Ideas to secure a spottie

goodday willem
can you post a picture of said problem i will be around for a little while if it is possible denny goes under the knife about 1.30pm so will be leaving about 10.30 but will be home later

steve

Hi Willem, you wouldn't believe it but have finally spent some money on the LC100 and bought some LightForce spotties!! BUT, am having trouble keeping THEM from tipping up - as you say, great for owls (not that there are many here). Hope you find the solution - I need it also.
Steve, best wishes to Denny - thinking of you.

Willem,

Have a look at what I did in the driving light article. Just screw in a small sngle bracket to the lights and then get a couple of long bolts out of the parts box easy and cheap. When you go to the article scroll down to see the mounts.

Hey there Willem :)

Are you sure you aren't breaking any local state laws by only having one (i.e. odd number) light? I know that some states see that as an offence.

Cheers mate
Chris

Willem:

1 Lower front tyre pressure to 3psi
2 Remove front springs
3 Add 34" body spacers to rear of vehicle only
4 install 8" lift rear springs
5 run 48" rear tyres (at 50psi)

By my calcs that will have your new light exactly parallel with the road, ofd course that is at your Latitude at Peterborough, for every 10 degree latitude you venture north drop rear tyres by 2 psi...QED

Get a longish worm type hose clamp- cut it 'open' opposite the tightening screw.
Straighten it out and pop rivet one end to the top of your driving light and the other end to the vehicle- say the radiator surround or grille.
Presto- a vibration proof, micro adjustment for your lights.

Hey Bonz, Roachie et al - well, will give that a try also. Seems as if I can't do them up tight enough. Willem - also had to spend money and buy a new v-belt for the A/C fan. Couldn't get one to fit at the garages and had to get a GENUINE Toyota part - the parts guy jumped the counter and instantly put it on for me. How sweet was that? Wasn't going to dirve home to Birdsville without the a/c working - I had the Engel after all in my car. Poor old Doyley - he was in the ute with nothing working - ha,ha - just shows that a bit of maintenance never went astray (I keep telling him).
JohnR - new Toyota ute to set up like yours before the new boat - so sayeth Doyley after driving that old thing 3400 klms for 2 weeks.
Sorry Bonz, you'll have to put up with me all this summer - can't expect me to stay outside when it's 48 (the dogs won't even stay out now).
Let you know how I go with the spotties.
Three Dutchies came out of the Simpson yesterday in an old 60 series - pretty keen I'd say. The tops of the dunes are really fantastic - been having howling winds about every three days. Should be really high by the start of next winter.

How about a detenator on the nut.. so when they try adn undo it, the whole thing blows up...

Sorry I'm late

Light Stays

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Richard

Or stainless steel turn buckles the yachts use