[TR] TR6 LED headlamps

keithstewart at bell.net keithstewart at bell.net
Fri Jul 30 15:41:30 MDT 2021


My wife had exactly the same complaint in her TR6. You could do an easy
Quartz Halogen or LED conversion, but there is more to the situation. She
wanted me to install a pair of Driving Lights to increase illumination. I
asked that she let me try something first and if it still was not bright
enough, I would add the Driving Lights later.

 

Part of the problem is the number of switches and junctions that the wiring
goes through before the filament is lighted up.



Every one of the red circled junction points creates resistance and results
in a loss of power getting to the bulb filaments. What I did was a bit more
costly, but boy did it make a difference. I wrote up the conversion for our
club magazine, the Toronto Triumph Club’s Ragtop, and am happy to share it
if you like, just email me.

 

I used the Advance Auto Wire Headlamp kit (http://www.advanceautowire.com/)
to separately fuse each filament (right, left hi, low) and use relays to
provide the power to each pair of filaments. In this case, your existing
lighting switch only manages the limited power to switch the relay. The
power to the actual filament comes straight from the battery/starter.
Therefore, far more power reaches the filament when the bulb is energized.
This change alone is likely to increase the amount of light on the road.
There are other kits on the market, but IMHO, not as high a quality as the
AAW. If you know your wiring, you can do the individual components yourself.
Additionally, I added Cibié quartz halogen Headlamp conversions.

 

The amount of light on the road is AMAZING. She did not want the driving
lights after she experienced the difference.

 

 

Keith Stewart

keithstewart at bell.net

 

 

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From: Jeff Nathanson <jeffn at msystech.com> 
Sent: July 30, 2021 12:06 AM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] TR6 LED headlamps

 

I was driving my 1972 TR6  one night and noticed how dark the roads seem
(compared to my new car). I have Sylvania halogen headlamps in the 6, and
was told that LED is the way to go. Are there any suggestions (other than
drive with the high beams). There seems to be a lot of contradicting
messages on the web like the need to change the wiring, or add a relay,
change the switch, and more. Are there any avenues to avoid?

 

Thanking in advance,

Jeff N.

 

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