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Re: [Tigers] driving lights

To: "Allan Ballard" <allanballard@att.net>, "michael king"
Subject: Re: [Tigers] driving lights
From: "bob webb" <bobjeanbeams@roadrunner.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:49:40 -0400
i sold one of the switch panels on e bay a couple weeks ago. i have another 
that has 4 switches. my series 4 has an extra switch hole on the right side 
of the dash. i have two lucas driving lights on the light bar. they are tied 
together and are controlled by the one switch.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allan Ballard" <allanballard@att.net>
To: "michael king" <michael.s.king@gmail.com>
Cc: "Beamclub TIGER" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] driving lights


> 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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>> >
>> > Michael King
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>>
>> Michael King
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