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Title: Which is which? Post by: f1fascination on June 29, 2012, 12:18:10 PM Hey all, my 1977 Beta coupe ( Australian delivered) has one Carello headlight and one Siem. Which is the correct one? It's got the interim one-piece glass headlamp covers.
Cheers! Title: Re: Which is which? Post by: HFStuart on June 29, 2012, 07:05:08 PM Carello is the correct one for the coupes & spiders. Siems were fitted to the HPEs with height adjustment. The lenses are interchangable so it's possible you might have a Carello lamp with a Siem lens.
Title: Re: Which is which? Post by: f1fascination on June 30, 2012, 02:33:47 AM Cheers HF, what would I do without you guys!
So all I need now is a replacement Carello for the Siem I have. Anyone wanna trade? They seem to be quite plentiful, and reasonably priced too, the Carello's seem rare and expensive. What a shock! Title: Re: Which is which? Post by: HFStuart on June 30, 2012, 09:35:16 AM There was a guy on eBay Au selling them new. Sadly they were AUD300+
They do come up on occasion but be prepared to wait. I do have spare Siem lenses if you want to switch out the Carelo one so you have a matched pair for the time being. If you do find the right one make sure it's for right hand drive - most of them not surprisingly are for LHD and the sellers often don't know. I've even got a yellow french version somewhere! Title: Re: Which is which? Post by: f1fascination on July 01, 2012, 06:42:17 AM Cheers HF, upon closer inspection of the Siem, it looks "handed", or at least not symmetrical.
How do I tell which is for which side of the car (or indeed which is suitable for left and right hand drive!) I will probably run with the Siem for now as they seem more plentiful, but I obviously need the right ones for Australia, and indeed the correct sides of the car! Title: Re: Which is which? Post by: VXdeMayo on July 01, 2012, 12:06:30 PM If you take a couple of pictures of the lamp you wish to replace and post them I might be able to help. I have a couple of good condition Carello lense units complete with decent chrome surrounds that I bought in error for our HPE. If you post both a good front picture showing lense pattern, and a good full rear picture showing ball mount positions relative to the top, then we can see exactly what you need. I would agree that lamp lenses are a bit of a minefield!
Best, Chas, :) Title: Re: Which is which? Post by: f1fascination on July 02, 2012, 01:03:37 AM Thanks Chas, I'll do just that. My Carello is in bits, but I'll bodge it back together for some pics.
Title: Re: Which is which? Post by: f1fascination on July 04, 2012, 11:02:26 AM Here are the culprits, first the Siem, then the Carello.
Title: Re: Which is which? Post by: VXdeMayo on July 04, 2012, 12:38:04 PM Thanks for the photos. Unfortunetly I thought you had separate light lense units, so i cannot help with this one!
Anybody else? Best, Chas. ::) Title: Re: Which is which? Post by: HFStuart on July 04, 2012, 07:03:58 PM If you can wait till the weekend I'll sort some pics out.
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