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Headlight lense SVA ok?
locoboy - 30/8/06 at 07:09 PM

Hi,

I bought some headlights 2 years ago with a view to putting them on my old F27. never got round to it so thought i would keep them for my new build.

Got them out the box today and they have the following markings

E11

USA

Drive Left.

I guess im bolloxed now then?

Hellfire - 30/8/06 at 07:18 PM

yep... sounds pretty much new one's required

Stu16v - 30/8/06 at 07:34 PM

quote:

Drive Left.


Yanks drive on the right...
Shine them onto a wall, and see what you get mate

locoboy - 30/8/06 at 07:41 PM

Apart from light............what would i hope to see?

Dipping to the Left?

Stu16v - 30/8/06 at 07:59 PM

What type are they - halogen or sealed beams?

With halogen, they will *usually* have a flat beam image, with a kick up on either the left, or the right hand side. Left is good...

Sealed beams will usually be a splurge of light. But the light will visibly dip to the left when on dip beam, compared to main beam. If they are for UK use...

locoboy - 30/8/06 at 08:06 PM

They are sealed beams,

Just gone and got it from the shed..........

They are Wagner sealed beams, and they have no -----> or anything like that on them.

EDIT:

Just googled 'wagner sealed beam units' and 99% of the results are yank pages

[Edited on 30/8/06 by locoboy]

Stu16v - 30/8/06 at 08:42 PM

I used to have 'Wagner' sealed beams on mine. If they are OK (mine were), quite frankly, they are crap!

Get some replacement 7" halogen lenses for a Mini, they will drop straight into the housings...

locoboy - 30/8/06 at 08:47 PM

Stu,

Thanks for the advice, im having a bit of a thick day, i was all for shelling out and buying a whole set of new lights, didnt consider replacing the sealed beam units.......


Wot a nob!

I was under the impression that mini lights were a pile of pooh as well?

We are talking old style mini arn't we?

chockymonster - 30/8/06 at 09:04 PM

My wife's Eunos (MX5) had some sealed units on it when it first came in to the country. I replaced them with some raybrig 7" halogen replacements. They weren't cheap but they are so good.

It's not just the mini that uses 7" units

Mark Allanson - 30/8/06 at 09:16 PM

I used the 7" chrome lamps from here, passed SVA, very crisp beam patern, built in sidelamp, H4 halogen bulbs.
http://www.classic-car-accessories.co.uk/acatalog/Classic_car_parts_LIGHTS_5.html

Stu16v - 30/8/06 at 09:22 PM

quote:

I was under the impression that mini lights were a pile of pooh as well?

They are...
quote:

We are talking old style mini arn't we?

Yep. Plenty of halogen conversion kits available for them though. As Chockymonster says, plenty of others with 7 inch units too, but some do not come with the little windows for the sidelights (like MX5's for example). Mini's do however...

Chippy - 30/8/06 at 10:03 PM

Mark, your post was really oppertune, was going to order a replacement light from Lolocost, got it from CC for half their price, now thats what I call LOcost. Ray.