7” Headlight reflectors

[CageyH]

I have the SVC stainless 7” lhd headlights on my car, and they are not the best when driving at night. Are there any better reflectors available for a standard H4 bulb set up that fit in the light housing without modification?

[rj]

Beware that there are at least two different 7" headlights from CC - yours may be a third.

[John Vine]

Hi Kevin,

Have you considered bright bulbs?  I fitted some of these a couple of years ago and they made a significant difference.  (I have 7" SVC stainless too.)

JV

[SM25T]

Or the £70 pair of LED H4 bulbs from Classic Car LEDs ..... nice dip beam focus .... adjustable for LHD or RHD ... so no more beam deflectors.

[anthonym]

I use Cibies, direct inserts - I'll find the linky just a sec

yertiz:   https://www.holden.co.uk/displayproduct.asp?pCode=010.273

Cibie 7 in RHD Halogen Light Unit - With Sidelight  (get RHD in UK of course)

I don't hesitate to drive at night. Standard bulbs - I find brighter ones don't last.

anthony

 

 

With domed lens and metal reflector. Made by Cibie. RHD - left hand dipping - supplied with a sidelight bulb holder and dust cover. For use with H4 Halogen bulb harness, which are available to order separately. The supplied bulb holder utilises a BA9s single contact bayonet type bulb, whereas our recommended wiring harness requires a capless type bulb. 
 

Product Details
Part-no. 010.273
Size: 7
Pack-size: each
Stock: In stock
Customer rating: [4 out of 5]  (read all customer reviews)
Price: £62.32 (ex VAT)

[Bricol]

I used WIpac clear lenses and I find them rather good at night.  With standard Caterham lenses, I used to find high speed night driving horrible - done a few high speed long distance runs this year and noticed I didn't notice a problem ;-)

https://www.paddockspares.com/pm935-wipac-crystal-halogen-headlamp-conversion-kit-pair-including-pilot-light-left-hand-dip-uk-and-australia.html

You do have to set the lights right - in a seven you look along the beam, rather than down on it, so you might have to compromise on either dip or main beam to get the effect on the other you want.

[CageyH]

Thanks for the replies. 

I have uprated bulbs, and the lights are set to the local MOT requirements.

I shall investigate the Cibies and the Wipac Crystal options.

[anthonym]

p.s. if I had my time again I'd be exploring LEDs. 

[CageyH]

How easy are the lenses to remove from the headlights to change out for different ones? The Cibie seem to be made by Valeo and are relatively cheap and easy to get hold of.

[SM25T]

To remove the reflector/lens assembly from the front bezel, you just need safety glasses and a pair of pliers. Once you have removed the top retaining screw that holds the bezel into the bowl, unplug wiring connectors. Then put a thumb in the middle of one W-clip and use the pliers to unhook one end leg from the rim ... but keep hold of it. Unhook other end and lift out. Don't try and prise it out with a screwdriver ... that's when they fly... and get lost or remove your eye !!

[Bricol]

I found simply twisting them out easier if I remember correctly.  Don't un-hook an end, just sort of rotate the middle upwards, outwards, round and out .  . same back in . . .

But that could be greenhouse glass clip technique . . don't quote me  . .

[SM25T]

They are W-shape and very strong. One leg at a time is easy and safe in my experience.

[Garth]

CageyH - recent thread on this here with some pics of my conclusions. I went for Wipac Freeform reflectors which are a big improvement on the Caterham reflectors and LED lamps from Classic Cars

There are also some quite good replacement LED units like this type (not suggesting this particular one!) which may be worth exploring?

Good luck