Morris Minor Owners Club

hi

wondered wether people think the bulbs are brighter than the sealed beam headlights (on the 1098) ?

im putting mine together again this weekend and i have a pair of each and i cant make up my mind which to use, im sure i remember the bulbs were brighter ... anyone elses thoughts welcome

cheers
grainger

Hello Grainger,
I would say that sealed beams are superior to the older bulb, unless you are refering to halogen ones. Being sealed there will be no deterioration of the reflector.

regards,
Alec

Although, be sure to check the wattages are like-for-like. Sealed Beams are 45w/60w, if that's any help.

thanks for the help

i found that the bulbs are only 40 w so i think i will stick with the sealed beams, also i found a spare unused sealed beam unit so i know ive got one for spare

i'll put the bulb units on ebay

cheers
gr

I think the bulbs were 42/36W and as Gareth points out the sealed beams 45/60W so no contest really!

One of my sealed beams went and within 2 days the other one went.I opted for halogen replacements,but I bought Xenon bulbs which are 60% brighter than normal. BRILLIANT literally,wouldn,t go back to sealed beams again.

Halongen's are great, aren't they? Make sure that the wattage isn't too much on those Xenon ones - I wouldn't go higher than 60/55w, which is standard. IIRC anything higher than that is actually illegal anyway...

Oh, and make sure that you put some vaseline on the rubber seal at the back of the lamp, to stop moisture getting in... or you might have to replace a pair of very rusty reflectors come MOT time.

Gareth wrote: IIRC

??? Please decipher.

Glad you asked 57 I guessed it stood for
Institute of Internation Rescue Corporation

If I Remember Correctly

ah! I was also wondering WTF that meant..

Steady!

I was also wondering WTF meant..

Ahhh `What The Fool`

Thanks Cam.
Someone could make a fortune publishing a phrase book for all these obscure abbreviations.

57,

I think there is already such a publication. (well there would be wouldn't there!!).

Gives the computer nerds something to do!

I think you're right there Cam. I'm sure I saw recently that there was a booklet called Texting for Parents, or similar, so that they could decipher their offsprings mobile or computer language.


True (re nerds).

WTF - What The Flippin-eck ;-)

And there I was thinking WTF meant "Why, that's funny".

Incidentally, there's a few more for those who've not spent their lives on IRC / Texting:

IRC: Internet Relay Chat, the precursor of what are now called chatrooms (IRC is still better IMHO)
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion. Often found with other letters inserted instead of humble.
DAMHIK (IJD) : Don't Ask Me How I Know (I Just Do)
RTFM: Read the fabulous manual
*GD(&)R*: Grins, Ducks and Runs
LOL: Laughing out loud
ROFL(MAO): Rolling On Floor Laughing (My Posterior Off)
EBKAC: Error Between Keyboard and Chair, shorthand for "User is a moron".
NIFOC: Clothing is absent from this parcicular individual's current status.

I think, perhaps, I should stop there. Before I get in trouble

wanderinstar wrote:One of my sealed beams went and within 2 days the other one went.I opted for halogen replacements,but I bought Xenon bulbs which are 60% brighter than normal. BRILLIANT literally,wouldn,t go back to sealed beams again.

do the halogen bulbs fit in the standard bulb holders and reflectors ?

cheers
grainger

and theres me, being of the age range (admittedly towards the upper end of) who are meant to understand these abbreviations and generally i don't.