http://www.sherco-auto.com/nov03.pdf

$17.95 ea and uses H4 bulbs. Anyone with experience with this setup? Is it worthwhile or is it garbage?

from personal experience but they always used to sell those in the jc whitney catalogue. i dont see why they wouldnt work like a charm.

come to think of it i think i had some for a while on one of my saabs.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I have some experience with that type of kit. I bought a set for the van.

They are junk.

You get what you pay for. The reflector is terrible and the light goes all over the place. You can use an H4 lamp. So what? Better to have kept the sealed beam. The light was better.

If you want a proper headlamp for the sealed beams, then order a set of Hella's from these fellows:


http://www.rallylights.com/

The cost is about $100.

You will thank me when you have completed the task and see the results.

I've used both the Hella and the non-branded versions. Hellas are awesome, you are paying money for the reflector technology and its worth it, its a big improvement over today's halogen sealed beams.

I bought the non-branded version in the in the early 80's from JCWhitney. They seemed to put out twice the light compared to the factory sealed beams on my Buick. But sealed beam lights at that time were non-halogens and didn't have the wattage. I don't remember the beam pattern, but I didn't really care at that time. It was just cool to have lights that were really bright and to use those little bulbs like they used on European Mercedes which I longed for....

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1983 300D Euro 4-speed
past MB's:
1971 280SE 3.5 s/r
1981 300D
1985 300TD
1987 300TD

the ones i had were hella. not sure though. since the easy availability of the high output halogen sealed beams i have forgotten all about them.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I used to have the bosch H4 conversion kit on my car before my euro headlights. They were a great improvement from the sealed beams, especially when I installed silverstar headlights. They can be found for about $75 on ebay.

I have IPF housings in my CJ-7, which I am quite happy with.

http://www.arb.com.au/ipf_USA_accessories.htm

-John

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1986 190D, 2.5L, 5-speed swap, 180,000 Miles (60K by me).
Jeep CJ-7 with Cummins 4BT/NV4500/AtlastII 4.3.
Grand Wagoneer 4BT project in progress!

Another alternative is www.danielsternlighting.com, this guy sells Cibie's.

Personally I'm loving my Bosch units, purchased them in the Philippines for $35 each, new. An additional pair of bulbs cost a mere $5 additional. $80 total, w/ 2 extra bulbs.

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Aftre installing Hellas, Bosch, Auteroche, Marchals, Cibies and Carellos I can assure you the ABSOLUTE best are Carellos.
Shell out the extra $$ and your eyes will love you for it! That said, I do have a set of AutoPal lights on my 115 car, they are excellent for the low price I paid I hesitate however to recommend them unless you are adept at installing a large rubber O ring around to OD to keep them from being loose!
CARELLOS RULE!

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How much are these Carellos?

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

I see gobs of older BMWs with a Hella setup on them. It's proven itself there.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

Ha!

after 30 years of using Hellas, Bosch, Lucas, Marchal (man I miss Marchal) [H4 AND
Amplilux] Regular Cibie h4s and Zbeams, Carellos, Piaa, and IPF, i won't hesitate
to say the IPF *(with the ARB wireing harness) were the best h4 type drop-in headlamps
I've ever had. (I did have a pair of Cibia bi-oscars mounted as headlamps once, but
that doesn't count, nor should the ampilux)

I'd rate'em IPF first, Carello a very close second (the beam pattern on the
IPF is cleaner, the Carello, like the IPF has a really fine reflector) Then
the Marchall which you can no longer get, Then Cibie, then everything else,
the Lucas on the bottom of the pile.

But even a Lucas is a drastic improvement over a standard "sealed beam".
(a regular sealed beam non-halogen shouldn't be allowed on the street
after dark, unusable).
I've never owned a car that had sealed beams in it longer than it took for me to
purchase replacements. Except of course, my old F150. That doesn't count.

OK, I have never used a IPF headlight. I may just buy a set and try them.
I forgot to include the Sylvania sealed beam halogen units called silvervision or something. The aren't worth the cost for a new lamp, one may as well look for an H4 and be done with it.
Ampilux are way out of my price range too, I'd rather see them on a big Bently or something!

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