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L2Magna
United Kingdom
27 Posts |
 Posted - 08/01/2015 : 15:51:04
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| I have seen both clear and frosted glass in being used in the headlamps of the L2. the question is which is correct? I await the responce with interest. |
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/01/2015 : 19:55:19
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Hi John
I believe the glass should be frosted, when I bought my L2 it had clear glass and it looked all wrong!
I obtained the correct frosted glass from Gregory's Autoparts.
George
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L2Magna
United Kingdom
27 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2015 : 22:49:09
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Thanks George,
Currently I am using frosted glass but unfortunately It does not give a good beam even though I am using modern quartz halogen 35/35w bulbs.
John
L2041 |
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Gerhard Maier
Germany
873 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2015 : 11:04:39
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John,
when using a modern quartz halogen bulb, often the bulb is not quite in the position of the optimal focus, because those bulbs are shorter than our old fashioned bulbs.
(By the way - - what type of halogen 35/35w bulbs did you choose ?)
I had to pull my halogen bulbs a great deal forward by using a metal bulb holder of the long type variant.
But now the beam is convincing, even with the frosted glass.
Gerhard |
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Gordon
United Kingdom
692 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2015 : 12:16:40
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John,
When I installed quartz halogen bulbs I used the type with axial filaments. These produced a well focused beam with the original bulb holders with a good dipped beam which fully satisfied my MOT tester.. I couldn't get the transverse filament bulbs to work so didn't persevere with them.
Gordon
ex owner of PB 0331, MG4473
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6131 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2015 : 07:45:03
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Gordon,
Can you give a bit more information about the axial filament bulbs you used, i.e. wattage and make? I can't seem to find a source for them.
Thanks.
Simon J
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L2Magna
United Kingdom
27 Posts |
Posted - 13/01/2015 : 12:52:55
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Gerhard,
I have refocused the quartz bulbs as best as I can. The bulbs where supplied by Peter Jury who runs Classic Dynamo & Regulator Conversions. He does a lot of work for members of the VSCC. The filaments appear to be symmetrical. Even though George says clear glass looks all wrong I may try them just to see what the effect is.
John. L2041. |
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Drolshagen
Germany
669 Posts |
Posted - 13/01/2015 : 13:59:20
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Hi John,
if you need new frosted glass with the original "LUCAS"
printing I can recommend you this link
http://www.vintage-replica.cz/205.E.htm
The diameter of the glas for a 8 inch head lamp is 197mm.
Carl
J2 4362
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