[TR] Headlight round Connection

[DAVID MASSEY]

 It never ends😊
 So true, so true.
BTW, the sealed beam halogens I've seen don't use any more power than stock headlights, they just put out more light.  They do a pretty good job and are quite reasonable in price.  At one point I bought a pair of cheap headlights with separate bulbs (not a name brand like Cibe or Hella) and the performance was poor.  I even fit 100W bulbs.  I replaced those with hardware store sealed beam halogens with the stock 40/45W filaments and the difference was remarkable.  Why?  The reflector is a critical part of the light projection system and that is just what a headlight is, a light projector.  It projects the light in a particular pattern to optimize visibility.  Just throwing out a bunch of light at random doesn't necessarily put it where you want it and will blind on-coming traffic.
But you won't NEED to upgrade the alternator if you go with sealed beam halogen headlights but if you WANT to upgrade, have at it.
Enjoy
 
Dave 

 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: WILLIAM SMITH <smithwm845 at gmail.com>
To: Triumph List <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, Feb 11, 2021 9:20 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] Headlight round Connection

Thanks to everyone who responded with possible answers and 
recommendations.  As usual, I believe Dave Massey was spot-on with the 
'72 headlight ground connection being a push-on connector attached to 
the inner side of the front valance.  As my car is not back yet from the 
body shop (long story/TMI), I can't actually test that connection until 
I get it back.  However, I do have the original valance and spotted the 
tab for the connector after Dave mentioned it in his reply --- thanks 
Dave!   If cleaning that ground connection doesn't brighten the lights, 
I'll have to probe further.

As for those who suggested the headlight relay kit, I've been toying 
with that idea for a while, so thanks for reminding me.  As the original 
headlights were never bright enough, I was thinking of doing the relay 
with a set of halogen sealed beams. Oh, and that would probably call for 
an alternator upgrade, as well.  It never ends😊

Bill Smith

'72 TR6

'80 TR7

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