Talk to me about those cool Early car hood lights!

[Fishcop]

Reading through the Treffen threads and photos I think I'd really like a set of the larger hood mounted lights. Are they Cibies?

What's required, are they Porsche only? How are they wired etc...

Cheers

[donporfi]

You will need a lot of cash to pay for those, I have seen prices around US$1,200.00 for a pair of NOS. Everyday are harder to get.
The hood lights were used also in Citroens. The reflectors were made by Cibie and Marchal.
Demon Tweeks in England is making a fg copy at a much better price, but does not have the chrome ring, the ring is painted.
You can wire them as regular fog lights, the wires are run through a hole in the bottom of the housing.

[Fishcop]

Cheers Don

I figured they'd be mucho coin I haven't really seen any on Australian cars that I'm aware of, but I suspect if they're valuable, the guys only put them on for special occasions

[donporfi]

I think that they do not take them off, and use them for special occasions only.
You need to drill four holes to install them.
I will take some pictures of all the parts of these lights and post later.

[donporfi]

Some pictures of the hood lights parts.

[Jim Richards]

Won't they make you slower?

[Quicksilver]

Originally posted by Jim Richards
Won't they make you slower?

Not at night!

[911pcars]

"What's required, are they Porsche only? How are they wired etc..."

Well, besides a large-enough budget, a new method of supporting the hood.

The gas struts, even if operational, aren't hefty enough for the added weight.

Sherwood

[Fishcop]

I bought two of them off you

[911pcars]

John,
Congratulations. I think they'll work well with your new hood lights.

Sherwood

[CurtEgerer]

Here's 8 pages of info. NOS are going for as much as US$1500-1800.

http://www.early911sregistry.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13162

[Fishcop]

Thanks Curt, looks like I have some saving to do if I want to own a set

[cameron.arnott]

Crikey Sherwood

Sounds like you need to set up an agency down here!

Mine also arrived safely thankyou!

[fintstone]

What about a pod setup like this one that was in an earlier post:
911 pod lights

[Fishcop]

Originally posted by fintstone
What about a pod setup like this one that was in an earlier post:
911 pod lights

At 580 pounds sterling, I can buy a good set of the original type lights But they are cool!

[emf1600]

Would these be completely verboten on a short nose car? I'm planning on converting my SC to narrow-body 74RS bumpers this winter, but when I do I'm going to lose a mounting points for my 550 Hella driving lights. I drive often enough at night in the country that I really like having driving lights.

Anyone have any pics of these or other types of lights mounted on a shortnose RS?

[Ferrariguyma]

Finally pics of my 78 SC not done yet but getting closer

[TRE Cup]

here's one

[jpc1818]

I have one cibi if anyone is interested

[TRE Cup]

jpc- sent u a pm
dave