From: John Stapleton <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 12:49:33 +1000
Subject: Lights
In AD V2 #120, Matthew Killick writes about lights for a Spider and
recommends Carello, Cibie and CIEM but not Hella. I have not heard of CIEM
lights but have had disapointing results with the Cibie inserts that I so
carefully fitted to my hollowed out Carello shells in my Alfetta GTV. The
reason for this modification is that the original Carello lights with their
odd ball metal backs cost A$140.00 whereas the Cibie units that can be made
to fit cost half that. An added bonus is that the outer lights can be made
dippable with a H4 bulb giving greater light on high beam. The Cibie's only
lasted just out of their warranty period of 12 months before the silver
backs started to tarnish (and it wasn't water damage). I cannot recommend
Cibie lamps from my recent experience although the Oscars on my 4WD are
still great after 10 years. Try Bosch also?
Incidentally, although these won't fit the 7" Spider, I have just fitted the
new Hella lamp assemblies out of a Ford Falcon XR8 to my Alfetta GTV. You
non OZ readers probably won't know this car but the outer low beam lights
are only about 2" diameter with a projector type lens behind the glass.
These units are quite deep and the H1 bulb sits way back from the front. As
they function like a slide projector and not an ordinary lamp, the cut off
is extreme - a dead straight line! I guess that these lights are what Alfa
use in the new Spider and GTV. They are V-E-R-Y good! (but also expensive
and took me 14 hours to fit properly! - future fitments guaranteed much
quicker).
Regards
John Stapleton
1969 1750 GTV (Restoration project - long term).
1974 Alfa Sud (With 1988 1.7 twin carb running gear - the torque steer queen).
1977 Alfetta GTV 2000 (Nice and original except it goes faster).
1981 Alfetta GTV 2000 (Daughter No. 1).
1984 Alfa 33 1.5 TI (Daughter No. 2).
1986 Alfa 33 1.5 TI (Daughter No. 3).
1984 Toyota Landcruiser Station Wagon Turbo Diesel (Wet weather Alfa).
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Your gas gauge needle is probably doing its dance because of improper
grounding in the trunk. The fuel gauge ground is made by the screws
holding the gas tank to the body. These tend to loosen and rust there
in lies the problem. An easy fix would be to tighten the screws but the
problem will return. A better solution is to make a permanent ground
wire that goes from the body to the gas tank sending unit. This will
also help the gauge read correctly. The same applies to the pre _74
GTV_s.
From: David Masters <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 08:19:43 +1100 (EST)
Subject: Blinker switch repair
Good Morning Alfisti,
Frustration with my blinker switch not staying in the up position
has driven me to pulling the thing off for an inspection. What is
the _sproing_ factor on these things if the rivets are drilled
out. Do little parts distribute themselves evenly throughout the
workshop under spring pressure, or are they safe to
disassemble/clean/lubricate/reassemble.
It appears that there is a plate that has detents in it that
would probably be worn. Has anyone repaired one successfully?
Cheers,
david - downunder
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David Masters, Group Leader - UNIX,
BHP Information Technology, Newcastle, AUSTRALIA.
Internet: [email protected] Phone: 049 402132
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