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 Post subject: Tail-light question
PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:28 pm 
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Does anyone know the year when roundnose tail-lights changed over from three screw (two piece) to two screw (one-piece) lenses?

I bought some lovely units from a guy (sight unseen) who assurred me they were 3 screw, only to find the d!ck was counting the mounting screws on the back, not the ones that affix the lenses :oops:

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I think the change was in 67.
I will gladly take any spare 2 screw lights off your hands. :wink:
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The only good 2 screw lenses are the ones with `Lucas Australia' marked on them. The aftermarket ones fade badly after a year or two.

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Can you still buy them new Kev?

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No, not the Lucas 2 hole ones.
Find some uncracked S/H ones and recolour them. You can get the red and orange dye from AutoRice. :lol:

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The ones I have have Lucas AL136 on them. Also "Australia" so obviously a part of the "local content" rules way back then.

Car type is YKG2S2 Car no. is 3749 engine no. 9F/Sa/Y/ 47107 so maybe Morris in your esteemed wisdom you can place its date of manufacture.

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The ones I have have Lucas AL136 on them. Also "Australia" so obviously a part of the "local content" rules way back then.

Car type is YKG2S2 Car no. is 3749 engine no. 9F/Sa/Y/ 47107 so maybe Morris in your esteemed wisdom you can place its date of manufacture.

From what I can find it would have been approximately Dec 67.
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Thanks Mick.

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I think it was when they ran out of the third screw type.

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At least you can still buy 3 screw ones new from UK.
I do wonder though if they are British Quality, or just far east rubbish.
Anybody bought any lately?

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drmini in aust wrote:
At least you can still buy 3 screw ones new from UK.
I do wonder though if they are British Quality, or just far east rubbish.
Anybody bought any lately?


They look OK, I have a fresh set in the shed, Made in Italy.
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weevel wrote:
drmini in aust wrote:
At least you can still buy 3 screw ones new from UK.
I do wonder though if they are British Quality, or just far east rubbish.
Anybody bought any lately?


They look OK, I have a fresh set in the shed, Made in Italy.


Well they want rust

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weevel wrote:
drmini in aust wrote:
At least you can still buy 3 screw ones new from UK.
I do wonder though if they are British Quality, or just far east rubbish.
Anybody bought any lately?


They look OK, I have a fresh set in the shed, Made in Italy.

They would be Inno ones then, Clubby shape, to fit your Rover?
I'm talking about Mk1s....

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drmini in aust wrote:
weevel wrote:
drmini in aust wrote:
At least you can still buy 3 screw ones new from UK.
I do wonder though if they are British Quality, or just far east rubbish.
Anybody bought any lately?


They look OK, I have a fresh set in the shed, Made in Italy.

They would be Inno ones then, Clubby shape, to fit your Rover?
I'm talking about Mk1s....

yes, sorry wasn't really reading the rest...They're exactly the same as the BL/Rover ones but with different stamping as in doesn't have the L roundel and the raised (compliance?) text is in a different place - but these are genuine Boxed Rover Parts, just i guess by the end they were made by an italian factory for Rover. But clearly i don't have a clue about mk1 stuff :) :)
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