Thread: Pork Pie - Could we produce some reasonable replicas?

Originally Posted by gromit

Dreamin,
reproduction 489's are available here side | lamps head spot side rear | Complete Automobilist
Maybe they can supply just the rubber (worth an email to find out). How about a group buy ? I could do with new rubbers for my S1 sidelights.....

What about the ST38 Pork Pie rear light in black as an alternative for the Series 1. Not 100% original but more affordable.
Complete Automobilist | Parts | rear lamp ST38


Colin

Thanks Gromit - great find. I was beginning to thing 489s had gone the way of pork pies. Will definitely try to find out if they do rubbers only and let you know.

How would a group buy work? I have found cost of post from UK sometimes cheaper than postage within Aust. Happy to consider, though.

Thinking outside the square.
Morris used the 488/9 series too.

THey are cheaper for your old morry

Morris Minor Lights/front/rear : Morris Minor Parts - Morris Minor Spares Online Shop

Note they have the Series 2 glass beehive style too which look quite good too.

Yep - Austins too, apparently

Lens to rim retainer rubber $16.10 prParking light dust boot - Lucas 489$15.30 ea


found at www.scottsoldautorubber.com.au (Oakleigh Vic)

Sorry to turn this thread into a Lucas 489 rather than Pork Pie thread but...

Dreamin, I went to Scotts today, your price is NQR. Each rubber housing is $17 each and the foam 'donuts' that hold the lens' in place are $17 per pair. Total $51 to re-rubber a pair of 489's. 24 pounds each complete doesn't sound so bad now......

Re: Group buy. Not sure how it should be done but I guess a thread advertising that the purchase is going ahead. Get commitment from forum members, negotiate a price with the seller (quantity purchase should give a better price) then purchase. You would have to split the freight costs from the UK and work out postage charges from yourself to the forum members. Maybe check with Admin to see how it should be approached.



Colin

Colin

Might be worth an email to Holden in the UK. These guys have complete 489s available and parts listed for 488s. Would have to check with them what else is not on their website.

Holden | Electrical | Lighting | Side and Flasher Lamp - Parts products

Ordered new 489s for the front on my 86 and amber 488s for the rear. Service and response was excellent.

Cheers

Dane

Originally Posted by gromit

Dreamin, I went to Scotts today, your price is NQR. Each rubber housing is $17 each and the foam 'donuts' that hold the lens' in place are $17 per pair. Total $51 to re-rubber a pair of 489's. 24 pounds each complete doesn't sound so bad now......

Sorry for the bum steer, gromit - I must have gone to the scottsoldprices site!

Good work everyone - the winner so far is Sleepy's Morris guy with complete new 489s at GBP16.95ea, compared to GBP24.00ea at Complete Automobilist and GBP52.85ea at Holden.

BUT looking at the pics I reckon the Complete Automobilist version is different to the others and looks to me somehow more 'original' - more rounded chrome rim maybe?

This is definitely now a 489 thread

D

I find the 489 lenses pop up quite regularly on ebay. I bought one recently for not much (10 to $15). Then bought the replica base. Looks original.



(Now to get rid of those ugly indicators )

Originally Posted by dane h

Ordered new 489s for the front on my 86 and amber 488s for the rear. Service and response was excellent.

Thanks Dane

I recall you were planning to mount front indicators off the bumper(?) - what type of light were you thinking of using there?

I have seen a few like this on the LRSOC site and like the look of one with the 'beehive'-type indicators mounted below the bumper directly in front of the springs.

would love to see some more pics when you have them

Cheers

D