My thanks to all who replied to my Hella post. To my surprise both bulbs
inside were good. They are 55/66's and I think I'll leave them be till they
need replacing. They fit fine and work great. I am left with the
impression that there may be a "right" and "left" to them, but I couldn't
really discern any difference between the bulbs or the patterns they throw.
Any thoughts on that one?
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Joe Curry
Sent: Monday, March 22, 1999 11:40 AM
To: R. John Lye; Triumph List; Spitfire List
Subject: Re: Hella H4's
My apologies to the List. John's reply caused me to do some exploratory
surgery which revealed that on the back of the "sealed beams" around the
plug is a red rubber cover. Removing the cover reveals to my surprise
replaceable bulbs!
I didn't notice that when I had the lights out during restoration. I
was happy just to reassemble it without worrying about the particulars.
Now, I've got to start looking at what kinds of bulbs are available.
Maybe some that shoot a beam 5 miles down the road.... Hmmmmmm!
Regards,
Joe
"R. John Lye" wrote:
>
> Hi Joe,
> You wrote:
>
> >> 2) Where are bulbs available?
> >
> >Bulbs? Mine are sealed beams! (I guess that answers the first part of
> >question 1 in the negative)!
>
> Then yours are not H4's - they are probably the newer Hella Halogen
> sealed beams. H4 refers to a specific type of (non-sealed beam)
> halogen bulb; they are available in several different wattages, too.
>
> cheers,
>
> John Lye
> rjl6n@Virginia.edu
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