Autoelectrician in the south needed please!

[nigelbickle]

I need a competent sparks to rewire a 50's dynamo from 6volt to 12volt.
Tis on my old Renault Prairie-and 6v lights are just too dim.
I've tried 12v -starters much quicker, wipers seem to cope,so now I needto sort the dynamo.

Replacements not an option - its a strange single mount Ducelier-hence the request.
The old boy in Horley I used to use seems to have moved on;and I cant find him

So-anyone recommend a good Sparks - preferably southcoast or nearby?
Thanks.

[pauldaf44]

Tried using 6V halogen bulbs. Their almost as bright as regular 12V. Provided its not sealed beem and the dynamos in good nick it should be able to cope with them

[snvx]

I know of a good sparks in your area his name is steve of GS Auto's his numbers is 07860514021 i use him for all my electrical work he is proper old school sparky

[datman]

What about putting a 12 volt regulator box on it?

[matttt3222]

theres a place in chessington/surbiton,hook rise south i think the road is
Jay electrics,not got the number to hand ,its a proper shop and he repairs and builds anything from mopeds to trucks and rebuilds obsolete dynamos and can even rewind the coils
the shop at the front is a car spares shop run by his brother called sw motors in case you have trouble finding the number
ive got it at work if you need it

[fordf350camper]

I know its not near you but there a guy near me mansfield he is in shirebrook he does all vintage car truck ones.If you get stuck i will get his number

[fordf350camper]

Here it is classic and vintage dynamos ltd 01623 747666 ng20 8sp if i can help in anyway i would

[nigelbickle]

Thanks all. Halogen 6v would make the h/lamps brighter -its the rears, indicators that worry me. On a bright day -they're invisible. And I'm tanked off with the starter churning at such a slow speed -worries me that it',ll not start. 12seems MUCH better

I'll give Steve @ GS a bell - will go up to Chessington if Ineed too. Address/phone number would help if poss.

Thanks all

[matttt3222]

heres the site
jayelectricssurrey.com/

[spunkymonkey]

The rears shouldn't be any brighter on 12v because the bulb ratings will be the same - 21w for indicators and brakes , 5w (possibly 4w) for tails. A 21w 6v bulb is just as bright as a 21w 12v because they're both the same power. Where 6v loses out is it's 4 times as sensitive to bad connections so a slightly iffy connection that you won't notice on 12v will make things obviously dimmer on a 6v system.

By all means convert to 12v (much cheaper and easier to get bulbs for a start) but go through the wiring and get it working right on 6v first, or you'll be storing up problems for the future!

[nigelbickle]

Thanks for that. SM. I already have done, twice!
6volt bulbs are all working properly -washed & cleaned the lenses etc-but they're still damn dim!
I've had an offer of a rewind at £160 -think I'll take it.

Cheers

[dollywobbler]

Am I right in thinking you can get 6v LED bulbs? Would be interesting to know if they're any cop - but I doubt they're cheap.