I'm pressing on with my build and have wired the headlights I bought from speedway. Now that they are hooked up and working I have noticed one 7" lamp when installed is oriented vertically and one horizontally and with the way the tabs on the lights and the housing are this is the only possibly orientation. Is this a manufacturing error from Speedway (lamp housing has tabs in wrong positions) or is there literally a right and left headlight, one goes to passenger side (vertically I'm guessing), and one goes to drivers side (horizontally) to give you a varied light pattern? I can find no information to back up this theory just this picture online.
I was just contemplating those guide knock offs. Looking to replace the 26-27 repops I have. They look good but don't light for shit. I'm glad you posted this. Speedway sells these individually, so I wouldn't expect to see a difference left to right. Call Speedway. Let us know how the lighting is.
Can you carve new slots the Orient the bulb to horizontal? Sent from my Nexus 7 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I could easily cut new tabs in but I hate modifying something and then finding out it was done right in the first place. I will contact speedway but since I bought these 3 ish years ago (I overestimated my build speed buy a lot!) they may not be too interested in any sort of exchange but I will let y'all know. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Speedway says that was not intentional. Also because of how long ago that I purchased the headlights there is nothing they can do, which is disappointing but not surprising! Well I guess now I get to modify yet another part I've purchased. So I guess lesson for today is buyer beware, inspect everything you get shipped to you carefully and timely. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
The drivers lamp may be aimed high causing the pattern. I bought the same lamp about 3 years ago and could not get both lamps to aim down correctly. Don't remember exactly what I did, but I had to modify them to get a pattern on the road. Warrn
It's definitely the housing, I swapped bulbs just to check as that would be a cheap fix, and had same issue. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
So sorry to read of the issue with those lights, but I'm glad that you told us about it. OBT lights for the Win !
Don't knock that stuff. It's the best parts $3.00 a day labor can buy... Take a look inside, the part that holds the light in may be removable and you can re-orient (no pun intended) the position easier than grinding and such. Don't ask how I know, but my customer's lights were almost $700 and had the same issue.
Good tip I'll take a look. To be honest it could happen to any manufacturer they were pretty inexpensive and the rest looks reasonably built. I don't want to knock the "knock offs" too bad...pun intended! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Knock it all you like 66. I've been breathing fire and spitting venom at this shit for 4 years. I won't say every part is $3.00/day garbage, just most of it.