TVR Chimaera -headlight bulbs, more pics.

Took a few more pics today. Basically wanted to do a couple of jobs:

1) Change the headlight bulbs (the nearside one wasn't working on dipped beam)
2) Fit ally indicator stalks and new steering wheel.

On the TVR, the bulbs are behind a glassfibre panel in the front of the wheelarch. This is held on by 3 screws and silicone sealant (!). So pretty much impossible to do without taking the wheels off.

This is the nearside:



and this is the offside:



Got some real concerns about the state of the chassis:



So it's going to see Dan Taylor TVR (http://www.taylortvr.co.uk/) on Dec 13th.

Thought I'd also take a pic of the front wheel. 15" wheels not easy to get good tyres for, and wheel is tiny!



While the car was out, took a few more pics:









The bulbs I chose where Osram Nightbreaker, because they won a comparative test in a classic car mag. There's some blurb here.

Although the Chim's headlights are supposed to be crap (so are the TVR Griffith's), I didn't want to go the HiD option - doubts about legality and whether the car's electrics will stand it.

The steering wheel and stalks didn't get done - next post!