by dann01 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:23 am
The twin headlight mounts are wider than rectangular. I have even seen where each light is mounted individually ie, two mounts each side. So they won't fit one on another. You could replace them, but you'd need to cut and drill the old rectangular mounts off the front panel... Could be done, but care would need to be taken with the cutter/grinder so not to muller the front panel and the leading folds of the wings while your doing it... Basically, a lot of faffing. And then there's positioning the new mounts so that the lights are correctly positioned on the car so that the likes of the grill will fit,
Tell you what I did think about when I had my old SL.. The SL grill has plastic sections either side of the chrome V in the centre. How about adapting these so that a pair of slimline driving lamps are inset into the grill?
They used to do grills like this for the Astra Mk1, and they worked well and looked pretty good. Would look a bit different on a Viva, can't say I've seen it done. Large rectangular outside, small rectangular inside to look symetrical, and with new plastic grill inserts, it's completely reversible. Just a thought.
Dan
Sometimes, I wonder why I bother, and then for one fleeting moment things will go right for a change.