Our esteemed 6pack president has them on his car, and I can say that they
are very cool looking. He is also quite an aficionado of period aftermarket
lighting too.
Yours in motoring,
Kevin D. O'Connor
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>From: Bernard Robbins <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>
>To: dstauffa@csc.com, triumphs@autox.team.net, 6pack@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Halogen headlamp upgrade
>Date: Wed, Nov 22, 2000, 1:34 PM
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> I've recently upgraded to halogens also - very worthwhile if you do a lot
> of open road night driving!
>
> As I understand it, the pilot is a little 3-5W bulb in the lamp itself. The
> idea is at night you can leave this lamp on when parking that car on the
> street at night to (hopefully) prevent others from driving into it.
>
> Some of the other cars (ford cortinas etc) don't have sidelamps as such so
> they use this as their side lamps.
>
> I've never really had to use the parking/pilot light, but I guess if I was
> living in a narrow London street it might be.
>
> Cheers
> Bernard
>
> '71 2500PI (with full complement of pilot lamps)
> '73 TR6PI (also with full complement of pilot lamps).
>
>
> At 10:21 22/11/00 -0800, dstauffa@csc.com wrote:
>>Hi listers,
>>
>>I am going to upgrade to Halogen headlamps on my TR6. Along with this I
>>will install relays and new 14 gauge wiring to support the current load. A
>>new GM alternator is being added and I'm putting a shunt on my ammeter so I
>>can use it.
>>
>>In my search for a supplier of Halogen lamps, I ran across something
>>offered by Rimmer Bros that has me confused. They offer a Halogen lamp
>>with a "pilot". What in the world is a "pilot" - in this context. We can
>>dispense with the airplane jokes! I've e-mailed Rimmer Bros a couple of
>>times to help enlighten me but didn't get much clarification (No offense
>>intended towards Rimmers as they are very good about most things).
>>
>>Can any of you, especially the European listers, explain to me the role or
>>purpose of such a "pilot".
>>
>>Thank you very much.
>>
>>Dave Stauffacher
>>Ramona, Ca
>>1970 TR6 PI
>>
>>
> Regards
>
>
> Bernard Robbins
>
> NEC New Zealand Ltd
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>
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