Warning light cover on early cars
Warning light cover on early cars
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Loach1

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437 posts

170 months

Wednesday 26th September 2012
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I have noticed that a few '87 cars don't have a cover over their warning light 'swoosh', mine included. Is that because they were never fitted or because they have fallen off? It is still 3 weeks until I will see my car in person, but I bought a replacement cover as a precaution from here:

http://www.scimitar-tvrcentre.nl/review/product/li..._store=english&_from_store=default

Do you think this is what the car had originally?

David

Julesprivate

871 posts

172 months

Wednesday 26th September 2012
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They certainly look the part, mine looks just like that. Good ob finding that site, they have a nice selection of goodies on there.

HvdWeerden

1,739 posts

229 months

Wednesday 26th September 2012
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Owner is on PH: geertvanhout

S2Mike

3,065 posts

179 months

Thursday 27th September 2012
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I would have thought all would have to have the swoosh, as that is where identifying symbols are marked for which warning light is which.
But in true TVR logic these are glued on, but if you need to remove one of the warning lights they push out of the front of the dash, so you need to prise the swoosh off to do this.

Knowler

172 posts

168 months

Thursday 27th September 2012
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Indeed.. lots of goodies and for those of you non dutch speaking heres a link to translate ;-)

http://translate.google.com/?tl=nl&q=undefined...

Julesprivate

871 posts

172 months

Thursday 27th September 2012
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Or you could just click on the "Your Language" selector on the site and select "English" LOL

Knowler

172 posts

168 months

Thursday 27th September 2012
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Doh!

Loach1

Original Poster:

437 posts

170 months

Friday 28th September 2012
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S2Mike said:
I would have thought all would have to have the swoosh, as that is where identifying symbols are marked for which warning light is which.
But in true TVR logic these are glued on, but if you need to remove one of the warning lights they push out of the front of the dash, so you need to prise the swoosh off to do this.
That's what I thought, but after seeing a few cars without them, I began to wonder if this was added a little while after the start of production. Before gluing on, I might see what can be done with LED's to avoid having to remove it again.

S2Mike

3,065 posts

179 months

Friday 28th September 2012
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Update...
It is possible to get replacement warning light units that come in 2 pieces, they have a push into the dash plastic moulded bit wirth the coloured lens and an aluminium bulb holder part with the with the connections on, that just pushes into the bottom/back of the plastic bit, so can be slid out replace the bulb and slide back in..
I found these in my boxes of spares that I have collected over the years, but must be available from Halfrauds or similar.

BountyHunter

1,050 posts

223 months

Friday 28th September 2012
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Loach1 said:
That's what I thought, but after seeing a few cars without them, I began to wonder if this was added a little while after the start of production. Before gluing on, I might see what can be done with LED's to avoid having to remove it again.
mines screwed in, not glued.

the Bible edition 2(top pic on page 231) shows a car with no swoosh