fraser Island.

Originally Posted by RobHay

Owwwhhhh It was tired

Partied too hard...
and went Off The Rails

if you can get the plastic covers for the lights, cut the face out of them leaving about a third and paint them black, also lower your bulb wattages.
Heres what I did with the round IPFs.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...0&d=1182234315

Thanks Crump....that was the picture i was after.

The IPF lights have plastic covers and to be honest they are rubbish.....I'm expecting them to fall off any time now.
I'm going to experiment with various self adhesive products to cover the lower portion of the lamps in the same way you have.
I don't really want to lower the wattage of the bulbs if I can help it....it defeats the object of buying brighter lamps.