I’ve had 7 inch Cibie headlamp conversions fitted in the past and these seem pretty good. However, finding them in LH dip (RHD) version with a side light fitting, so far I have had no luck.
What have others tried and found good? I don’t want anything with that intense blue hue and LEDs are just too far from classic motoring.
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What are the best headlamps/bulbs?
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Re: What are the best headlamps/bulbs?
Fitted correct 7 inch RHD Cibie headlights with combined sidelights from EBay . Fitted LED sidelight bulbs into them and then fitted Osram Nightbreaker laser bulbs again Ebay purchase at around £18 a pair. Fantastic lights .
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Re: What are the best headlamps/bulbs?
Cibie H180 units. Although at the moment they seem to be in short supply, hopefully Valeo haven’t dropped them from their range.
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Re: What are the best headlamps/bulbs?
https://www.berrybrookmorgan.co.uk/prod ... ight-pair/GraemeC wrote:Cibie H180 units. Although at the moment they seem to be in short supply, hopefully Valeo haven’t dropped them from their range.
Possibly?
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Bosche h4s, been using the same pair, moving them from car to car since they first came out...........
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Make sure you use relays, they melt modern Mini headlight switches(anything from the plastic era)........
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Thanks. I’ll try them on Monday.trevorhp wrote:https://www.berrybrookmorgan.co.uk/prod ... ight-pair/GraemeC wrote:Cibie H180 units. Although at the moment they seem to be in short supply, hopefully Valeo haven’t dropped them from their range.
Possibly?
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Re: What are the best headlamps/bulbs?
Halfords do a good range of brighter halogen bulbs if need be