Ralph Whitaker Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) Has anyone had any experience of these Triumph Tr Tr2 3 Rhd Lucas PL 700 Style Tripod Head Lamps New Halogen Design | eBay Different medallion, more like the expensive ones available, but the price is nearer the cheap chinese items. Ralph .ebay.co.uk/itm/363133182551 Edited December 5, 2021 by Ralph Whitaker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malcolm Tatton Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Don't think that I could be content with them saying 'Halogen' where the originals said 'Lucas', but as they are all reproductions nowadays I don't suppose that it matters too much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel C Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 I had a repro pair about 15 years ago, they said P700 on them and had the upgrade to Halogen....they were dreadful, focal length was all wrong, ditched them before I ended up in the ditch!. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 +1 awful beam pattern, lit up the tops of trees on full beam. Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Lebro said: +1 awful beam pattern, lit up the tops of trees on full beam. Bob That was precisely my experience with original Lucas Tripods when fitted with halogen conversion light bulbs. Those halogen twin filament bulbs were a complete waste of money when fitted in old BPF lamp assemblies. Like others I went on to fit the Cibie Z beam units which were designed for use with H4 halogen filaments. This experience may be irrelevant with modern designed tripod style headlamps. They may well have got the bulb in the right place and the shape of the lens face redesigned. That should get the light going in the right direction....... Let us not forget that some tripod lamps were originally designed for transverse rather than axial filament bulbs. Would that affect the light emission? I recall testing, some 35 years ago, a batch of repro BPF bulbs in a genuine BPF Lucas lamp unit fitted in a MGTC. As a benchmark we used an original BPF bulb from a pristine 'continental touring kit' The light out put of the repro bulbs was all wrong. We duly rejected the bulbs as unsuitable for sale. Edited December 6, 2021 by BlueTR3A-5EKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drewmotty Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 My Lucas copies are rubbish. Anyone know where I can get some decent Cibies from? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ralph Whitaker Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 I might splash out and buy myself a pair from Better Car Lighting for Christmas. I already have one pair of duff chinese copies, don`t need a second. I know I could go down the Wipac or Hella or Cibie route, but I like the look of the tripod lamps. Ralph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 You may regret it, also his products are very expensive compared to other good suppliers. A friend of mine has just fitted a pair of 7" H4 headlamps to his Herald, & they have a good beam pattern. They were not Valeo ones (which I have & have recommended in the past) but cheaper. I will ask where he got them from, & report back. Fitted with these LED bulbs they were very good. https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/collections/headlight-led-bulbs/products/led-headlights-h4-fully-integrated-6000-lumen-hi-lo-beam-conversion-9-32v?variant=42325174794 Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, Drewmotty said: My Lucas copies are rubbish. Anyone know where I can get some decent Cibies from? Does this look right? Be sure they are for RHD aka left hand traffic. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114784752936?hash=item1ab9b45528:g:4EQAAOSwdwhgiBPX they have one only. For that cyclops TR Edited December 7, 2021 by BlueTR3A-5EKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel C Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Lebro said: You may regret it, also his products are very expensive compared to other good suppliers. A friend of mine has just fitted a pair of 7" H4 headlamps to his Herald, & they have a good beam pattern. They were not Valeo ones (which I have & have recommended in the past) but cheaper. I will ask where he got them from, & report back. Fitted with these LED bulbs they were very good. https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/collections/headlight-led-bulbs/products/led-headlights-h4-fully-integrated-6000-lumen-hi-lo-beam-conversion-9-32v?variant=42325174794 Bob. I agree Better car Lighting may be expensive but the products (IMHO) and certainly the service I have had from Gill has been superb. Ralph, I would like to know what you think of the new tripods if you treat yourself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DesNoble Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 I have a pair of the P700 fitted to my car. I bought the more expensive ones with Halogen bulbs rather than Ebay ones and I must say I'm pleased with mine. You're now going to ask me where I got them from. Off hand I can't remember but I'll try to find the old invoice and if I do I'll post it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 These lamp units will fit, work well with either halogen, or (good) LED bulbs, & are not expensive.: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254374918118 Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nobbysr Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 I Resilvered my Lucas H/L Purchased in the 80s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Nobbysr said: I Resilvered my Lucas H/L Purchased in the 80s How was re silvering done? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel C Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 there used to be an old chap who did all the auto jumbles (remember those) and he re-silvered a couple of lamps for me. Nice job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nobbysr Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) On 12/18/2021 at 7:19 PM, BlueTR3A-5EKT said: How was re silvering done? i separated the lens from the reflector cleaned them back . The process is actually a form of tinning , used in producing reflectors,. The finish was significantly better that some of the sealed beam units . £90 for the pair you can see the runs in the original silvering at the bottom of the reflector Edited December 19, 2021 by Nobbysr missed info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DesNoble Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Am I right in thinking that the glass for these is the same as the mini and if so are they still available. I have my old original headlights which I would consider resilvering but I would also need a glass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel C Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 did you mark the alignment of the bulb holder to the lens (and tripods if they were fitted) before you separated them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RAHTR4 Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 Nobbysr, You have a P.M. Regards, Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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