now you guys opened a pandoras box for me. i just a day ago was content with
some period-looking driving lamps. now, given my OCD tendencies, i gotta get
the switch assembly right too!! guess this is another rainy day research
project....
:)
On Apr 13, 2011, at 1:26 AM, genepadgett@comcast.net wrote:
> Michael, your storehouse of knowledge is vastly greater than I could ever
hope
> to have.B B As I wish to emphasize, I am more than content to follow the
> guidance you give based on the knowledge you take the time to share.B B
>
>
>
> I just thought it interesting that there are also some potentially
creditable
> sources of information, like the factory workshop manual, and potentially
the
> old CAT Shop Notes, that had alternative information.
>
>
>
> Based on the additional detail you have provided, I think I can reconcile
the
> factory manual information.B B The pictorial mentioned shows a short
shifter
> in it.B That would suggest that it is indeed an early Tiger I drawing and
> hence the location of auxiliary light switch as you described as
appropriate
> for that early version.B It also explains the single switch in the wiring
> diagram showing one switch controlling two lights.B Your description of
the
> heater on-off switch for that model is also consistent with there being no
> separately shown blower switch location.B B Obviously the factory did not
up
> date this drawing for their their 1967 First Reissue.B B
>
>
>
> As for the CAT information, I am guessing that most likely it reflects what
> was being made available as dealer installed options in the US.B In fact,
> there is reference to checking with dealer regarding the Quartz Iodine or
> Quartz Halogen nature of some of the lights listed.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Gene
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> B ----- Original Message -----
> From: " michael king" < michael .s.king@ gmail .com>
> To: genepadgett @comcast.net
> Cc: tigers@ autox .team.net
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:23:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] driving lights
>
>
> Gene,
>
> On the early tigers (and all alpines from SI-3) theyB had the option of
> having the "fog" switch bellow the ammeter as the heater was controlled by
a
> push/pull switch intergral in the control knobs for the ventilation system.
> these are the ones with the metal knobs. On the SI-3 alpines they had a
> perspex eschutcheon with "fog" on it that contorlled the lamp, though in
that
> circumstance it was likely a single "fog" lamp. Also available was a
seperate
> panel that mounted below the dash that contained a sparto rotatry switch
that
> could bring on fog, dirving or both by rotating it.
>
> On the tigerB images shown from period road test (though should be noted
all
> those pics are UK cars)B
> B they list and show the small auxilery panel in my pics, they list single
> position lucas switches as part of the kit. and they could control 1 fog 1
> driving (hence 2 switches) or you could have 2 fog or 2 driving lamps.
>
> The factory lamps were always LUMAX , DF1 models on SI.II alpines and when
> they moved to 3 they had the smaller lamps, during 1963 they released a
lamp
> with " ROOTES " instead of lumax in the centre .. this was stcok for all
> Tigers. It should be noted there were 3 types of bracket for the lamps,
single
> stand along, ones incorperated into the optional badge bar and a rare set
that
> mounted the lamps lower with a simple angled bracket that had a lamp using
an
> angled mounting post (quite rare)
>
> Anyway.. if you want "factory" correct for a tiger they should be the
ROOTES
> logoed lumax lamps, but there are plenty of nice period options, the lucas
> lamps, Wipac , Sparto lamps and even other types of slimline lumax
options...
>
>
>
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Michael King
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