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There's no way around the clear lenses if you want a projector system. I think it will look good, but like colour coded door handles it may not be something that appears 'right' at first because people aren't used to seeing it, but when you compare it after a while it makes sense.

[Max M4X WW]

Some cars used to have half frosted and half clear or clear with a 'hole' for the projector?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... 071002.jpg

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Some cars used to have half frosted and half clear or clear with a 'hole' for the projector?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... 071002.jpg

It's going to be difficult to reproduce that in plastic without introducing a lot of expense into the mould creation process. I will put forward a couple of designs to be formed providing the quotation is reasonable and keep you updated.

[- Danny Boy -]

Some more awesome work going into this as usual! Top stuff

[~nomad~]

I presume you dont want the bits off my st170 then?

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I presume you dont want the bits off my st170 then?

Still need them mate

[jonyb4]

blody hell, another massive modification taken on and i trust it will work out, if not it will be made even better than your currently planning


that servo is a very close match considering the cars are worlds apart


exciting stuff mark i look forward to more of this

servo rod is very interesting also

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Cheers Jon.

Injection Moulding tooling costs are coming back around £30k I'm now contacting rapid prototyping firms who are used to producing low volume runs in a more cost effective manner.

[andymac]

Mark, I would have though such a product should be millable from say, a 30mm sheet of polycarbonate. It'll need careful polishing afterwards as the milling process will leave the faces heavily marked but since it's only a shield rather than a lens it should be achievable for not considerable sums and a fair bit of elbow grease (if polishing by hand).

EDIT : Or two sheets of poly, bonded together. Then rough polish the outside edge to give an even finish and mask the bond (though that would mainly be hidden by bodywork).

EDIT 2 : You could also achieve the "clear spot" effect by attaching a circular piece of vinyl to the centre of the housing then machine polishing the exterior to an even finish, then remove the spot. Painting the front of the lamp housing high brightness silver would help mask what the lights were in that instance too.

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Mark, I would have though such a product should be millable from say, a 30mm sheet of polycarbonate. It'll need careful polishing afterwards as the milling process will leave the faces heavily marked but since it's only a shield rather than a lens it should be achievable for not considerable sums and a fair bit of elbow grease (if polishing by hand).

That's a good idea Andy! I wonder what the surface hardness is like after that process?

[andymac]

Polished it'll be close if not identical, it's the even finish that gives you the surface strength iirc.

See edits too, I'm actually very excited and interested about this. We should discuss this over tea. Or something.

[andymac]

Also Mark, could you PM me details of the projector units you intend to use (in particular, the electrical bits if you have them). Thanks.

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Also Mark, could you PM me details of the projector units you intend to use (in particular, the electrical bits if you have them). Thanks.

S2000 projectors were widely regarded as having the best lens so that's what I'm going for. There's just the usual switched live and earth for the cut off flap solenoid, then a D2S bulb in the end. The other bits like side lights will be standard Fiesta.

[RS EDDIE]

Phew!!!!!! Different league boyo!!!!

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Cheers Edd, see you tonight

[~nomad~]

I presume you dont want the bits off my st170 then?

Still need them mate

okies! I will actually sort em then

[Max M4X WW]

Also Mark, could you PM me details of the projector units you intend to use (in particular, the electrical bits if you have them). Thanks.

S2000 projectors were widely regarded as having the best lens so that's what I'm going for. There's just the usual switched live and earth for the cut off flap solenoid, then a D2S bulb in the end. The other bits like side lights will be standard Fiesta.

Could you wire the flap direct to the main beam feed then? Just thinking about the BM still...

[andymac]

Yep. Though I would use a dual pole relay driven from the main beam feed and an independently fused feed for the solenoid itself.

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Since dropping off the interior back in December I've made a couple of changes: 1) I've replaced the wire element based heated seat kit with one that uses Carbon Fibre elements as they are far more flexible and withstand small cracks in the elements, and 2) I've changed to some dark grey sun visors with integrated illuminated vanity mirrors. Aldridge are trimming these in Alcantara to match the head lining and will have everything back with me for the beginning of March.

I'm making preparations on the car to ensure I can fit the interior when it arrives, and as I have an interest in HiFi I'm going to install an audiophile greade sound quality ('SQ') based system in the car. I've been very fortunate to find a set of what is arguably some of the best speakers produced for a car: the Seas Lotus Reference series:



The kit comes with cotton gloves to use when handling the drivers. The tweeters are beautifully machined:




These are hard to get hold of second hand, let alone brand new, and these are the Silk dome tweeter version which is much smoother than the earlier metal dome kit. I managed to save a bit off of the £800 RRP too so I'm very pleased!

[- Danny Boy -]

Can't go wrong with a SEAS setup! Scandinavian audio equipment at its best. Very jealous

[Minstral]

they do look good
was talkign to smo the other day about how much better dark roof linings are and why a lot of cars come with dark bottom hlaf and light headlining

[Dave G fsi]

Looking good mark

[jonyb4]

they do look good
was talkign to smo the other day about how much better dark roof linings are and why a lot of cars come with dark bottom hlaf and light headlining

can you elaborate on that?

[jonyb4]

very nice piece of kit there mark!

tweeters do look the buisness

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Thank you guys, I'm really looking forward to hearing them

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A wiring order I placed has arrived which contained everything required to integrate the Focus Xenon levelling system into the Fiesta, and all wire colours are OEM which will future diagnosis a lot easier! I have also cleaned any non metallic levelling components and all of them have cleaned up nicely. The metal parts are at the electro platers and should hopefully come back in a similar state.


You may recall that the Mk3 Fiesta never had electronic ABS and so I incorporated the loom from a later (Mk5) Fiesta so that I can use it. The Mk5 Fiesta rear ABS wiring comes through a central grommet under the rear seat which I've now removed and replaced with separate grommets on both sides of car. The O/S ABS wiring and grommet is now shared by the new levelling wiring.

Once parts are back from the electro platers I can refit the dashboard etc. and start to make some real progress.

[Dave G fsi]

All looking good

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All looking good

Thanks Dave. I haven't opened the headlamp yet but converting to RHD is next on my agenda (I assume it was LHD?)

Cheers.

[jonyb4]

clever bugger!

looking forward to updates

[Dave G fsi]

All looking good

Thanks Dave. I haven't opened the headlamp yet but converting to RHD is next on my agenda (I assume it was LHD?)

Cheers.

Yes, it was LHD, so will need a RHD lense fitting as you have previously mentioned

Let me know how you get on

[Max M4X WW]

All looking good

Thanks Dave. I haven't opened the headlamp yet but converting to RHD is next on my agenda (I assume it was LHD?)

Cheers.

Yes, it was LHD, so will need a RHD lense fitting as you have previously mentioned

Let me know how you get on

Thought you were having clear lenses made?

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Thought you were having clear lenses made?

That's phase two, Max. The first phase will be to get the electronic and auto levelling working with Halogens I'll make sure it is suitable to pass an MOT.

The actual Xenon conversion is then pretty straight forward.

[Choosey]

Stop all this chit chat and get it built Mark!

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Stop all this chit chat and get it built Mark!

I know, I know. I've been really disorganised so rather than having parts plated and coated whilst there was still work to do on the shell, I'm now held up

[Choosey]

You need some sore of car diary or work programme then!