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K2-K6:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on September 10, 2020, 09:13:49 PM ---Being a 400 makes it more difficult as the reflector is a smaller size, cibie used to do a special unit for it but havent seen one for a long time

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Cibié unit, I believe, was a "Bi Oscar" unit that you may be able to get as a reproduction design from rally car suppliers. 

Essentially it was made to circumvent weird lighting regulations in international rallying competition that limited the number of lights that could  be flitted. It comprised of a long range spot beam used as "main" and combined it with a tight cut and flat "fog" pattern that was pretty effective in use as "dipped" pattern when used on bikes.

Oscars are the small lamps,  Super Oscar are the larger ones that would classically be seen on a rally Escort in period.

K2-K6:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/c/1773230353

This link appears to be a modern production of the cibié used (now owned by Valeo) but would need verification as the concave lens can't be seen in the photo.

The 400 kit came with adapter ring as I recall but could be cut out of a stainless sheet to replicate I guess.

Would give that period mod look to the 400 though  :)

dave400:

--- Quote from: K2-K6 on September 10, 2020, 09:59:51 PM ---https://www.ebay.co.uk/c/1773230353

This link appears to be a modern production of the cibié used (now owned by Valeo) but would need verification as the concave lens can't be seen in the photo.

The 400 kit came with adapter ring as I recall but could be cut out of a stainless sheet to replicate I guess.

Would give that period mod look to the 400 though  :)


I’ve made this mod to my 400 using the original headlight shell but you need more than just the ring to make up the size difference........cheers

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Skoti:
The post from Erny near the beginning of this thread offers good advice.

I never drive at night but found myself plunged into darkness during a trip to Italy when riding through unlit mountain tunnels with the original crap Honda headlight.

You can rectify this by doing what Erny done plus fitting a couple of relay units for dip and main beam, then you will have an acceptable headlight beam and also keep the original appearance if you fit the R012 type halogen bulb to the original head light.

Not sure if the CB400 Four uses P45t type headlamp bulb though?

For my F1 the halogen bulb R012 was a direct replacement for the original tungsten P45t bulb with no adaptor plate required.


 

good luck

Skoti 

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Cibie went for the concave headlamp glass back in the 1960's I went for the alternative Carello Pajods they had a parabolic reflectors with a good dip cut off like Cibie. So they would fit in a standard British Lucas headlamp bowl the lenz was a sort of of bulge eyed convex lens.
It looked as if the lens was a good inch deeper so they really stuck out - they were incredibly expensive cost me £40 for the pair - at trade prices this was when a sealed beam unit could be bought for about £1.50s.  Sadly no longer made.

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