Car Searchlight

[The Medway Handyman]

Hi

Does anyone know where to buy those door mounted mini searchlights you see on 4x4's?

Tried Google to no avail, but I don't know how to describe them?

[Owain]

Look in the adverts in Land Rover Owner magazine etc

on ebay for (worklight,worklamp) in Cars, Parts & Vehicles produces a few possibles incl 220074182683 320074952029 130073469210

Or you could use a gobo and project your logo on tall buildings as you drive around.

Owain

[mike]

(The chavs round here ain't got them, not that they, - or their Dads, the cops - but any thing they haven't got must be pretty hard to get)

mike

[Terry W.]

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in news:epg9rt$frf$ [e-mail]:

I remember reading somewhere that *moveable* lights such as this on a vehicle are not legal.

At least, I THINK I remember reading this.

Terry W

[The Medway Handyman]

Holy Lighting Owain! Not a bad idea :-)

I eventually found one of these - being completely fed up with trying to see house numbers after dark.

[Andy Hall]

for slow payers as well...

[Dave Fawthrop]

|Owain wrote: |> The Medway Handyman wrote: | |> Or you could use a gobo and project your logo on tall buildings as you |> drive around. | |Holy Lighting Owain! Not a bad idea :-) | |I eventually found one of these - being completely fed up with trying to see |house numbers after dark. | |

use a 4 D cell Maglight for that it has an excellent focusing mechanism. Also useful as a truncheon.

[gort]

Not building a replica USA cop car are you Dave ?

Dave

[Roger Mills]

you still looking for a lamp to fix to your van?

They are often fitted to the rears of AA/RAC vans and windscreen replacement vans, so that the operators can see what they're doing at night. If you contact one of those organisations, you may be able to find out where they get the lamps.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

The specialist for period auto lighting is:-

[nightjar]

The Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations prohibit the use of movable lamps while the vehicle is in motion. Fitting them is not, in itself, illegal.

Colin Bignell

[Adam Aglionby]

Been trying to think of an excuse to buy one of these, mag base, keyfob pan tilt remote:

[Robbo]

"nightjar .uk.com>"

Nor is using them when stationary.

Unless you are rabbiting after dark across a field and shooting the buggers for dinner ;-^

[The Medway Handyman]

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Did you look at the price of the reproduction moveable roof mounted rally ones that Holden sell?

[Stephen Dawson]

I have been looking for ages for one of those, we used to have them when i worked for Southern Electric fixing Power Cuts. Absolutely brilliant, so I am about to order 2 off them.

He He, more toys!!

[Terry]

... pity they're out of stock, then ...!

Terry

[Arne Knut Roev]

And if you are shooting them for fun ?

;-))

[Weatherlawyer]

sort of a tin or saucepan to hold it in, with duct tape and a couple of yards of wire bodged onto a lighter plug.

Hmmm... come to think of it I wouldn't mind one of them and I could use it at work with a second hand car battery from the same place. I wonder how much those lorry headlights cost.

I could even use it to toast my sarnies.

[Richard]

Perhaps looking for searchlights for lamping might be more successful. AIUI this is the term for transfixing - rabbits usually, I think - by a very powerful searchlight before shooting them. Usually seen in the form of a roof mounted searchlight with a handle descending into the cab of an open backed pickup that sports gun racks, Confederate bumper stickers etc or the like ;-)

Alternatively, a couple of small spotlights at the ends of a single roof bar might work?

Richadr