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CARELLO E2 Dual-Bulb Headlamps...

...These are early and now rare Carello dual-bulb https://pbase.com/9146gt/image/52428448 headlamps made in Italy. The front of the lens shows p/n 03.490.700 https://pbase.com/9146gt/image/52428416 while the back of the lamp has stamped p/n 03.495.800 https://pbase.com/9146gt/image/52428449; Size: 170mm. Since they are a 'high-performance' headlamp, the manufacturer recommends them for "Offroad Use Only" https://pbase.com/9146gt/image/52428455

Mostly used by Ferrari (and some Porsche cars), these lamps now sell for around $700 each https://pbase.com/9146gt/image/52428476 - I was able to purchase this pair for $100 including the bulbs and now this! https://pbase.com/image/52740628 Are you with me on this one? Can you believe I won this NOS lamp for only $27 dollars?!!! ; )

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Jonathan		15-Apr-2010 23:52
I am after a pair of Carello sealed beam headlights for a 1967 Fiat 2300S coupe. Are you able to steer me in a direction as to where I could get a pair? Many thanks.

914-6 GT		19-Apr-2009 04:22
That's funny Frank, but I don't recommend doing that in a narrow 2-lane highway, you may end up blinding that truck driver a bit too much. ; )

Frank Williamson		24-Mar-2009 17:03
I had a set of these in my Volvo 142E years ago and they were the best damn headlights I ever had. I adjusted them so the highbeam shone at windshield level of the Semi's and I never had a problem getting them to dim their brights.

Austin		18-Oct-2008 15:44
Hi, is there anyone out there who can help me source a set of 4 replacement bow tie bulb holders for these lamps please? Austin at TVRRacer@aol.com

914-6 GT		05-Aug-2008 00:32
[QUOTE]"Did you ever get into trouble with the steering wobble that would occur at the most inconvenient times"[quote] The very reason why I almost killed myself! Amazing! I thought I was the only one with that handling problem. Shortly after that, the expansion-chambers came off, so did the cafe fairings, the clip-on handles, etc. It was a death-machine with a purpose, to scare the hell out of you and it did that well! PS: I did experienced something I'll never forget, one day, upon starting the bike, the throttle on my 750 got stock wide-open until the roller- bearing crank twisted and seized. To this day, I can't forgot that noise! : (

roofer		03-Aug-2008 22:20
Oh, yes, about that Kawasaki! And the 750, yet. Geez! Congratulations on surviving! Weren't they a trip?! There must be a Mach 3 survivors club around somewhere. There must be a few more of us around who lived to ride another day. Didn't it have the most wonderful hollow-sounding "Wooo-ahhhhh" sound when you cracked the throttle open in first gear? I used to hear that sound all around Tehran for weeks before I tracked it down and saw what made that sound. Naturally, when I got back to Vancouver I had to have one! I was never disappointed!! There was a French-Canadian motorcycle racer from Montreal, Gilles Villaneuve, http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/story9.htm), whose favourite prank was to do a Òslow speed ÒwheelyÓ into his sponsors dealership. The parts guy who sold me the CarelloÕs told me that he could ride it around like a unicyle at about the same speed. Very very, skilled rider, later raced, (and died), in Grand Pre cars. Very sad. Yet he died doing what he loved, though. Not all bad, I guess. Did you ever get into trouble with the steering wobble that would occur at the most inconvenient times, such as heeled hard over around a curve at 60 MPH-Plus? Shortly after my first wobble event, (intact, but a little wiser), I had the dealer install a damper on the steering. The bike previously had been used as a drag bike so of course there was no need to turn at speed. The guy had messed with the porting so that there was little power below about 7800 RPM but boy, would that sucker accelerate from there to about 8500 RPM! I had the dealer remove and discard the ported cylinders and bring the bike back to stock. I wanted to ride a little further than 1/4 of a mile at a time. Then off to Montreal during July and August of 1970. Forty-five hundred miles in about 15. Always wanted to live in Montreal. Got to live out most of my fantasies. Very lucky fate! My God it's fun to remember those days! Never thought I'd live to be an Old Fart. Thanks for your offer to keep your ears open about restoration treatment. I'll keep you posted if I hear good stuff. David

David Chisholm		03-Aug-2008 20:44
Well! Excitement might be a little overstated! However I am "tickled pink" so to speak and a little bemused. You see that Scooter I'm putting the lights on cost $1499.99 brand new including shipping from Maryland. I live in St. Louis, Missouri. So my two headlamps will be worth more than the rest of the machine. I wonder if I should get a Ferrari "Prancing Horse" for my front fender? Marco Polo would surely be proud of this mating of East and West! David

914-6 GT		01-Aug-2008 23:17
David, I love your story. Thanks for the post. I can't wait to see what you're so excited about! ; ) PS: If I find any information that could be useful to you in repairing/restoring your lamps, I'll be sure to let you know. Conversely, if you do find the information, please post here as well. Thx! PSS: Back in the day when I was really young.... I also purchased a 1973/74 Kawasaki Mach III, the 750cc version, and almost killed myself!!! : (

David Chisholm		01-Aug-2008 20:28
Oh! One more thing. The rear outside of the reflectors have patches of rust. It has not affected the internal silvering, which is unblemished. I had intended to just slap on some Rustoleum primer. Now I know the price of the headlamp I am hesitant to insult them with such a plebeian treatment. Does anybody have some suggestions for an alternative treatment? Does Carello have some factory treatments or suggestions. Discarding them is, of course, out of the question! David Chisholm

David Chisholm		01-Aug-2008 20:04
I am David Chisholm. In June of 1972, I purchased a pair of Carello 03.490.700 and installed them in a 1964 44 passenger yellow school bus. I was moving to Vancouver with all my household goods including a 500 cc Kawasaki Mach III and a fully filled king-size waterbed in a frame high enough for the surface to be level with the windows. Talk about motoring in style! Anyway I bought the Carellos so I would have good vision at night. I had no idea of their high quality. I probably just asked the clerk in the store for the best set of headlamps he had. I couldn't have payed more than $100.00 for the pair. Anyway I was not disappointed in their performance. The first night I turned on the high beams, on the Trans-Canada Highway West of Kapuskasing Ontario, road signs suddenly swept into view, seemingly all the way to the horizon. Since then they were installed in a 1964 122S Volvo for a few years, sat on a dusty shelf for more years and now are being resurrected to light a 2007 XingYue 150 cc Scooter. As you can tell, I love these light!! However.....a couple of little bow-tie type clips that holds the H1 Bulbs in the reflector are missing. Where can I get replacements? for less than a few hundred dollars, I hope. David Chisholm dvdchshm@samfox.wustl.edu

Keith T. Kalkanoff		13-May-2008 14:51
Fantastic headlights have a pair myself. Very versitle with adjustments and gives a excellent lighting pattern, shoulder to shoulder with a excellent cut-off. I think the Italian lighting engineers beat the French this time.

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