lordleonusa

FWIW, I had Automec copper lines on my Herald for the best  part of 17 years without incident. I used Kunifer (Cupro-Nickle) on my Vitesse, as I judged it a superior material. Leon

Oh yes, I forgot to mention that my actual lamps - not the capsules, are Cibie Z180's. Leon

Yes, it is a small florescent tube about 3 feet long. I would like to improve on that photo though, with more light from above. Leon

See this page, it explains some of the differences between H4 (Europe) and 9003 (USA) http://candlepowerinc.com/pdfs/H4_9003.pdf

Thought this photo might be good for a laugh, the headlamps don't really point upwards that much, it's got more to do with the digital camera's algorithms than reality! FWIW, I am presently using Main Beam H1 (64150), Osram Nightbreakers + 90 Ultra-High Output. Main/Dip Beam H4 (64193), Phillips Xtreme Power. L

Those nibs locate the lens in the chromed steel ring that holds the lamp in place, IIRC. I drove in the UK and Europe from 1981-2002, and do not recall ever being nearly blinded by vehicles coming in the opposite direction.   I have driven here in the USA since 2002, and every night I am constantly blinded by vehicles coming the other way, some of it is caused by those ghastly mega-bright HID lamps, that don't seem to have any focus, other than directly ahead, and in my opinion should be banned, (are you listening BMW and Audi?) And then there are all the pick-up trucks, many with lift kits that place the beam directly in line with my rear view mirror, (there are laws about headlamp beam height here, but they are ignored) Then there are the people with one lamp out, or one lamp way out of adjustment pointing at the sky. But notwithstanding all of the above, the actual capsules are differently made, so they do not seem to have any kind of cut off to avoid blinding other drivers, unlike in Europe, where they do. Europe, and especially Germany seem to be streets ahead in headlamp and capsule technology. I like Philips extreme in my headlamps and Osram Night Breaker Plus, both excellent capsules, both made in Germany, I believe. Leon     

You'd have to be quackers not to love that colour! Looking fabulous! L

490 wrote: With regards to John D's post - try ordering parts from certain suppliers without specifying EXACTLY the year, model, colour, engine size, petrol consumption and contents of the glove box and you'll find out who bloody cares when a completely wrong order lands through the post, just when you really really need the correct parts...  ;D Try getting mechanical parts for a  Herald, you have to say Spitfire or they instantly lose interest, or for a Vitesse, you have to say GT6, or even TR6 to have any hope of getting attention from most Triumph specialists. For example, if you ask Victoria British, (in the USA), an expensive company that I avoid, for a catalog (sic), they will ask you which car you have, and if you say Herald or Vitesse, they refuse to send you a catalog simply saying "we don't cover that model". ignorance is bliss. the secret is to own a lot of parts catalogues for different Triumph models so that you can cross-reference part numbers between models. L

photo from Jan 1996 L

I have a Triumph 2500 gearbox (well the casing anyway), plus J-type O/D fitted to my Vitesse. I had to have a custom shortened gearlever made, (thanks Mike Papworth). Photos can all be found in my Vitesse albums on webshots - about early 1996. search webshots under GUYOT + VITESSE L