Re: Anyone fitted H.I.D. headlights to a 60s Alfa?

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry I didn't weigh in on this earlier, but I was out of town, and 
when I wasn't driving 700lbs of passengers and luggage accross 
Pennsylvania in my GTV-6 with a huge hole in the exhaust and bubbles 
in the AC refrigerant, I was drunk.

I wouldn't mess with HID on a two-headlight system.  I would be 
curious to see how and HID kit on a GTV-6 would compare to the Cibie 
Complex Reflector 4x H1 setup.

For a Spider I think I'd recommend a pair of Cibie H4 units.  The 
Hellas aren't bad, but on a vintage car, I think their flat faces 
look out-of-place, although it doesn't bother me if they're behind 
covers like on a Duetto or a Dino.  I wouldn't mess around with any 
DOT-spec BS.  Although $12 H4's in JC Whitney may look appealing, 
you're not going to get the same quality of lighting that you would 
with Cibie or Hella.

If you haven't already found sources, here are the people I deal with:
http://lighting.mbz.org (seems to be down)
http://catalog.com/susq (Hella)
http://www.talbotco.com (Cibie)

Joe Elliott
'82 GTV-6
(headlight FAQ website coming soon)
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