Its what the original 5 inch landy lights were branded.Quote:
Originally Posted by RobHay
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Its what the original 5 inch landy lights were branded.Quote:
Originally Posted by RobHay
Hi
Something you may not know
the reflectors in the Butlers are silver coated
the 2 reflectors cost me 3 years ago $140 to get re silvered
as they are sliver coated
I have several spare lights and a 10 or so reflectors, BUT even if you get a pair of original lights you would need the re-silvering.
so good lights are worth a $
cheers
Ian
Something to be aware of: the originals have a flat edged rim.. to account for the flat fluted glass lens. Hard to tell from the pics, but the modern repro tractor lights look to have a curved rim edge , where the convex shaped glass meets the rim .
Being picky ... but most of us S1 people seem to be pedants by nature !
To be precise, butler lights were very similar to the original lights and were infact used on military landrovers and various british cars/tractors etc of that era.
They are virtually indectinguishable to the original lights which were LUCAS.
The differences are the rim is round as opposed to square, and the lens actually has "butlers" in the glass.
The original lights were Lucas and there were 2 variations in the lens.
One was fluted with no lucas markings and the other was fluted and had LUCAS in the bottom of the glass. The LUCAS marked lens is vary rare.
The reflectors are silvered and the bulb fitting should be for the twin filament type of bulb.
There was a single filament fitting which was used in tractors.
If you are planning to use your Land Rover at night, and want to see where you are going,the replica headlight is the way to go, as the original lights are a little better than candles.
If on the other hand you want original lights, then you will need to dig deeply in your pockets, as they are quite hard to find
Cheers
Marco