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PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:25 pm 
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Has anyone put twin headlights (2 on each side) on a clubman? I'm interested in doing this and have a spare HX holden ute but the alloy souround is about 12mm shorter in hight than the mini grill. Also the HX is totaly square where the cluby is curved at the headlight ends :? My best option would be to cut the HX steel surounds off and graft them onto the mini, thats too much work.
So dose anyone know of a sutitable doner car that could work eaiser?
I've heard of it being done with BMW light assemblies :? .

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i have a new set of trailer lenses if you want to change the tail lights

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You could cut and shut the holden front end.


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Mike_Byron wrote:
You could cut and shut the holden front end.

I've thought about that in the past. one weird,mean looking vechiel :twisted: :? but not exactly what I want on this one.

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i've got some driving lamps in the grille like an LS or SS
if you did twin headlamps, i'd go with some smaller ones, cos paired full size ones take up most of the grille and look silly.


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ive seen it done, looks good, but im weird, i have bini tail lights.

Twas (on, in?) an orange clubby estate at a show in a miniworld mag, looked like a datsun grille or somthing.

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Remember seeing one in a mini mag i think or on another forum with Mk4 Golf headlights (OK, not really twin headlights but along the same lines).

It was a beautiful job but ugly as sin.

You've got to admire the talent, ability and willingness to give things a go though, even if it's not to your own taste!

I think done right, twin headlights could look pretty cool. I always wanted to cover the front of mine in as many massive Cibie Super Oscars as would fit - stadium floodlight stylee.


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i also think clubbies look the goods with square lights.

loved that golf headlighted one!

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whats going happen - you cant make a clubbie look worse :P


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You could try this one as in the latest Mini World mag.

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LX Torana headlight surrounds!!

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Now that looks nice. 8) For a Clubby. :wink:

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Thats it :D the orange one is what Im after.
Thanks 13secmini.

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64cooper wrote:
You could try this one as in the latest Mini World mag.

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??? Has it been photoshopped or is it a lot wider than a standard mini ? There shouldn't be that much room either side of the rocker cover .

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