| | Jesse,
I sent this once to your off-line address, must have got lost,
anyway here it is again.
Thanks for the offer of relays and the advice, both will be a great
help. I have not had any major problem with well maintained original
switches.....except.....on my Disc Brake LAPD my thumb is not long
enough to
reach the turn signal switch. I have to take one or the other of my
hands
off the
grips to use them and as a result, I don't use them nearly as often as I
should. When I do use them I forget and leave them on since it is not a
habit to turn them off. I anticipate removing the originals and putting
them
in a box for safe keeping and using a more modern switch that I can
reach
for safety sake.
Also while I am on the line do you have any more of the exhaust nut
wrenches left, I could sure use one of those too. If you do, drop me
your
address and I will get a payment out ASAP. I am in the middle of
changing my
clutch and the spanner I have is a poor fit at best and a knuckle buster
at
worst.
Thanks Again for the help.
Alan
'74 Eldorado LAPD
MGNOC 4352
Alan R. Dunphy
adun-@midmaine.com
21 West Street
Pittsfield, ME 04967-1426
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Open" <Beaver-@comcast.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 4:40 PM
Subject: RE: Head Light
| | Leon and Allen , Email me your addresses and I will send you some
relays.
JC Whitney sells a REAL GOOD quality H-4 lamp assembly . It is sold as
the one with a leaded crystal lens. I use old Cibie H'lights and they
are near impossible to find . The Whitney light looks for all the world
to have been made by the Cibie company or FOR them. It has real high
quality glass and exceptional silvering. The light is priced well below
the Hella lamp that is actually not as well made (IMHO).
By all means do the relay conversion and as already suggested a
separate feed to the bat is a real good idea . Since the control voltage
for the relay coils is coming from the original headlight supply there
will still be no worry of leaving the light on by accident.
Take the time to clean and lube the 169 switch in any event. Most of
the 169 failures stem from dirty contacts and/or a plunger spring that
has lost it's strength due to rust or heating. Clean all traces of
corrosion and lube with a bit of anti sieze on the cotact surfaces and
pivot points. The 169 will serve many years if maintained or it can go
up in a whiff as soon as lack of maintenance catches up with you.
Leon Karlak wrote:
| | I was able to use a CPI (Candlepower Inc.) 7" H-4
conversion. No relays yet, but I'm going to get one
from J.C.Whitney.
--- Alan Dunphy <adun-@midmaine.com> wrote:
| | Are there any reflector/bulb units
out there that will fit
and/or will a seal beam halogen as seen in most
accessory catalogs work.
Should I add relays to the stock harness for a 55/60
watt unit.
Alan
'74 Eldorado LAPD w/Disc Brake
MGNOC 4352
Alan R. Dunphy
adun-@midmaine.com
Pittsfield, ME 04967-1426 |
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