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Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby Storkfoot » Fri Nov 19, 2021 5:19 pm

As you can see below, the Brazilian SX shape headlight rim is quite different to the Italian.

The holes to attach it to the headset do marry up. But, has anyone successfully fitted one to a CEV type reflector? If so, how please?

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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby gaz_powell » Fri Nov 19, 2021 7:25 pm

I definatly favour the Brazilian....
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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby gaz_powell » Fri Nov 19, 2021 7:26 pm

Just realised that could have been misinterpreted...
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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby Storkfoot » Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:44 pm

:P :D
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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby GoonerKev » Sat Nov 20, 2021 10:20 am

gaz_powell wrote:I definatly favour the Brazilian....


:) :) :)
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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby vegansydney » Mon Nov 22, 2021 3:15 am

It can be done, as the picture below shows, but you might have to braze on 2 mounting lugs. I'd reach out to Marco at RLC and ask him for suggestions.

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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby Storkfoot » Mon Nov 22, 2021 8:40 am

Thanks for this, VS. I’ll do that :)
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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby gaz_powell » Mon Nov 22, 2021 8:44 am

vegansydney wrote:It can be done, as the picture below shows, but you might have to braze on 2 mounting lugs. I'd reach out to Marco at RLC and ask him for suggestions.

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The lines are so clean and neat with the brazillian...
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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby gaz_powell » Mon Nov 22, 2021 8:45 am

Just read it back.... Ive done it again, apologies...
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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby hullygully » Mon Nov 22, 2021 11:09 am

:lol: :lol:
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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby Rich Oswald » Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:10 pm

gaz_powell wrote:Just read it back.... Ive done it again, apologies...


No need to apologise, what you do with your own rim is entirely up to you!
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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby hullygully » Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:33 pm

oh Wezzie :lol:
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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby Storkfoot » Mon Nov 22, 2021 11:22 pm

vegansydney wrote:It can be done, as the picture below shows, but you might have to braze on 2 mounting lugs. I'd reach out to Marco at RLC and ask him for suggestions.

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Having swapped emails with RLC, it appears that the rim they fitted was different and fitted with a spring.
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Re: Brazilian SX headlight rim

Postby Storkfoot » Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:42 pm

I did message Lambretta Ecke in Brazil and they did reply a few times. I suspect that a lot of the meaning was lost in my use of Google translate so I never really got to the bottom of this headlight rim. Their last response translated as:

“ For the lambretta models that came to Brazil in 59,60,61,62,63 they are Italian-made. And the reflectors are equally on models manufactured in Brazil after 63” I think they are saying that Italian and Brazilian reflectors are the same.

But, then again, I am unsure :P
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