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to articles on upgrading sealed beam headlights on an MGBGTV8 to a
reflector/lens units with halogen bulbs Many V8 members with an MGBGTV8 still fitted with the original sealed beam headlight units find the lighting provided is not satisfactory, particularly when driving in the dark on unlit rural roads and lanes. It's made worse in wet conditions of course. So a popular upgrade has been to replace the sealed beam units with a new lens/reflector unit which will take a halogen bulb. The transformation is quite extraordinary and the sense of improved safety is reassuring. Where can I get a full set of RV8 Workshop Notes? Full sets are available in PDF format on USB Twister memory stick. More 
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Concerns
with the relative visibility of classic cars Classic car enthusiasts are increasingly aware that with the growth of bright Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) on modern cars which have become much larger, not least from the growth in new SUVs and 4x4s, the relative visibility of a car like an MGBGTV8 is becoming a real concern. 200124 More Concerns with the relative visibility of classic cars Here we set out concerns with the relative visibility of classic cars today highlighting a number of the factors contributing to reduced relative visibility and the available DRL options for an MGV8. 200208 V8NOTE574 Daytime lighting options for classic cars 200208 V8NOTE571 & More Installing DRLs in replacement H4 Halogen MGBGTV8 headlamps Here we consider the two options for retrofitting DRLs to a classic car like an MGBGTV8 and Chris Bound describes how he installed them. 200204 V8NOTE573 & More Concern with LED bulb upgrades on classic cars The use of LED bulbs in classic cars to improve relative visibility in both day and night driving conditions is a topical issue for classic car enthusiasts. 170106 More Retrofitting Daytime Running Lights to a classic car Many classic cars built in the 60s, 70s and 80s, and even the 90s in the case of the RV8, have relatively modest lighting as the original equipment. So most owners of MGBs and MGV8s have binned the sealed beams fitted as original equipment and gone for a set of new lenses and halogen bulbs which has transformed the headlights from candle power to near modern standards of auto lighting. 141110 More Cibie headlight conversion In V8NOTE348 David Biddle (Chartreuse 2839) from Buckinghamshire provides a useful note on his long term experience with the Cibie replacement round headlamp units. 060301 V8NOTE348 Lighting history and terminology In V8NOTE326 Bob Owen (Blaze 1625) from Hampshire provides some useful notes for those who might be interested. 050401 V8NOTE326 Upgrading the sealed beam headlight units on the V8 Most V8 enthusiasts who still have sealed beam headlights find the lights wholly inadequate for modern driving conditions. Steve Taylor, who runs the auto electrical supplier SVC at Tamworth in the West Midlands, provides a useful note on upgrading sealed beams so more modern lighting standards can be achieved. The comments from members point to the Cibie replacement units as the preferred option. 050401 V8NOTE324 |
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