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Looking at the Ballista headlamps got me thinking it would be dead easy to make this kind of light with a ring around it fit in the headlamp pod...
without a lot of faffing about.

Hi David,

This could be your base light, with a nice annular ring turned in stainless or aluminium ( or for David titanium). It would be a much simpler job than trying to fit two lights! It would also go well with the curvy shape of the Mk 3.

http://www.s-v-c.co.uk/prod/bi-halogen.html

Here is another interesting set of lights

http://www.s-v-c.co.uk/prod/premium_headlight.html

Another idea for the Mk1 & 2

http://www.s-v-c.co.uk/prod/oval_headlight.html

But nicely glassed in

Is there anybody in our group who is a Photoshop expert? It would take out the guessing!

Alan

Hi Alan,

Thats exactly what I am thinking.....something along those lines for both sets of lights, but integrated sympathetically into the body so its not cut up.

These lights have a lot less foot print at the back (where it matters for engine conversions) and can be easily fitted on a plate fixed to the existing mounting points on the car (so it can be reversed if necessary)

Ha ha Titanium..... Ally/stainless is good enough I think. Would look great with a ally ring and socket headed bolts like the MGF filler cap.

I thought a ballista was some sort of Roman siege engine...

Was the Ballista not born as an Larini? Based upon a VW Golf? Later it was purchased by GTM, to be a new 'supercar', but that failed...

Regards, Peter