Here's some pics of my DIY driving light install. I got the idea from the PIAA lights, but couldn't see spending $300+ just for lights. The lights are from MossMini ($80), and I made the brackets from .150" 6061-T6 aluminum plate. I still need to do the wiring, but for $80 and an afternoon's time, you can save a bunch of money. And, being mounted to metal, instead of the plastic grille, they're pretty solid, so not a whole lot of jiggle.

I have patterns for the brackets and the bends, if anyone else wants to give it go... You'll need some sort of torch (plumber's, welding, etc.) to anneal the aluminum so you can bend it, a vise for bending and a drill. PM me if you're interested.







grnmene

 

Nice work! I really enjoy making little one-off stuff like brackets and suchlike. I find it satisfying and having completely unique bits and pieces makes the car (or in my case more often bike) more mine somehow.

 

Looks good.

i don't know what you mean about "mounted to the plastic grill".
The piaa brackets i got just go thru the grill but our mounted to the underside of the hood like yours.

Do your lights vibrate at all?

 

d2mini,

I was refering to the light bars that clamp to the grill, not the PIAA mounts.

And yes, there is some vibration, but not as much as with the light bars. I'm working on a mod to strenghten them even more, though. It won't change the basic design, just a little more support in the right places.

 

Nice. Love this kind of stuff.