Thanks for the up date… I'll take a look at those Phillips lamps.. I saw some reviews that said had some problems with longevity… Maybe no worse than other brands?..Sadly not much. When it comes to function over form, Philips came out with their "Integral beam" 7" and according to Daniel Stern those are the best round headlights right now. Second place is still the JW Speakers 8700 Classics. In some photos they look acceptably vintage, but I'm sure they are photoshopping them to bait folks like us. Click on them and look closely:
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Those are photos straight from their site.
Look at the bottom projector and how it seems to have fluting in front of it and in general the headlight appears to have a uniform fluted lens. What they are shamelessly doing is grabbing a car with regular sealed beams and blending that with photos of their own lights in photoshop. With the MG they didn't even bother to do a credible edit job. Both lights have a notorious 2D effect and are crooked.
This is the only photo that I think really reflects how they look in real life and they are definitely not my cup of tea, plus the lying in their official photos makes them a no go for me:
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If you're seriously considering the TruckLites, forget about them and get the Philips'. Similar style but much newer and better beam pattern. The only downside apart from looks is that they emit a very cool, almost blue light, upwards of 6000K.
I'm still chasing a projector retrofit. I'm this close to cutting open my old Hella eCodes, de-flute the center section and cram a good projector in there (Morimoto D2S or M-LED)
Butch