"Home Built" light pod finally done....

Tbagger · 11-22-2009, 02:23 PM

I posted a bit ago when I recieved my Prodrive WRC carbon knock off pod. I finally got around to mounting up the lights. They were a custom job for the brackets and such as the lights were "weird" sizes and I gave up trying to find rings for them. So I had an idea and ran with it.

Don't mind the crappy pics or the wires hanging a bit... I'll clean them up

Only the outside KC's are wired up right now so when I finish the Hella's up I'll take some "lit up" shots

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J_Vengeance · 11-22-2009, 02:54 PM

looking good

axelthrasher · 11-22-2009, 02:54 PM

That looks awesome. Definitely doesn't look home-made - it looks more professional than anything. Nice work. (Only if you could hide those wires...)

jr4284 · 11-22-2009, 05:42 PM

Looks great. Link to the workup thread?

.HaVoK. · 11-22-2009, 06:03 PM

holy **** I want that

uhmmmitsmik3 · 11-22-2009, 07:02 PM

that looks INSANE.. wow.. definitely not home made.. you should mass produce and make some money!! lol

iheartmysuby · 11-22-2009, 07:25 PM

looks awesome, pictures from the side/ top

Geek Guy · 11-22-2009, 09:44 PM

Looks great! Better than anything I've seen (even the 'universal' RRE pod). Would love to have one for my rally car!

bheinz57 · 11-22-2009, 09:54 PM

I like the look a lot.

Brian

Aben92 · 11-22-2009, 09:55 PM

That's awesome! need lit pics now!

Tbagger · 11-22-2009, 09:56 PM

it's not exactly "home made" the pod was a Prodrive knock off. It is full carbon fiber though. It's two peices top and bottom. Houses a 4 5/8'' size light and a 8'' light. I went the cheap route with KC 50 series Hilites and 700FF Hella's. I didn't want to spend mucho $$ on mounting brackets and such so I went ahead and made my own mounts. Worked out pretty well. I cut out mounts with three mounting points from sheet metal for each size lights. Then I used the squishy window sealant that you can find at any hardware store to use for mounting the lights and the mounts ontop of the lights for water protection and to be able to angle the lights a bit. I had everything laying around but the sealant strips so it cost me 5.00 for 10' of that and the cost of the lights. I picked the pod up for free as well!

I'll grab some better shots later. The KC lights do a pretty good job of lighting up the road along with the stock headlamps. I'm curious to see the whole package lit up at night. I'll finish the wiring up this week and snap some shots.

Here's a shot from a higher angle ...

Geek Guy · 11-22-2009, 10:24 PM

Pod for free?!? Crazy.

PMed ya.

Tbagger · 11-23-2009, 09:39 AM

^it was one of those "right place right time" "one mans trash is another mans treasure" kind of deals....

Which I am very fortunate of

Penguin_02 · 11-23-2009, 10:03 AM

looks nice great job.

11-22-2009, 02:23 PM	#1
Tbagger Scooby Specialist Member#: 122680 Join Date: Aug 2006 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: MASS-HOLE Vehicle: 2006 STi Rally Car WRB	"Home Built" light pod finally done.... I posted a bit ago when I recieved my Prodrive WRC carbon knock off pod. I finally got around to mounting up the lights. They were a custom job for the brackets and such as the lights were "weird" sizes and I gave up trying to find rings for them. So I had an idea and ran with it. Don't mind the crappy pics or the wires hanging a bit... I'll clean them up Only the outside KC's are wired up right now so when I finish the Hella's up I'll take some "lit up" shots * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

11-22-2009, 09:56 PM	#11
Tbagger Scooby Specialist Member#: 122680 Join Date: Aug 2006 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: MASS-HOLE Vehicle: 2006 STi Rally Car WRB	it's not exactly "home made" the pod was a Prodrive knock off. It is full carbon fiber though. It's two peices top and bottom. Houses a 4 5/8'' size light and a 8'' light. I went the cheap route with KC 50 series Hilites and 700FF Hella's. I didn't want to spend mucho $$ on mounting brackets and such so I went ahead and made my own mounts. Worked out pretty well. I cut out mounts with three mounting points from sheet metal for each size lights. Then I used the squishy window sealant that you can find at any hardware store to use for mounting the lights and the mounts ontop of the lights for water protection and to be able to angle the lights a bit. I had everything laying around but the sealant strips so it cost me 5.00 for 10' of that and the cost of the lights. I picked the pod up for free as well! I'll grab some better shots later. The KC lights do a pretty good job of lighting up the road along with the stock headlamps. I'm curious to see the whole package lit up at night. I'll finish the wiring up this week and snap some shots. Here's a shot from a higher angle ... Last edited by Tbagger; 11-22-2009 at 10:09 PM.

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11-22-2009, 02:54 PM	#2
J_Vengeance Scooby Newbie Member#: 189860 Join Date: Sep 2008 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Clarksville, TN Vehicle: 2006 StageII WRX TR WRB	looking good

11-22-2009, 02:54 PM	#3
axelthrasher Scooby Specialist Member#: 144779 Join Date: Mar 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: In the land up over Vehicle: 200X ZOMG a car	That looks awesome. Definitely doesn't look home-made - it looks more professional than anything. Nice work. (Only if you could hide those wires...)

11-22-2009, 05:42 PM	#4
jr4284 Scooby Newbie Member#: 192336 Join Date: Oct 2008 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Worcester, MA Vehicle: 2006 STi WRB	Looks great. Link to the workup thread?

11-22-2009, 06:03 PM	#5
.HaVoK. Scooby Newbie Member#: 229726 Join Date: Nov 2009 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Westchester, NY Vehicle: 2009 Impreza 2.5i 5D OBP	holy **** I want that

11-22-2009, 07:02 PM	#6
uhmmmitsmik3 Scooby Newbie Member#: 217628 Join Date: Jul 2009 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ 201 Vehicle: 2008 Subaru WRX hb WRB	that looks INSANE.. wow.. definitely not home made.. you should mass produce and make some money!! lol

11-22-2009, 07:25 PM	#7
iheartmysuby Scooby Guru Member#: 83638 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: mission viejo/lbc, CA Vehicle: 2002 wrx winglesswhitesaloon	looks awesome, pictures from the side/ top

11-22-2009, 09:44 PM	#8
Geek Guy Scooby Specialist Member#: 8151 Join Date: Jul 2001 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Goose Creek, SC Vehicle: 2002 WRX Rally Car NASA Rallysport, yo!	Looks great! Better than anything I've seen (even the 'universal' RRE pod). Would love to have one for my rally car!

11-22-2009, 09:54 PM	#9
bheinz57 Scooby Newbie Member#: 37870 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Papillion, NE	I like the look a lot. Brian

11-22-2009, 09:55 PM	#10
Aben92 Scooby Newbie Member#: 193619 Join Date: Nov 2008 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Right outside Philly Vehicle: 2002 Bugeye 2.5rs PSM	That's awesome! need lit pics now!

11-22-2009, 10:24 PM	#12
Geek Guy Scooby Specialist Member#: 8151 Join Date: Jul 2001 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Goose Creek, SC Vehicle: 2002 WRX Rally Car NASA Rallysport, yo!	Pod for free?!? Crazy. PMed ya.

11-23-2009, 09:39 AM	#13
Tbagger Scooby Specialist Member#: 122680 Join Date: Aug 2006 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: MASS-HOLE Vehicle: 2006 STi Rally Car WRB	^it was one of those "right place right time" "one mans trash is another mans treasure" kind of deals.... Which I am very fortunate of

11-23-2009, 10:03 AM	#14
Penguin_02 Scooby Specialist Member#: 180460 Join Date: May 2008 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Los Angeles, CA Vehicle: 02 WRX PSM	looks nice great job.