headlight air intake?

Post Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:59 pm

Hi, ive seen a few e30's around with one of the inner headlights taken out and replaced with an air intake(trumpet) i can seem to find these anywhere! is it a case of making one myself or can you buy one from somewhere?

Post Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:15 pm

peru wrote:Hi, ive seen a few e30's around with one of the inner headlights taken out and replaced with an air intake(trumpet) i can seem to find these anywhere! is it a case of making one myself or can you buy one from somewhere?

Not Sure if they are street legal though mate!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:56 pm

Ive never had any problems with plod. Only problem i can forsee is with the MOT but i'll just refit the light for that.

As for where to buy parts,my local motor factor sells the ducting and various sized trumpets.Could even try Halfords or ebay too

Post Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:39 pm

Any pics of the kit on or off the motor?

Post Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:55 pm

i've read you can use old golf lights so you have both dipped and main beam in one unit, then its nice and legal and you have a spare hole on the other side to tie a red nose to

i may be talking out my arse however, but it may be possible

Post Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:57 pm

Golf lights are a different size. But I reckon with a bit of cutting it would be possible.

Not necessary though. Full beam arent needed by law. (not sure if that applies to mots as well though).

Shane, got a pic of your car? I wanted to show a mate what I meant.

Post Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:05 am

you do need both main beams for the mot as i found out last thursday

Post Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:23 am

your right munky golf ones are bigger, but im bloody sure ive seen a pic where someones done the conversion...

there is of course a chance i dreamt this

which would make you the first peru

Post Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:25 am

I suggested it when I was doing photoshops of de-kidneyed grills

Post Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:40 am

ah there you go then, im not losing it...yet

Post Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:51 am

munky30 wrote: Shane, got a pic of your car? I wanted to show a mate what I meant.

Post Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:54 am

I think the mk1 golf lights fit?

Post Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:09 am

cheers shane, that will do nicely.

Snoops... I doubt it, the ones on my mates mk1 cab look a good inch bigger in diameter than e30 ones.

Post Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:30 am

yer, i used to have a mk1 golf before the e30 and the headlihgts are much bigger same on the mk2, i dont think they would fit without major moddin to the front end.

Post Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:17 pm

I was thinking more along the lines of cutting the reflector and bulb holder off the mk1 lights and attaching it to the e30 lens.