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Can anyone recommend a source for the bulbs that are in the Lucas series 500 Driving and Fog lamps.
Thanks, Dave.
 
I bought these on eBay - 2 for approximately $8 w/ free shipping.

Specs appear to be same as bulbs at link above. Couldn't find any difference between above 185 bulbs above and 323s I bought.
Link above shows both filament styles: front-to-back and sideways. The latter give a better pattern. The former might be same as Moss' which only last a short time.
Next time I'm buying halogens.
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Thanks to both of Younes, you both hit it right on the head in multiple ways. Them ones from Jolly Rodgers seems a wee bit salty don't ya think? But maybe they're a better quality. I don't know anything about Jolly Rodgers' history. The ebay prices are more in line with my original source but like Steve said, they obviously don't last very long. That's why I was asking about other sources. I'll keep Jolly Rodger in my vintage Rolodex and look at e-bay for the price. Maybe they'll last 6 months.
 
vette said:
Thanks to both of Younes, you both hit it right on the head in multiple ways. Them ones from Jolly Rodgers seems a wee bit salty don't ya think? But maybe they're a better quality. I don't know anything about Jolly Rodgers' history. The ebay prices are more in line with my original source but like Steve said, they obviously don't last very long. That's why I was asking about other sources. I'll keep Jolly Rodger in my vintage Rolodex and look at e-bay for the price. Maybe they'll last 6 months.
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My point was the Moss ones don't last long - the ones with the front-to-back filament - I had two of them burn out in 18 months. IMO the halogens are the way to go.

There have been some objections to the halogens for heat-related reasons. An engineer friend pointed out the heat is a function of wattage - a 48W halogen is no hotter than a 48W incandescent.
 
steveg said:
My point was the Moss ones don't last long - the ones with the front-to-back filament - I had two of them burn out in 18 months. IMO the halogens are the way to go.

There have been some objections to the halogens for heat-related reasons. An engineer friend pointed out the heat is a function of wattage - a 48W halogen is no hotter than a 48W incandescent.
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The halogens work okay with the older Driving lights with the thicker glass.
 
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