Has anyone thought of this?

[volkdent]

I'm glad we finally got around to a good looking option!

Coxbow, you don't have tire clearance problems? I've talk to a few hot rod guys and they said fitment is a pain. I don't mind shaving off every extra piece of plastic from the backside, but according to them, its still a really close fit. I'll be running 205/40/17s up front, and I'm all for the Mercedes look if they'll fit. I think they look amazing. Otherwise, I think that stock is still very nice.

I hope you guys don't forget about what makes a Bug look so good in the first place. The lights are the soul! If you guys really want to get crazy, have Carbon Joe make you up some carbon fiber rings and inserts!

Jason

[lazyted]

i know that people had posted about angel eyes before i just thought it was a good idea to post a site showing home made angel eyes. by the way i beg to differ that angel eyes are not german look they come from the bmw 3 series you cant get more german look then a bmw. as for strict laws idont know what its like there, but even so if you make a good job of it and you use parts from other headlights then you should be able to make road legal ones. ive seen people make some realy cool designs using LEDs.

[Frank]

Hi everyone

Coxbow,are your headlights E class headlights like the ones I posted previously? If so I'd really like to get some info on how to get that done, it seems that I wasn't a big deal for you to mount them on your bug!

About the angel eyes, I didn't know they were factory equipment on BMW, I'm glad to know now! By the way they are optional equipment on Series 5 and 7, Hella made a kit for the series 3 BMWs since it wasn't available for them.

About the laws in Québec, leds are forbidden, clear lights other than factory ones or ones sold by car dealers are illegal. Pretty much any aftermarket stuff is illegal, the police tolerates some of the mods we do on our car until they throw big operations to check out cars for aftermarket stuff. The moment you get caught, you have to get your car inspected which cost a lot, if your not completly legal at the inspection, you get a ticket and you have to undo all mods and get it inspected until they tell you it's road worthy! You also have topay for towing when being caught. They have a new project, make cars more than 6 years old be inspected every 2 years!! they're crasy!

[COXBOW]

Hi folks,

Yes I have some pics of it, as soon as I’ve found a program that allows me to reduce my pics I’ll send them.

Volkdent, I also have 205/40/17s up front and it is really not a problem !
I agree with you about “The lights are the soul” that’s why I’ve put those lights, they really look like pré ’67 one’s

Frank, yes they are E class exactly the same as the one’s you’ve put on link, and it’s really not that difficult to put them in, I mounted them in fiberglass wings (it’s easier to work fiber than steel !) it took me a couple of hours and I’m really not an expert !

Frank I would be glad to have he same laws here in Belgium, every car older than 4 years have to be inspected every year!

The cool thing is that cars older than 25 years who are registered as “old timer” only have to pass inspection one’s (the first time they are registered as old timer) and then never again, which allows u to do almost everything! So a more than 25 years beetle is the top!

[lazyted]

that sucks here in greece you have an inspection every 3-4 years and consists mainly on checking that you havnt changed engine without registering the new one and that your car is in good enough condition to be road safe ( brakes still work, steering is in good condition etc.) i see no reason to outlaw modification if they dont realy make the car unsafe. clear glass lights have been proven to be safer then the old style, and good acceleration and handling most of the time helps you avoid accidents (unless you are a complete speed nutter )

[boygenius]

Here in Florida we have no inspections at all. You could drive your 10 sec. drag car to go get bread and milk from the food store and wouldn't have to worry about getting a ticket.

[Racelook]

Originally posted by boygenius
Here in Florida we have no inspections at all. You could drive your 10 sec. drag car to go get bread and milk from the food store and wouldn't have to worry about getting a ticket.

You lucky basterds:silly: Mwhahahahaa

(p.s. just kidding)

Wiebrand

[oasis]

I wish my grocery store was just a ¼-mile away.

I looked at the New Beetle headlights more closely at the VW supermarket, and they seem to slant center-to-fender too much to make work in a real Beetle. I personally want something round or at least oval, though.

[balloo]

they use New Beetle headlights in the new Morgan

Makes the thing look cross eyed to me!!!!!

[justdubbin]

Here we go again !!!

I'm not to sure if you guys in the US/Canada import Daewoo cars but if you do have you thought about Matiz.

I've attached two pictures, an early and a late model.


Rob.

[Panelfantastic]

They slant back waayyy too much. So do the new Coopers. Easy enough to overcome the slant... except you're moving them back against the tire and if you're gonna run anything bigger than a 135 on a 15" rim, it won't work.

[hybrid_john]

They do slant a LITTLE too far back...but maybe with a little adjustments here and there, they might work...but...I...just...don't...know?!



John

[Frank]

Hi everyone,

I posted previous replies about Mercedez CLK headlights, they're neat but cost a lot and need modifications (cutting the headlight assembly in half). I'd like to say that I'm still looking for ways to get that Hi-tech look and recently I found a headlight that could possibly do the job. One of my friends came to my house to show me his new "pride and joy", a brand new 2004 Jeep Liberty, the first thing I noticed were the sleek looking perfectly round but a bit slanted headlights that gave that car a classic Jeep Look. The first thing I said was: They would look great on a Beetle!! I also don't think it was ever done on a beetle before. I checked for the rice and you can get them for 127$ each at www.speedyautoparts.com. I know these lights look small on the Liberty but It's a SUV and they looked big enough for me to mounted on a beetle fender and still respect the proportions of the original.

Hope this will get someone's attention!!

[Steve C]

Hi

I bought a set of Audi A3 Xenon headlights from Ebay UK. They are a Hella upgrade and include a CPU for self leveling of the low beam. Im going to mount them in some early 911/early bug headlights with clear lenses. The lights are like the 90mm module shown on this page.

Stevehttp://www.rallylights.com/hella/90mm_modules.asp

[Vincent]

Steve Those look cool I am going to see if i can photochop them in to see what they may look like.