I well remember my first P6 Rover - a Mk1 3500. Standard Lucas 5 3/4
sealed beams. Dips were 37 watt and pathetic. Far worse than a standard
Lucas 7" sealed beam.

Changed them to Cibie halogen units which at 55 watt were a big
improvment. Had to re-wire, so the dips stayed on with main beam.

Later, twin filament halogen bulbs became available. And with those you
could run both filaments at the same time. Arranged them so main beam had
all 8 filaments running. Half a kilowatt of light. ;-)

Had a switch so dips were either two or four filaments.

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*When the going gets tough, the tough take a coffee break *

Dave Plowman London SW
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