where can I get these driving lights?
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Aug 30, 2014 04:31AM | thebluepotato | |
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Aug 29, 2014 02:39PM | Air2air | Edited: Aug 29, 2014 07:35PM |
Aug 29, 2014 12:21PM | MtyMous | |
Aug 29, 2014 06:50AM | hamiltonian | |
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Aug 28, 2014 10:30PM | MtyMous | |
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Cibies....and you can get them at //www.talbotco.com/ (aardvark international ) - including some great mirror selections.
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They look similar but the Cibie's have more of a rounded back Todd whereas the ones posted are more like a saucepan shape back, Freddy / gonepostal here on the board has/had aset on his Mini.
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Aren't those Cibie Oscars? Mine are great. If they are, they're period too but used mostly on the continent. Very big with the Germans and the French.
Not my car but the pic combines the Oscar and Super Oscar models. Also real big with the Mk.1 Escort rally guys.
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Thanks for all the responses and opinions. I'm torn as to which direction to take my car. Part of me wonders whether I will ever really use driving lights, and if not, then perhaps I should go for looks alone, aiming to create something a little cheeky, ala Quadrophenia.
Or to go for something more functional, and less obstructive for air flow, etc. MtyMous - for some reason, I only get a red X for your image.
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Im.sort of with Ian on this one. Those look too big to me. 1) they are.probably useless for aiming, and in my experience with fogs on these cars, the heavier the fog, the more likely it's gonna droop immediately after starting the engine. 2) They are obstructing almost all of the air flow through the grille. Yikes.
Here's the set I ran on my '89 for a few years. They were bright enough to make my high beams look like candles. And they weren't gigantic either. I wasn't really selling them, but you could buy mine if you want. They're in a box with the rest of my "maybe I'll use those again someday..." parts. Haha.
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Hhmm not sure what relevant quality of "these" that you're looking for ?? Shiny, round, lots of...??
They look like poseur accesories to me. While the one on the far right looks like it may be useful the other three are pointed at the grouind - probably because they're too fat to fit in front of the grill.
If you want them to actually work, you need to decide what you want them for (spots, fogs, driving??) How much you want to spend ..(properly designed lights cost more than autoshop specials). Modern or period appearance?? Then go search the web for names like Cibie, Hella, PIAA... Having bought your lights you can get proper Minimounts (including copies of the proper 60s Works mounts) from all the usual suspects. Depending on what you get, extra stabiliser bars may be useful.
Then its just a case of installing them with proper wire, relays and switches - a simple DIY job if you're at all familiar with V=iR.
I'm cheap so I just use a pair of 100w aircraft landing lights on home made mounts. They're pretty inconspicuous but with proper headlights they give plenty of warning of anything wandering onto the road ...
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I can't seem to find these in any of the usual catalogs here in the States. Thanks.
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