few more lights wont hurt lol

[macabethiel]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

Hey Rustic, you gone all clandestine on us with lights behind the grill?

Years ago before I got married and still had fun I used to have a lovely pair of Cibie Oscars, would love some more of those.

Maybe the grill folds down automatically when the lights are on to reveal the front machine guns !!

In the 60's & 70's Cibie Oscars & Super Oscars were the driving lights to strive for as seen on all Rally cars of that era.

On my Mk 1 Cooper S I went for a pair of decent headlamps instead and spent a fortune on a pair of Carello Pajods with the Parabolic Reflectors they cost me about £25 in 1968. I put a thin film of Waxoyl on the rear of the reflectors and each time I changed my car the headlights moved with me as a lot of the older cars all had a standard size headlamp units in those days.

The lamps lasted well over 20 years with no degredation of the reflectors. Only visible clue of the upgrade was that the units were slightly bug eyed due to the depth of the parabolic shape to ensure the light cleared the back of the headlamp bowl.