"Berang" (berang)
05/02/2018 at 21:32 • Filed to: None
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"Berang" (berang)
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Most of my collection of vintage fog lights.
BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
> Berang
05/02/2018 at 21:42 |
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Collecting fog lights.
What a bright idea.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Berang
05/03/2018 at 05:38 |
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ooooh, a Marchal.
CaptDale - is secretly British
> Berang
05/04/2018 at 15:29 |
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I need some vintage ones for my 1969 Sprite. Any suggestions?
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Berang
> CaptDale - is secretly British
05/04/2018 at 18:24 |
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Of the ones I have, the Marchal 810 is far and away the best performer, and would just be era appropriate. H3 bulbs had just come out, most lights were still using the H1 bulb which came out a few years earlier. It’s not British though.
Lucas lamps are super pricey, but you can find Lumax and Raydyot lamps for pretty cheap, look on ebay.co.uk.
It was very common at the time for a “matching” set to consist of one fog, and one spot:
(note items above are missing their mounting brackets) or
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-CLASSIC-FOG-LAMPS-AND-1-REVERSING-LAMP-LUMAX-GARAGE-
FIND/183202693056?hash=item2aa7bb3fc0:g:Az8AAOSwqrZa5u9B
I find the appearance of Lumax and Raydyot lamps pretty charming/old-fashioned, I feel like they look more appropriate than the continental designs from Marchal or Carello.
Also, rectangular lights had just started appearing around ‘67, so you can find era appropriate examples of those too.
Keep in mind, in the late 1960s, halogen bulbs were not yet universal, and some companies were still selling models that use regular tungsten “prefocus” bulbs, like the Lumax DF-1 that is top/center in my pic. These look pretty cool, but don’t perform nearly as well as halogen models - also replacement prefocus bulbs these days are pricey special order items, whereas with a H1 or H3 bulb, you can find replacement at any auto parts store.
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CaptDale - is secretly British
> Berang
05/04/2018 at 19:13 |
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Goodness, thank you!
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Berang
> CaptDale - is secretly British
05/04/2018 at 19:29 |
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There’s a really good post on Marchal development over on the 2002 forum as well:
also Cibie:
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CaptDale - is secretly British
> Berang
05/07/2018 at 10:34 |
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I might have to do Marchals because I forgot how awesome the cat logo is. Probably 1 710 and 1 712. That way Ihave a fog and a spot