Here are some picture of my driving light brackets that I made today. The first post is of the brackets when they are ready for paint. The last two are from straightening, sandblasting and cutting.
I split a couple of old mangled bumper brackets in half this morning and straightened them out. I then cut the outside 3 or so inches off. Then I welded a 1 ½ inch piece on the end of the bracket and perpendicular to the bracket. This looks just like what some Healey places sell for $115 or so per pair. Now a little paint in body color to blend them in and I’m done.
Moss has Lucas style for $100 each, the 5 inch spot light type. But, I could order from The Cape and get 5 inch Lucas SLR576 lights for approx. 85 pounds or $118 US. I think that the latter would be the better choice. I plan on running a driving light relay and switch system, not hooked to the high-beam wire.
I’m not going to have a bumper on the front for a while. It ruins the lines of the Healey in my opinion. I will run rally bumper over-riders on the back.
