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General Category / Photos & Videos / Mallala Supersprint
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on: August 21, 2008, 09:50:43 PM
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I will attatch some from pics from last Sundays (17th) Supersprint,turns one and eight.I particularly like the turn one shot with 2 wheels off the ground!!.I had a lot of fun but it was a bit to cold to get good grip.
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Technical / 116 Series (Alfetta Sedan/GT/GTV & Giulietta Sedan) / Re: headlights on gtv6
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on: July 02, 2008, 08:42:16 PM
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Hi AL, There is no doubt that the Hella is a better quality product but the difference in light output would be very difficult to see if all else is equal( voltages,globes,wiring etc) and the Hella is much harder to fit.The Motolites give excellent lighting on my own cars and as you said the beauty is that they will fit inside your original reflector allowing the chrome/stainless trim to be refitted.I don't think there is an advantage to using Hella's, some people may just prefer them. Cheers Andrew
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Technical / 116 Series (Alfetta Sedan/GT/GTV & Giulietta Sedan) / Re: headlights on gtv6
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on: July 01, 2008, 08:24:36 PM
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Hi Shane, No worries,I thought I should include some more tips on the how. When I said 4mm lugs I should have said 4mm wire 8mm blade spade lugs,the normal spade is 6mm wide and the bigger one is 8mm wide.You can use either but on the H4 globes the lugs are 8mm and on the H1 they are also 8mm.I use 8mm lugs on the H4 so that if you have to change a globe it is just unplug and replug,I use 6mm lugs on the H1 so that I can reuse original wiring when it is in good order by just cutting down the 8mm lugs on the new light with good tin snips,you should be able to see it in the pics.You can also see the tabs on the new light which I cut in the middle and then bend into a U shape and twist off with a good pair of stout-sharp pointy nose pliers(by sharp I mean new) for good grip.Just be sure when you get the RG2502 (H4Lamps) that they have the parker lamps in them,sometimes I get them without which is fine for older alfetta GTV'S but not GTV6 or later GTV,S.I will attatch a picture of a couple of Hellas as well.
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Technical / 116 Series (Alfetta Sedan/GT/GTV & Giulietta Sedan) / Re: headlights on gtv6
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on: June 30, 2008, 07:34:59 PM
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Hi Shane, The part numbers denote that one is an H4(high low beam) light with parker lamp and the other is an H1(high beam only).The H4 takes the normal type high/low globe and the H1 takes the normal single globe that the alfa has.I reuse the standard wiring for the H4 with the lugs changed to 4mm female spade lugs pushed onto the lamp with ordinary spade lugs to connect the parker lamp or you can solder the parker wires to the lugs in the gtv6 plugs,depending on what equipment and skills you have. On the H1 I use the standard high beam wiring.I buy the lights from Car torque Products but your local Sprints/Auto Pro/Supercheap etc should be able to source them for you.You can also fit Hella lamps etc of the correct diameter but they wont press in or allow you to refit the chrome trim if you have it,you will have to do a little more fitting work and glue them in with silicone or uerethane. Cheers Andrew
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State Divisions / South Australia / Re: MSCA SA 6HR Regularity
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on: June 25, 2008, 07:50:28 PM
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Hi Neil, Have you adopted the same rules as we did?,we found it was a great improvement as the focus is purely on the bonus laps and the driving standard was very high as there was no need to panic over lap time variation and the safety car was only called upon 3 times which meant lots of track time for everyone!.Hope it goes well for you.
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Technical / 116 Series (Alfetta Sedan/GT/GTV & Giulietta Sedan) / Re: headlights on gtv6
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on: June 24, 2008, 09:03:37 PM
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Hi There,I have probably made about ten sets of lights for SA members and myself so I will try to explain how. Take your old Corello and cut the back of the reflector off(pictures will illustrate) then break the glass and clean out all the original sealant,clean up the reflector and any rust then give it a coat of wattle rust converter and silver paint to finish.Note the special shape for the low beam cut out to make room for the parker light which you dont have to do on high beams or alfetta low beams.Buy yourself a set of the lights pictured(brand and part number is vital)2 of each,as these will actually friction fit into your old corello bases quite tight,you will need to remove the mounting brackets form the back,I do this by twisting the spotwelds until they break off. I prepare the old reflectors then get the new lights with the brackets removed and align them in a grill to make sure they are correctly aligned before squeezing them all the way into the reflector with pliers,if you think they are too tight you can stretch the old reflector a little by bending out the lip a little.I dont glue them or anything,just snap on the chrome or stainless trims over the lot and they are great.Just make sure your voltages are good and fit some of those fancy globes if you want!.If you look at my GT pics you will see the finished articles.
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