After seeing a thread over on Detailing World about how to make your own Sun Gun (Swirl Spotter) Me and my mate thought we would give it a go, so we did!!
Here's what we did
You need a drill and a halogen bulb as shown in the Picture below
![f94aab5b.jpg f94aab5b.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38298-d34f95e666a1d382b95d46108a28d609.jpg)
I bought these in B&Q for tidy some of . . . .
![43f27208.jpg 43f27208.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38299-6cc62be13f2accbec87138b74315124b.jpg)
First thing i did was put the battery on charge as there isn't enough juice in there to begin with. Then on to the Drill, take out the 8 screws that hold the drill together. Leaving you with this. . . .
![20ac3bc0.jpg 20ac3bc0.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38300-bf7097d33e26f7db1d8a17fa351ba7e1.jpg)
Next thing is to cut the wires going to the motor as shown here . .
As close to the motor as possible
![76e9d088.jpg 76e9d088.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38301-a5a84276cbf0a5a375a65427e4245a99.jpg)
Which then ables you to take the motor out and leave you with this, I also stripped the end of the wires ready for later.
![2f0dacff.jpg 2f0dacff.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38302-e881eae1150249e0b36257afad610310.jpg)
Now in this particular drill the bulb needs proping up, and the switch to turn the drill between clockwise and anti-clockwise is perfect. It comes out when you take the drill apart. Position the 'prop' like so ...... and glue in place, best to use a hot glue gun for this
![203b2427.jpg 203b2427.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38303-f5302495f38965e47a586e308cc732ca.jpg)
Now onto the Bulb. The bulb we bought is a 35w MR low voltage downlight which is supposed to go in the ceiling in a house.
![71ba3ef6.jpg 71ba3ef6.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38304-55ffc2cf8e6e54d7d0c86f367dc35fc9.jpg)
First thing to do is remove the casing from the bulb, done by pinching together the metal clips shown in picture
![66fcd85d.jpg 66fcd85d.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38305-78d733a06596c7c41a251763d4a80f10.jpg)
Cut the resistor off as this is not needed, and strip the end of the wires. And then crimp wires together like so. The connections where £1.02 from B&Q for a bag of 10+
Brown to Black
Blue to Red
![25205fa9.jpg 25205fa9.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38306-524cba6146c6ec01bdfae4fc661c92dc.jpg)
Position the bulb in place, I also glued the bottom of the bulb holder to the support.
![b4276e75.jpg b4276e75.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38307-dd7b73a40d0f3dfc7e9545d5aaa8e9fc.jpg)
Then when all is dry, I left mine over night just to be sure it was stuck, put the drill back together leaving you with this
![8de3c7e6.jpg 8de3c7e6.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38308-7f19e3af2c08f12bab0be62f114b6281.jpg)
A quick test on a scrap bonnet in my garage reveals .....
![6915274c.jpg 6915274c.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38309-557119d3946250f563e84a9ba5d42299.jpg)
Simple really
Hope this is of use to some people. I shall be using this today when I give my car a good going over!!!
Cheers
Here's what we did
You need a drill and a halogen bulb as shown in the Picture below
![f94aab5b.jpg f94aab5b.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38298-d34f95e666a1d382b95d46108a28d609.jpg)
I bought these in B&Q for tidy some of . . . .
![43f27208.jpg 43f27208.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38299-6cc62be13f2accbec87138b74315124b.jpg)
First thing i did was put the battery on charge as there isn't enough juice in there to begin with. Then on to the Drill, take out the 8 screws that hold the drill together. Leaving you with this. . . .
![20ac3bc0.jpg 20ac3bc0.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38300-bf7097d33e26f7db1d8a17fa351ba7e1.jpg)
Next thing is to cut the wires going to the motor as shown here . .
As close to the motor as possible
![76e9d088.jpg 76e9d088.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38301-a5a84276cbf0a5a375a65427e4245a99.jpg)
Which then ables you to take the motor out and leave you with this, I also stripped the end of the wires ready for later.
![2f0dacff.jpg 2f0dacff.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38302-e881eae1150249e0b36257afad610310.jpg)
Now in this particular drill the bulb needs proping up, and the switch to turn the drill between clockwise and anti-clockwise is perfect. It comes out when you take the drill apart. Position the 'prop' like so ...... and glue in place, best to use a hot glue gun for this
![203b2427.jpg 203b2427.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38303-f5302495f38965e47a586e308cc732ca.jpg)
Now onto the Bulb. The bulb we bought is a 35w MR low voltage downlight which is supposed to go in the ceiling in a house.
![71ba3ef6.jpg 71ba3ef6.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38304-55ffc2cf8e6e54d7d0c86f367dc35fc9.jpg)
First thing to do is remove the casing from the bulb, done by pinching together the metal clips shown in picture
![66fcd85d.jpg 66fcd85d.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38305-78d733a06596c7c41a251763d4a80f10.jpg)
Cut the resistor off as this is not needed, and strip the end of the wires. And then crimp wires together like so. The connections where £1.02 from B&Q for a bag of 10+
Brown to Black
Blue to Red
![25205fa9.jpg 25205fa9.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38306-524cba6146c6ec01bdfae4fc661c92dc.jpg)
Position the bulb in place, I also glued the bottom of the bulb holder to the support.
![b4276e75.jpg b4276e75.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38307-dd7b73a40d0f3dfc7e9545d5aaa8e9fc.jpg)
Then when all is dry, I left mine over night just to be sure it was stuck, put the drill back together leaving you with this
![8de3c7e6.jpg 8de3c7e6.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38308-7f19e3af2c08f12bab0be62f114b6281.jpg)
A quick test on a scrap bonnet in my garage reveals .....
![6915274c.jpg 6915274c.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/38/38309-557119d3946250f563e84a9ba5d42299.jpg)
Simple really
Hope this is of use to some people. I shall be using this today when I give my car a good going over!!!
Cheers
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