Dash Lights And Clock Colour

Grumpyold2hat · 5th April 2024, 21:19

Hello all

New to the scene so sorry if I am asking nooby question's.

I am cutting my teeth with a 75 Cons 54 plate. The dash lighting appears to be a nice warm white colour, I have seen many 75's with the amber colour. Was this a change from mark I to markII? Not really bothering me but the amber looks better IMO.

Your comments and advise are always much apprecited.

Martyn

Lee T · 5th April 2024, 22:10

White is the early ZT dash light colour. Later MGs having blue. I thought all the Rovers had the amber lighting.
Previous owner modification mabey.

Rick-sta · 5th April 2024, 23:26

Mkii 75's with the facelift dials have white backlighting. Only the mki 75s have amber backlighting for the dials.

Mike Trident · 5th April 2024, 23:58

Mine is a 2004 facelift, which came with white lights.

I never liked them, or the facelift clock faces, so I changed both. old-style faces and amber glow LEDs

daveo138 · 7th April 2024, 14:10

That’s interesting.

I never realised that they were different.

My mk2 has amber lights and, having just checked, it appears that I have mk1 clocks.

It was built in April ‘04 though, which might explain it.

Rick-sta · 7th April 2024, 15:16

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Originally Posted by daveo138

That’s interesting.

I never realised that they were different.

My mk2 has amber lights and, having just checked, it appears that I have mk1 clocks.

It was built in April ‘04 though, which might explain it.

Early mkii's still had the mki clocks fitted. My dad's was the same. Changed the dials for mkii ones when I did the highline upgrade for him as we prefer the look of them but kept the amber backlighting.

xsport · 9th April 2024, 12:39

Probably just the run down of old stock during the change over i suspect. You do see this with later bumpers and earlier bumpers on the same plates and other parts.

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Grumpyold2hat Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Mar 2024 Location: Bolton Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dash Lights And Clock Colour Hello all New to the scene so sorry if I am asking nooby question's. I am cutting my teeth with a 75 Cons 54 plate. The dash lighting appears to be a nice warm white colour, I have seen many 75's with the amber colour. Was this a change from mark I to markII? Not really bothering me but the amber looks better IMO. Your comments and advise are always much apprecited. Martyn __________________ Every day is a school day.

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Lee T Gets stuck in MG ZT Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Liverpool Posts: 858 Thanks: 180 Thanked 248 Times in 189 Posts	White is the early ZT dash light colour. Later MGs having blue. I thought all the Rovers had the amber lighting. Previous owner modification mabey. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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7th April 2024, 14:10	#5
daveo138 Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Chesterfield Posts: 679 Thanks: 206 Thanked 69 Times in 53 Posts	That’s interesting. I never realised that they were different. My mk2 has amber lights and, having just checked, it appears that I have mk1 clocks. It was built in April ‘04 though, which might explain it.

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xsport Posted a thing or two rover 75 club se Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,666 Thanks: 358 Thanked 419 Times in 310 Posts	Probably just the run down of old stock during the change over i suspect. You do see this with later bumpers and earlier bumpers on the same plates and other parts.