HL-Tiger headlights

Fixes and mods for the HL Tiger 1
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HL-Tiger headlights

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Hi guys,

today you are going to modify the Tigers headlights.

Because a tank is a military vehicle, its lights need to be covered.

That is something the HL doesn’t have.

How can you change that?

That is how it looks like before modification.

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That is how it should look like.

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And the cable connection is also missing.

It should look like this.

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Before you can start modification, you should get some headlight covers from a supplier and a thin wire.

1mm should do well.

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First we change the covers.

Remove the old ones.

Be careful, they can be glued.

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Now you can see the LED.

That one needs to be shortened a little bit to fit behind the cover.

Don´t cut too much.

The two metal things inside the LEDs body must be completely covered.

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Glue the covers to the headlight.

That´s it.

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Now you do the wiring.

Therefore we need the thin wire.

You have to connect the lamp with the hull outlet.

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Here again, you can see the way they did on early Tigers.

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Just drill two 1mm holes as shown, cut the wire to the right length and bend it into the right shape.

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The other side is mirror like, of course.

After finishing the modifications it should look like this.

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If you want to, you also can add the wire clip. That makes the result almost perfect.

Greetings
Birger

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