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[stevey]

yes your car should have the smaller rear light and small front sidelights. The brakelight and side light are supposed to flash when you indicate.

[cammy-p]

Thanks for the reply would it have been this exact rear lamp unit minus the extra added indicator ?....
Im wanting to replace the lights as i hate the later large units that are currantly on mine also im about to replace the loom on my car so want the correct lights before i order it and also have the car painted ...
Cheers ...[frame][/frame]

[Gareth]

If your car doesn't have trafficators, or anywhere for them to fit, then the likelihood is that it should have had the large Lucas relay in the bonnet operating the brake-lights as flashers. This relay may still be fixed to the driver's inner wing.

The front lights were white, dual filament (which may necessitate work to the wings as I believe the mounting holes are different sizes) while the rears were, as has previously been said, small red affairs with the brake-lights operating as flashers. This was quite common during the late 50's in both America and Europe (I believe the VW Karmann Ghia had a similar arrangement) but isn't ideal for daily use as the folk of today don't expect red indicators. Mr MOT-man can be a bit sniffy, but they're perfectly legal.

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[ASL642]

Yes, a 1962 car would have the smaller lights at the rear and the white ones at the front. My '62 Travelller has the later lights. I think a lot of people upgraded them for safety reasons, as the rear lights flashing sometimes lead the following traffic to believe you had a wiring fault instead of the fact that you intended to turn right or left. They are also difficult to see "flashing" in strong sunshine.

[ColinP]

Hi,

And as an added thought, the special relay used for the flasher/brake light is probably as expensive as a normal unit + the newer amber indicators (front & Back).

We used to have a '62 minor - and the indicators were not that clear - even whe people expected them!. Nowadays very few people expect them.

Colin

[kittyfell]

You can relatively easily make up a system of relays to do the rear light flashing, or just use hand signals. I can certainly see why you 'hate' the little indicator lights, they are ghastly.

[katy]

"Use hand signals" ?
Most of the young people don't know what they mean. They think that your're either waving at somebody, making rude gestures or drying your nailpolish.