OK - just finished making a set of bulbs..

 

The process needs refining a little (i.e. I need something to hold the bulb while I work, and I should have tinned the bulb base properly before soldering to get a better joint)..

 

Gonna run with these for a week or so, keep 'em on a bit, and see how they stand up to the heat etc under there.. If the process works OK, I can knock 'em up for anyone who wants 'em..

 

Az

Sounds good, how many watts are they... just wondering about blowing fuses etc...

 

keep us posted... I get me mates to hold a tourch out the passenger window, better than the stock lights!

If you haven't tinned em properly you'll be lucky if they last 2 days!

I had to strip back plenty of wire and wrap it through a hole in the end of the bulb and then solder it all over - at least then when it gets hot it can't come away.

I tried loads of different ways of soldering to the bulb base plate before I finally did it this way.

Jez - just 55W, so standard bulbs

 

Chris - yup probably will...

If you scrape nickel/chrome plating off and use a nice caustic flux then you can tin the metal with ease. I did mine about a year ago and they've been 100%

Yeah I kinda skipped the scraping/tinning stage.. So I'm sure they wont last long..

 

However, if they last 2 days, they'll probably outlast the rest of the car....