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Re: [Tigers] driving lights

To: michael king <michael.s.king@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] driving lights
From: Allan Ballard <allanballard@att.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:36:13 -0400
Thanks!

That's the same place I'd have chosen for the Wipac switch. The flick
switches
do look better, or at least appear to continue the theme found on the dash.

I suspect an aluminum faced panel is scarce.

Allan Ballard
Mk1a Tiger
SIV Alpine

On Apr 12, 2011, at 7:22 PM, michael king wrote:

> I think they used the small brackets and switch panel as viewed here:
>
> http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1456758808054462410tLCaec
> http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1456760558054462410HSXMRF
> http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1456841931054462410aFjGRz
> http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1456842386054462410MagGTv
> http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1456841585054462410IytAsC
>
> On 13 April 2011 09:14, Allan Ballard <allanballard@att.net> wrote:
> What type On/off switch did the dealers install for Tiger driving lights?
>
> I have a set of th2 Rootes branded spot and fog lamps and hopefully the
correct brackets, but
> have no clue on a correct On/off switch.
>
> I have a WIPAC rotary switch but it would need to be fitted to the
dashboard
> via the dash roll (somewhere), and that seems like it's not correct.
>
> Allan Ballard
> Mk1a Tiger
> SIV Alpine (future Holbay +OD)
>
> On Apr 12, 2011, at 6:50 PM, michael king wrote:
>
> > Peter,
> >
> > I have seen various repros of the lucas flame thrower lamps, you can get
NOS
> > ones off ebay.. Tigers in period ran the rootes branded "lumax" 5" lamps,
if
> > you search ebay UK you can normally pick up decent lumax or lucas NOS
lamps
> > for about the same $ as repro ones... and the quality of chrome and finsh
on
> > the old ones is better... that said.. none of them do that much for the
> > extra lumination
> >
> > On 13 April 2011 01:58, Peter L <laurin212@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> any recommendations for driving lights for my tiger, in terms of quality
> >> reproduction lucas or period correct?  i have a pair from moss on one
tiger,
> >> fair quality, was wondering if anything better or more authentic?
> >>
> >> i do have what probably is period correct original driving light/fog
light
> >> set (one of each, with one yellow, one clear), but guessing restoration
of
> >> the chrome might be more trouble than its worth for me right now.
> >>
> >> peter
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> >
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