Headlamps

electrokid · Post by **electrokid** » Sun May 09, 2010 1:25 am

Hi Folks,

Does anyone know if there's any difference between the headlamps for mark 1 and mark 2 ?

Cheers,
Brian.

MULLEY · Post by **MULLEY** » Sun May 09, 2010 1:43 am

From memory, i think they're identical

It's only the front indicators that are different.

kiwi · Post by **kiwi** » Sun May 09, 2010 5:27 am

Confirmed

Headlights are the same.

electrokid · Post by **electrokid** » Sun May 09, 2010 10:41 am

Excellent...

Thanks for the info guys

Post by **Tim Leech** » Sun May 09, 2010 11:46 am

Well actually not totaly the same some do differ in the sidelight fitment, as oen is push fit and the other screws in, they are interchangeable as long as you have the bulb holder/bulb but the working plugs are unchanged.

electrokid · Post by **electrokid** » Sun May 09, 2010 12:41 pm

Thanks for the heads-up on that - I might need to cobble something together there

Post by **Tim Leech** » Sun May 09, 2010 2:07 pm

electrokid wrote:Thanks for the heads-up on that - I might need to cobble something together there

You can push the earlier type into the later type hole but eventually they fall out!

electrokid · Post by **electrokid** » Sun May 09, 2010 6:53 pm

The reason for the question was I'm still looking for a pair of RHD headlamps and wondered if the MK1s would fit. I did find a pair on Leboncoin.fr and I did email them about it but my French is so rusty I could just as easily have offered to make someone pregnant so my question "how much" could have been misunderstood.

I was in France on holiday in the 1960s with my parents and I had wandered off on my own and got a bit lost. I knew the hotel was near the station so I asked this old boy the way to the station and he just fell about laughing.

I thought it must have been my accent but then I realised I had mispronounced 'gare' and it had come out as 'guere' - I had asked him "which way to the WAR"

kiwi · Post by **kiwi** » Sun May 09, 2010 8:19 pm

Thats a afir comment even an English speaking country you can misunderstand people! Then again that describes the accents in the UK

Recent incident that sticks out for me is doing some surveying work here in the Land of the Long White Cloud. My mate said to me to watch out for the Pigs...well thats what I thought he said. Anyways every time we do a job now and he says Pigs I can not but have a wry smile. Looking for those 4 legged animals when he was refering to Pegs.

Totally off topic but hey thought I would share.

electrokid · Post by **electrokid** » Mon May 10, 2010 11:52 pm

excellent

Still no word from Leboncoin but I'm watching a couple on eBay.fr so it should be sorted soon - in the meantime my TGD gets its new front spheres tomorrow.

electrokid · Post by **electrokid** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:45 pm

Had a reply now so as soon as I can find out how Western Union works they should be in the bag !

RxBX · Post by **RxBX** » Wed May 12, 2010 11:03 pm

electrokid wrote:The reason for the question was I'm still looking for a pair of RHD headlamps and wondered if the MK1s would fit. I did find a pair on Leboncoin.fr...................

Hi Brian,
Just a thought before you work out how to pay thro' Western Union and go thro' with the purchase !

If your after a pair of headlamps for a RHD car surely the ones from any .FR selling site will only be suitable for LHD cars (Unless there actually advertised specifically suitable for a RHD vehicle only), if you need a good pair hopefully may have a pair available if I look thro' my stock of used ones if you PM me, I should be at Wetherby meeting this Saturday the 15th so as to save on postage if your going ?

RxBX

electrokid · Post by **electrokid** » Wed May 12, 2010 11:23 pm

Thanks for the offer - I'm after the LHD headlamps for driving on the continent without sticking black tape on the RHD ones and losing light output.