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Technical Board => Restoration Help => Topic started by: air-chief on February 26, 2002, 06:33:37 AM



Title: Bosch/Lucas Headlights?????
Post by: air-chief on February 26, 2002, 06:33:37 AM

Hi All.
Does anyone know around what date Holden stopped using Bosch headlights and started with Lucas?
Or was it a simple thing of what was available at the time of production in each state.
Any info will be appreciated.

Regards
air-chief 8)


Title: Re: Bosch/Lucas Headlights?????
Post by: ACE on February 26, 2002, 08:42:36 AM
 :DHI AIR CHIEF
        FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON FE AND FCS VANS UTES AND WAGONS HAD BOSCH HEADLIGHTS AND SEDANS HAD LUCAS.
HOPE THIS HELPS.
REGARDS ACE


Title: Re: Bosch/Lucas Headlights?????
Post by: Howie McQuarrie on March 20, 2002, 08:09:03 AM
.....I don't want to open the flood gates since Ken will be able to quote a definitive source, but my 59 FC ute which is all original outside is Lucas.
Howie  ::)


Title: Re: Bosch/Lucas Headlights?????
Post by: coolaride on March 20, 2002, 01:41:21 PM
hey there air - chief ,
                                just for the record my late model
    fc sedan uses the bosch set up .

regards coolaride  8)


Title: Re: Bosch/Lucas Headlights?????
Post by: mcl1959 on March 21, 2002, 09:48:16 AM
Honestly you guys make me feel like "dear Dorothy"
chuckle - chuckle

According to the parts book Ace is mostly right.  FE vans, wagons and utes had Bosch lights and FE sedans  had Lucas lights - except for a few early utes assembled in Melbourne and Perth which had Lucas lights.

But for FC, the parts book lists both Lucas and Bosch lights as standard equipment for all models. This applies to FB, EK and EJ for that matter as well so both lights would have run right through the entire FC range.

So everybody is right !!!!!!!!!

Ken