Clear Lens

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MadMacMcMad

Original Poster:

1,266 posts

260 months

Tuesday 17th November 2020
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Guys
Where can I buy the clear front and rear indicator lenses from.
I believe the fronts are Land Rover parts, so mainly the rear clusters.

Cheers

Murph7355

38,707 posts

262 months

Tuesday 17th November 2020
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Caterham?

Turn7

24,071 posts

227 months

Tuesday 17th November 2020
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Or Chris Mintoft @ Redline Components

slime bomb

159 posts

72 months

Wednesday 18th November 2020
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Mabbs9

1,204 posts

224 months

Wednesday 18th November 2020
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Certainly fronts are Defender parts. Easy to get.

MadMacMcMad

Original Poster:

1,266 posts

260 months

Wednesday 18th November 2020
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Cheers Guys.
I should have looked of fleabay before posting.
They are quite freely available.
Ta

agatebox

93 posts

140 months

Thursday 19th November 2020
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Just to warn you, if you have ever followed a caterham with clear lens fitted with the prerequisite coloured bulbs (even with factory fitted tail/stop LEDs) you’ll find that in certain lighting conditions the rear lights can be difficult to notice in operation.
Hence why many owners either substitute with the “Just Add Lightness” equivalent lights or even revert to the coloured lens setup, which can be made more effective by using LED bulbs.

Murph7355

38,707 posts

262 months

Thursday 19th November 2020
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agatebox said:
Just to warn you, if you have ever followed a caterham with clear lens fitted with the prerequisite coloured bulbs (even with factory fitted tail/stop LEDs) you’ll find that in certain lighting conditions the rear lights can be difficult to notice in operation.
Hence why many owners either substitute with the “Just Add Lightness” equivalent lights or even revert to the coloured lens setup, which can be made more effective by using LED bulbs.
I've been looking at the JAL rear lights, but am I right in thinking they're £115 a side? They look great quality but that's lumpy.

(I've personally never liked the look of clear rear light clusters on most/all cars...but that's subjective).

nunuk

57 posts

73 months

Friday 20th November 2020
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Murph7355 said:
I've been looking at the JAL rear lights, but am I right in thinking they're £115 a side? They look great quality but that's lumpy.
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And the JAL led rear lights only come with the stock orange/red lenses. If you want the clear ones, you'll have to pay some extra money for them, isn't it funny wanting to get rid of the stock ones and ending up with 4 of them? Anyway, i think it's a must for the road.

And talking about the chrome coated bulbs for the cycle wings, does anyone know where to find quality ones? I've used some for my bikes in the past and had some problems finding good chrome coating..

Murph7355

38,707 posts

262 months

Friday 20th November 2020
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nunuk said:
And the JAL led rear lights only come with the stock orange/red lenses. If you want the clear ones, you'll have to pay some extra money for them, isn't it funny wanting to get rid of the stock ones and ending up with 4 of them? Anyway, i think it's a must for the road.

And talking about the chrome coated bulbs for the cycle wings, does anyone know where to find quality ones? I've used some for my bikes in the past and had some problems finding good chrome coating..
Thankfully mine's never had to have lights on the cycle wings. Hate them smile

nunuk

57 posts

73 months

Monday 23rd November 2020
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They're mandatory here, so not much to hate

Murph7355

38,707 posts

262 months

Monday 23rd November 2020
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nunuk said:
They're mandatory here, so not much to hate
I think they may be on new UK builds (and may have been for a while).

Thankfully my car's old smile