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Headlight replacement - Cibie ?

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ben73:
Hey Rob,
Ring Ingrams in Carins, they will have what you want, and probably cheaper than repco.
1/229 Scott Street,
Cairns, QLD. 4870.
 Ph:   (07) 4033 7945
Fax: (07) 4033 7954

They have every auto-elec part you could ever want..  I needed a new voltage reg for my corvettes alternator one saturday morning..  no prob, they had one for about $35 ;-)

Stingraynut:
Hey, thanks Ben

How come you know more about my town than I do ?

I've never heard of them.

BTW - Scott St is the most dangerous street in town, during the week and deserted on Sat afternoons and Sundays.

It's a street full of trade shops - building, automotive etc and crazy trademen, short of time, with beaten up utes who just drive straight out in front of you, turn sharply across the traffic - or do U turns.

I reckon anyone who can drive up and down 10 times without an accident should automatically get a driving license.

And you want me to drive down Scott St, to 'Ingrams' in my precious vette, with the 500watt stereo, $1500 worth of new tyres, heated O2 sensor, borrowed Air Pump ?????????

I'll ring them first.

Thanks mate

S'nut

77CVT:
Any info on better headlights (brand part nos etc) is more than welcome!  

Stingraynut:
I've ordered some Cibie 142mmx200mm headlight replacement units - $88 each - from AME. (Ingrams didn't have them but they put me on the trail through 3 other suppliers)

AME sell the Narva globes which are very popular as an extra bright light but recently have found that the  
Tungsram 'Megalight' globes are brighter again and very popular. They sell a lot to commercial trucks etc which suggests they are good and also reliable. At $25 a pair I'll give them a go.

I hope the Cibies and the globes live up to their promise. I'll post back here in a few weeks and report.


S'nut

Stingraynut:
Ok, I fitted my Cibie replacement headlights and some TUNGSRAM MEGALIGHT PLUS globes - these globes are supposed to be better than the popular Narva globes that people raved about last eyar.

They are rated at 55/60 - I tested them wired directly to a 12volt battery and the Hi beam light is much whiter and brighter than the new globes - 55/100watt supplied with the headlamps.

BUT...... I have a dark spot in the centre of the beam, I think this is an alignement thing, I'm going to try a washer under the globe to pull it out of the lamp a few millimetres.

Failing that I'm considering removing some of the silver covering on the point of the globe.

My lights are now adequate but having spent about $180 I'd hoped to be better than that.

I know that alignement of globe to reflector is very important - anyone have any clues ?

S'nut

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