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Re: Headlights

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Subject: Re: Headlights
From: "Will Seay" <wseay@sprynet.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 17:55:01 -0400

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> From: Will Seay <wseay@sprynet.com>
> To: Matt Trostel <mtrostel@metronet.com>; tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Headlights
> Date: Saturday, April 19, 1997 5:48 PM
> 
> 
> 
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> > From: Matt Trostel <mtrostel@metronet.com>
> > To: tigers@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Headlights
> > Date: Friday, April 11, 1997 10:17 PM
> > 
> > I thought I'd add my 2 cents to the headlight discussion.  I've owned a
> > couple pair of headlights made by Cibie and Hella.  ...
> > 
> > Matt Trostel
> 
> I had Cibies on my Tiger circa the 70s.  They are very illegal in
Virginia.
>  The problem is the re-mount aiming accuracy when a bulb is replaced.  I
> would put plain vanilla sealed-beam headlights in to pass state
inspection
> and then put the Cibies back in and aim them.  As Matt said, the light
> pattern from Cibies is unique.  Something like this: (_/) (_/).  Except
for
> this unique light pattern, modern Halogen lamps will probably out perform
> Cibies.  I think the main reason I liked my Cibies so much was their neat
> concave lenses.  Possibly the sexiest looking headlights ever made.  If
you
> want to class up your Tiger, get a set of Cibies.
> 
> Will - B282001570 

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