Morris Minor Owners Club

Not sure if that's a specific / special Cibie light you have in mind there BMC but I've just had a quick Google & new 7" Cibie H4 headlamp conversions are still available for circa £35 each at various race / rally type specialists.

Chris

Well Cibies used to be more cost effective in the long run as the reflectors don't rust (had ones on my Midget & MGBGTV8 for 25+ years). I would be interested to see the 'test' referred to as the Cibie beam pattern is very good indeed. I think they're about £80 a pair. I had a look at Lucas H4 h...

There was a test on sealed beams for classics and wipac came out on top with there quadoptic range and like Mike says they are now coated. Good news they have fixed the rusting problem. I remember replacing a few for that reason in the past. Where was that test, I'd be interested in searching that ...

Hi, I converted my sealed beams to halogen- using Cibie units. Much better quality than Wipac which tend to rust on the reflectors. More expensive but you get what you pay for- much better beam pattern too. Thus the headlights on my Riley 1.5 and MG Midget are just as good as those on my modern BMW ...

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Hi all, I have had my 1275cc MG Midget since 1980 and have never worn out a carbon release bearing, I think I have changed the whole clutch once in 32 years / 120k plus miles. BUT when I build up my 'new' MG Midget I will probably convert to roller bearing due to my positive experience of installing...

Hi, I used the Rustins clear plastic coating after reading an article about it in Practical Classics, they did a feature on Chapman & Cliff, run by ex Rolls Royce employees who restore automotive woodwork. This is close to or maybe the same as the original finish. It wasn't originally french pol...

Hi Matt, Yes done my own Riley 1.5 dashboard recently! As the veneer was OK I carefully stripped off the laquer with a heat gun and a blunt scraper. Nitromors would not touch it. I then refinished it with Rustins 2-pack Plastic Coating, as recommended in a feature in Practical Classics about a year ...