So I got 2 of these lamps:
http://hi-lux.com/lpd/files/datasheets/isl289c.pdf
They are usually used in the medical industry; smaller 10W versions are used for HIGH END downhill Mtn Bike racing and dive lamps (the frequency of the light is ideal for cutting through fog, smoke, murky water, etc etc.)
Recently Me and a few other coworkers actively based (a process which allows the lamp to be perfectly centered in the reflector) a 24W Arc Lamp in an elliptical reflector instead of parabolic reflector (to allow for the focal point to be out a lot farther)
I'm taking 2 of these, making Carbon fiber shells and machining and then chroming a cap to hold a tempered glass cover (no lens).
Each lamp requires a 2.5 amp 12 V source. Ideally I was imagining having 2 fog lamp style toggle switches with 2 covers in the center ceiling consol (where the sunroof button is) running the wire down the driver's side post and running it down under the door through the firewall. I'm making the driving lamps so they attach the same way as the driving lamps that I've seen on most MINIs.
So I got the following questions:
1. Should I use a relay if i plan on having it be independent of my high beams? if so where should I hook the relay into?
2. Do any of you know where i can buy just the lamp brackets? or do any of you have specs for them so that i can fab them up?
3 Any words of wisdom or recomendations?
4 Anyone have experience around Syracuse or North Jersey and wouldn't mind helping out with the install?
