I think I'm going to buy some ridiculously expensive marchal fog lights. Unlike the Hellas they obviously won't come with a wiring harness. Anyone know of a nice kit with switch?
Thanks
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Special Edition has a pull switch that they include a relay and wiring diagram. It is original looking in ivory. I had this on my car.
Stephen
Phil,
Just an FYI, the repro Marchals are spot on to the originals and can have the original Tungsten bulb or a modern H3 bulb.
chines1 posted:Phil,
Just an FYI, the repro Marchals are spot on to the originals and can have the original Tungsten bulb or a modern H3 bulb.
Link?
I went ahead and got some real ones. If I ever sell my car I'll keep them and place some Hellas. They look like jewelry. And I think I found a nice harness that will work. Thanks. I'll post some pics when they are installed. Like any of my projects I'm sure it will take months. Nice winter project.
"They look like jewelry." Yes.....Yes they do.
These are the Driving Light version with Tungston bulbs. Haven't gotten around to the H3 conversion yet.....Still waiting for the Tungston bulbs to burn out!
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They are sold by Tracy Imports in Florida. I don't know if they have a website, but they usually have a good selection of their stuff on eBay also. Tracy-Imports should be the store name IIRC.
That is who I bought the lights from. So they are repos? That fine. They are beautiful. Looks like they are all $260.
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"They look like jewelry."
Ah, great idea! Now I know what to get my wife for our anniversary.
@550 Phil Yes, they are repros, but very nice ones. They are what we use.
2 suggestions for you; 1) pop the lens off and make sure they are 12v and not 6v bulbs. About 1/2 of what we get is 6v by mistake. The 6v bulbs are VERY bright in a 12v system, but only for about 10s. :-) 2) while you have the lens off, apply a layer of electrical tape or 3M "clear bra" or similar material to the inside of the back of the housing. You'll see a piece off paper glued in there, just like the originals had, and this is to prevent the 12v terminal from touching the case of the light housing by mistake (the case is ground and it creates a short) Anyway, we've had a small number of them short out from vibration, so we do this to all of the ones we install and have never had an issue since. Just replace the proper with something more substantial and non-conductive...
Thanks Carey. Hope you know how much the members of this site appreciate your input.
chines1 posted:@Cliff Presley - Charlotte, NC
They are sold by Tracy Imports in Florida. I don't know if they have a website, but they usually have a good selection of their stuff on eBay also. Tracy-Imports should be the store name IIRC.
Members: You might also want to check out the 12V driving lights/fog lights/head lights being offered on eBay by Euro Car. The have a very interesting inventory.
Phil IM356D posted:Thanks Carey. Hope you know how much the members of this site appreciate your input.
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Phil I hope you got the H3 flavour the tungsten bulbs do not last long... Right Marty. 
Very generous with your help Carey... Thanks
I dunno on the tungston longevity. I got my Marchalls back around 2006 and they've been going like the energizer bunny ever since.
Nice bugs in that shot too, Gordon. That's what we like to see. Drivers!
Those lights remind of the pointed bras that were popular in the 40/50s. 
Great looks lights, Phil. 
Members: You might also want to check out the 12V driving lights/fog lights/head lights being offered on eBay by Euro Car. The have a very interesting inventory.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html...o_car941&_sop=10
Yes. This is where I bought mine. Already in the mail.
Wow.... 
EuroCar has Lucas 576's for under $200/pair. Those are the descendants of the famous "Flame throwers" I had on my '57 VW and an early Mustang. They totally lit up the road ahead to over 1/2 mile.
I was once tempted to install two driving lights and two matching fog lights on Pearl - The Marchalls I have would be perfect. She's all wired for it, but I thought it would make her look too much like a Rally-Car-Wannabee. But, BOY! Would they ever light up the road!
Two pickups before my Diesel I had a pair of Cibie "Super Oscar"s in the grill. They were 10" driving lights - each about the size of a small pizza. Turn them on, and I swear they would rip the paint off of the car in front of you. I think I could use them as landing lights for airplanes.
Al Gallo has a pair of Hella 500 rounds that do a super job for him and they're pretty inexpensive at Summit:
https://www.summitracing.com/p...2FBbjPd-IaAjSB8P8HAQ
Gordon: Having had a collection of British sports cars, I still have a lot of original Lucas driving and fog lights. I need to someday gather them all up and head to a flea market somewhere.
Bob - Sell them online for top $ - unless it's a special auto flea market you won't get squat. Easy to ship too. Advertise them here - the TD guys will go for them - even an odd single one of each (driving and fog) looks great on a TD or even MGB. One of the TDers might reference them on the tdreplica.com for you.
I've got two 576 Lucas white fogs for Bridget, but I only mounted one. Hardly ever use, but, once coming home from an outing I lost both headlights as I got off a highway onto an unlit 270-degree exit. The single Lucas is on a separate circuit switched through the dipper switch on the horn button. Flipped on the single Lucas fog and had about as much light as the low beams I'd just lost.