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Originally Posted by groucho
Dont think that could work Charlie, as the lens is glass and all tinted red, And I believe its top=stop and bottom=tail (and numberplate) light.Quote:
Originally Posted by chazza
yellow led wont make a difference enough to work as orange (I dont think - but am open for correction?)
anyone else worked out something that will look "right" as indicators at the back of s1?
digger
Good point Digger!
Shine a yellow light behind it and see what happens - or I can this weekend and report back.
Alternatively; the normal globe can be converted to flash red when the indicator is on - I remember seeing this on early Holdens when I was a nipper. The disadvantage of that is that the brake light will overpower the flashing tail light,
Cheers Charlie
While not original, it should be remembered that many Series 1 Landrovers were fitted with a variety of different aftermarket turn indicators.
John
I reckon the series 2/3 indicators look OK and are a conversion that would have been done in the 60's /70's
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/08/1301.jpg
Regards,
Tote
if going that way wouldnt it be better to go same as front parkers (eg flatter lens with chrome ring?) so that they "sort of" match. I have seen them...somewhere...(i think.... :) )
I agree, chrome rings would be better, those were just some I found to illustrate the type I meant.
Regards,
Tote
Quoting MILDRED frm another thread,
"Found this link to the exact same mirrors that I bought for my series one, 20 years ago when in the UK.
Very good quality and mine still look like new, after washing the Piwe poo off them this season, so have a look, but they cost more than the 8 pounds that I paid at the time.Time moves on and so do costs....
The link is Land Rover Series 1-2a Guard Mount Mirror - eBay Boots, Exterior, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 11-Sep-10 15:35:30 AEST)"
from uk website
Ive got an 88, my old steering box sezed...years ao....and at the time i put a later box and shaft in. Obviously my wheel steering wheel didnt fit. In the intervening years I've lost the wheel. Can i fit a series 2 chrome spoked wheel and what are the different shaft diameters, anyone got a suitable wheel, anyone want trafficators and brackets?
Incidentally, when were trafficators fitted. I dont remember them being on my vehicle originally.
Thanks for any info.
If it is a series 3 steering column an early morris minor steering wheel will fit and does look similar to the original but is more dished shaft diameter is 3/4 of an inch.
The early series 2s have the same box and steering wheel as the 88 inch series one
just in case someone needs it!
Dating Tri-Plex glass (From - MGB & GT Forum)
TRIPLEX DATE CODING
TRIPLEX windows manufactured in the 1950's through the late 1970's can be dated with the 'TRIPLEX CODE' etched into the toughened glass.
Assuming that your car has the original glass, it can be used to fairly accurately date your car.
If you know the decade your car was produced, just look for two dots in the TRIPLEX logo on the glass.
One dot above T, R, E, or X gives the quarter of the year the glass was manufactured:
T is Jan, Feb, March, R is April, May, June, E is July Aug, Sept, and X stands for Oct, Nov, Dec.
To find the year of manufacture, look at the nine letters in the word TOUGHENED. One dot below a letter gives the year of the decade: T is 1, O is 2, U is 3, etc. If there is no dot, the year is a zero.
This code also works if you have a TRIPLEX window with the word LAMINATED instead of TOUGHENED.
Edit: This has been rewritten to incorporate Paul's information.
Jan 13, 2009 17:59:35
Jan 14, 2009 06:24:14
PaulM
Thanks Chris.
My 70 B's were built in Jan. 69 & Dec. 70
The windshield on the yellow one must be original but it has the word laminated instead of toughened, Still works though with nine letters also.
On the side vents on one of the cars and the windshield I have ONE dot below the E and TWO dots below the X. Still works though.
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