For the PPD die-hards

[The Mighty Quinn]

I discovered that really early rear lamp lenses had an additional lens sitting in behind the outer indicator lens - from an old thread of Rich's:
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...opment+brigade

It seems that these were only fitted to the early '99 cars.

I'm guessing these were in place originally in an effort to eliminate the "fried egg" effect of the orange indicator bulbs, but were then dropped (possibly to reduce cost? ).

Anyway, I had bought some Diadem indicator bulbs a while back to try eliminate this effect myself, but found that these bulbs actually have a blueish hue to them

So, came across a set of good (second-hand) early rear lenses and swapped them over.

Seems to have helped a bit, although admittedly, this is a relatively minor concern in the grand scheme of things!

I've added a few photos to show the difference, in case this might be of interest to anyone else..


Cheers,
Karl.

[clf]

Originally Posted by The Mighty Quinn

I discovered that really early rear lamp lenses had an additional lens sitting in behind the outer indicator lens - from an old thread of Rich's:
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...opment+brigade

It seems that these were only fitted to the early '99 cars.

I'm guessing these were in place originally in an effort to eliminate the "fried egg" effect of the orange indicator bulbs, but were then dropped (possibly to reduce cost? ).

Anyway, I had bought some Diadem indicator bulbs a while back to try eliminate this effect myself, but found that these bulbs actually have a blueish hue to them

So, came across a set of good (second-hand) early rear lenses and swapped them over.

Seems to have helped a bit, although admittedly, this is a relatively minor concern in the grand scheme of things!

I've added a few photos to show the difference, in case this might be of interest to anyone else..


Cheers,
Karl.

an alternative I have are chromed bulbs. (Ebay LINK)

the following images are 5 years old. They have held up well, but I replaced them earlier this year due to a failure. The plating was holding up well, although it had started to fail, they still didnt show orange until lit.

[Mickyboy]

Originally Posted by The Mighty Quinn

I discovered that really early rear lamp lenses had an additional lens sitting in behind the outer indicator lens - from an old thread of Rich's:
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...opment+brigade

It seems that these were only fitted to the early '99 cars.

I'm guessing these were in place originally in an effort to eliminate the "fried egg" effect of the orange indicator bulbs, but were then dropped (possibly to reduce cost? ).

Anyway, I had bought some Diadem indicator bulbs a while back to try eliminate this effect myself, but found that these bulbs actually have a blueish hue to them

So, came across a set of good (second-hand) early rear lenses and swapped them over.

Seems to have helped a bit, although admittedly, this is a relatively minor concern in the grand scheme of things!

I've added a few photos to show the difference, in case this might be of interest to anyone else..


Cheers,
Karl.

I’ve got a set of these set aside for a member, these are very very rare sight these days, if memory serves me correct they were only available on 1999 built cars:
Mick

[The Mighty Quinn]

Originally Posted by Mickyboy

I’ve got a set of these set aside for a member, these are very very rare sight these days, if memory serves me correct they were only available on 1999 built cars:
Mick

Yeah, it's not that easy getting a good set (given their age and how brittle they are).

Looks as though Best of British has a brand new N/S one on ebay, though:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-R...4AAOSwz4Ze193k
(assuming the one on the pics is the one that's for sale).

Bit of an oddity, as much as anything else..


Cheers,
Karl.

[The Mighty Quinn]

Originally Posted by clf

an alternative I have are chromed bulbs. (Ebay LINK)

the following images are 5 years old. They have held up well, but I replaced them earlier this year due to a failure. The plating was holding up well, although it had started to fail, they still didnt show orange until lit.

Yip, that looks as though it's done the job just spot-on.. and for vastly superior value, I expect

Cheers,
Karl.

[Mickyboy]

Originally Posted by The Mighty Quinn

Yeah, it's not that easy getting a good set (given their age and how brittle they are).

Looks as though Best of British has a brand new N/S one on ebay, though:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-R...4AAOSwz4Ze193k
(assuming the one on the pics is the one that's for sale).

Bit of an oddity, as much as anything else..


Cheers,
Karl.

Oh my days £125 for one rear lens I know they are very rare but I wouldn’t dream of listing one for that price, I always try to sell my parts at a affordable price.
Mick

[clf]

Originally Posted by The Mighty Quinn

Yip, that looks as though it's done the job just spot-on.. and for vastly superior value, I expect

Cheers,
Karl.

Very much so lol, I think at the time they were around £3 for a pair, but I did buy some at the beginning of the year, but couldnt find a pair less than a fiver at the time. The side repeaters are also available, and are around the same price.