[Tigers] Headlights

[Allan Ballard]

My Tiger is running Marchal Amplilux.

They came with the car.

They provide decent  illumination and have options but I'd prefer illumination
as good as the SUV.

What is the optimum for our Sunbeams.

Allan Ballard
Mk1a
Series IV Alpine
Series 1 Alpine


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> On Dec 28, 2013, at 4:12 PM, "Mark Rense" <mark44124 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mike,
> Consider these GE Nighthawk Sport H6024NHS 7" sealed beams, they put out
> twice the light on low beam over the old incandescents and are only 35
watts
> per lamp. They are low enough of a draw you can use them as DRL (daylight
> running lamps) for additional visibility even running the generator. The
> high beams are 65 watts and throw quite a nice pattern.
>
> On sale now at Amazon:
>
>
http://www.amazon.com/GE-H6024NHS-Nighthawk-Automotive-Headlight/dp/B0017ODW
> 1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388263695&sr=8-1&keywords=ge+H6024NHS
>
> Be forewarned, the classic sealed beam will completely disappear in a
couple
> years, if ANYONE needs headlights you better buy some now and stash them
> away.
>
> Be very wary of buying old non-sealed lamp shells such as the P700 or
> Hella/Cibie types, as the reflective coating inside decays rapidly and you
> wind up loosing much of the light output. This is a fundamental problem
with
> this type of forward lighting, which is why the DOT outlawed them back in
> the '50's. A sealed beam always gives you a fresh reflector with every new
> lamp.
>
> Bugz - 32 years in the Automotive/Halogen lighting industry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MWood24020 at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 1:49 PM
> To: tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Headlights
>
> Other options? I'm thinking a more modern Hella (or equivalent) halogen
> might function better?
>
> TIA
> Mike
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