Spot light lamp 400

[JumboBeef]

Can anyone tell me what sort of bulb goes in the spot light on a 400, and where to get one please?

Or does anyone have a spare one they can bring to the BBWF in exchange for a beer token please?

Thanks.

[mrzigazaga]

Hi mate

I believe they are a H1 bulb...Howlfrauds sell them.....

Ziga

[JumboBeef]

mrzigazaga said:

Hi mate

I believe they are a H1 bulb...Howlfrauds sell them.....

Ziga

I bought one from there for my old red 400. I was told this is what you want mate but it wasn't (no earth).

[Jack Valiant]

The correct bulb has a short flying lead (power) and is earthed via the bulb metal mounting hardware when fitted. If the bulb does not work then you have an electrical issue with the lamp itself or elsewhere.

Turn on lights, main beam on, multimeter .... look for power at the lamp if none there then some simple tracing of power back will find the fault. If power present then it's a earth problem.... again trace back to fault ... Simples

Edited by Jack Valiant on Sunday 3rd July 05:43

[JumboBeef]

Thanks.

I am talking about the spot light/driving light below the bumper, not the headlight. Isn't a H1 a headlight unit....? Doesn't the spotlight bulb for the wedge have two wires on it, and not just one for normal cars....?

[Number 7]

It's an H2 you want.

[Jack Valiant]

For Cibie Airports or equivalent you need the H3 package I believe

[KKson]

Jack Valiant said:

For Cibie Airports or equivalent you need the H3 package I believe

yes that's what's in both of mine. Earth was dodgy on one of them but a clean up had it working again.

[JumboBeef]

Thanks. Haven't looked at this one yet but my old red 400 definitely had two wires running from the bulb....

[Jack Valiant]

As said this is correct bulb for the Airports .... anything else would be a local mod...

Take off 2 screws and investigate - simples

[Wedg1e]

Sorry I always seem to be contradictory, but my Airports have halogen bulbs with two terminals; the bulb's held in by a spring wire. The unit can have either one or two wires exiting it; in a one-wire setup there's actually a short wire from one side of the bulb holder to the case of the unit (which is then earthed by its mounting stud) or there are two wires from the bulb that exit the case and need connectors to the car loom. On the 390SE both lamps are 2-wire, but some of the spares I've bought over the years have one... but none of them have that bulb shown above... they have an H2:

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/H2-Replacement-Ha...

which clips into a holder as above.

[Jack Valiant]

Well there you go.... In my ownership of 280-350-390-400 never seen them with those bulbs but we learn as they say

[Nick Brough]

Hi,


I bought mine off ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAIR-HALOGEN-SPOT-FOG-DR...

Regards

Nick

[Wedg1e]

Jack Valiant said:

Well there you go.... In my ownership of 280-350-390-400 never seen them with those bulbs but we learn as they say

As far as I can establish, the Cibie Airport (or Iode) Model 35 has been around since the dawn of time; you see them on 1970s Yank tanks and 1980s French hatchbacks. As well as chrome you can also get them in black crackle finish (IMHO suits the Wedge better as it's not a chromey car) and with yellow or clear lenses and with fog or long-range lenses so it's entirely possible they made variations of the reflectors that could accommodate different bulbs.
So we're all correct

[JumboBeef]

Thanks for the replies.

I took it apart to have a look and it started working so hey ho just a poor connection. This is the back of the lamp though.....

[Wedg1e]

JumboBeef said:

Thanks for the replies.

I took it apart to have a look and it started working so hey ho just a poor connection. This is the back of the lamp though.....

H2, as above. The brown plastic bit is the lamp holder.

[mrzigazaga]

JumboBeef said:

Good job...I must say that it all looks very clean under there..

[JumboBeef]

Thanks.

It's only done 3000 miles over the last three years, and it was one of Mr Tanks before that, so low miles (59000 in total).

[wedgeman]

Very nice

[Mr Tank]

JumboBeef said:

Thanks.

It's only done 3000 miles over the last three years, and it was one of Mr Tanks before that, so low miles (59000 in total).

Has it still got the air con on it! Plus do the headlight washers still work?



Andy