The Cal-look Lounge

So are Porsche headlight covers on early cars considered passé? Is it cal-look? You used to see them all the time but not anymore.

Just a random thought I had looking back through some old magazines.

--louis

They were more of a fade  the problem was if you used porsche lenses with an H4 headight the beam was all over the place because both were fluted but I think they look Bitchen

louisb, there are two version available, the H1 and the H4. Most of the guys I knew ran the H4's I think, and they look nice on the right car. My friend Javier ran them on his very Cal Look 1954 sedan in 1992.
I still prefer the plain, flat glass covers that seemed to be in vogue in the mid 70's-mid 80's
Like Pete's Dragon ran.

The H1 part number is 911 631 111 00 (or Bosch 1 305 614 010)
H4: 911 631 927 00 (Bosch 1 305 614 005)

Yeah, I have heard that you run into the same problems with the Euro style fluted lenses.



You talking about the flat plexi covers?

--louis

FWIW, H1 parts have become quite spendy, so if anyone has buckets, bezels or the long springy adjustment screws, they are worth good money!

A cheaper way to do redirect the light is to use H4 beams and break out the glass, then the reflected light passes through the 911 lens just like the H1's. I did this on my 54' convertable and my current 64'

Glenn

I have the Porsche lenses on my 66 chop. I do not have all the light scatter issues everyone is referring to. They are great on low or high beam.\

Rick M

I have them on my ´58.

My post was more out of curiosity than anything. I don't even have a car to put them on yet. (Though I am looking at a '66 in Phoenix.) For a while though it seemed like every car had them and then they disappeared off the scene. Personally I tend to lean towards the fluted euro style lenses myself.

--louis

I was looking at getting some also, but run the H4's.  The double fluting had me turned off, and not sure if i want to take the hammer to them quite yet.

Now that sounds like fun!  ;D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/General/Photo-TheThing-OldDroppersForum.jpg)

Damn that thing is nice!  I rella dig those lenses, and don't even care if they're plastic.  I wonder if a glass shop could do it in a clean fashion.   :)

I may need some as I keep losing them to stones. I did two within 200 miles of each other a year or so back!  ::)

getting rid of the 'double fluting' is easy, just cut the lens off the bean unit or fit european reflectors, mine were h4 semi sealed units with the lens cut off ;D

I've got round to liking it quite a bit too. That shot was taken* on the Sunday at Das Drag Day IV and for a bunch of reasons that was pretty much the best day I've had with the car. That's not to say there haven't been a lot of other good times with it but that was an especially good one.

:)

*The photo was taken by The Thing on the Old Droppers forum

hello everyone!!
does anyone know if the 'double fluting' is street legal?.  ie would it pass a uk  m.o.t?
cheers   ;)

probably not, you won't get a defined beam pattern, just ditch the inner lens, it's not needed with european/porsche lenses, just make sure they are for left hand traffic/right hand drive ;D

cheers for that. :)

This might sound really stupid, but can you just use a porsche lens and the vw "Guts" ?

cheers

Peach............I think that's what they're saying.

 :D oops  ::) :-[

White Bugs 8) 8) 8)

Could it be that this had something to do with it? ;D ;D ;D
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k148/autobutcher/TwoWhiteBugs.jpg)

Frank

ok i engaged brain and read the whole thread before posting lol :D

So......what is "double fluting"?

And would 1985 lenses still be ok?

cheers

Think these would look good on a cal looker? Either painted body color...

(http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/porsche-911-083-4-46.jpg)

or chrome...

(http://www.pristinemotorsports.com/pristinemotorsports/inv_main/74%20911-10.jpg)

Sorry for the small pics ;)

Funny you should ask...I just saw this car over on theSamba:

(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/495731.jpg)
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/495718.jpg)

I don't know anything about it other than its in Florida, and I think its pretty good looking.

They Make it look like there up-right wings, even 67'sh  :-\..........not sure.

Cool cause thats what I think Im gonna do, You can just swap the VW lense for the Porsche one without "smashing" anything up right? just undo the bolts and refit to the orig Vw headlamps?

cheers

You know, I think it could be. Fun times...

 :) 8)

Cool cause thats what I think Im gonna do, You can just swap the VW lense for the Porsche one without "smashing" anything up right? just undo the bolts and refit to the orig Vw headlamps?

cheers
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hello,peach,
yes you can swap the lenses over without smashing anything providing the reflector part,the bit that the bulbs go into,doesn't have the 'beam pattern' glass fixed to it.
if your outer lenses have the pattern on them,like the porsche ones will,then you should be able to do a straight swap.just be careful taking everything apart,those spring clips are lethal!!  :)

I'm glad you said that Mark, I was going to post the same thing! ;D