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Dear fellow-enthusiasts

I haven't been very active as a forum poster so far. But I have found it without doubt to be an unmissable source of information while restoring my early 1970 Mechelen/Malines built CP TR6 which has been in the family since 1994. The restored chassis is rolling; attention now turns to the body work. I will be needing new lamp units all round (head lights, indicators, side indicators, full rear lamp assemblies). Still a bit early in the process even if I want to trial fit everything before the body gets painted, but I wonder where to best buy the lamp units. I can't help being somewhat allergic to one side of, let's say, the rear indicators being a slightly different shade of orange than the other side (perfectionism isn't a blessing, I know)...  so I'm looking for good quality, matching items. I noticed Rimmer's 15% discount they have because of the NEC show: quite tempting as buying all lamp units will set me back quite some euros... 

Many thanks for your advice.

Jeroen Thys

Belgium

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Hi Jeroen, 

I guess the first question to ask, are you going to opt for original sealed beam units or something that is going to illuminate the road. My experience with my TR6 using sealed beam units was frightening and I couldn’t really see much in front of me,  I opted to change them for Wipac lamps with LED light units fitted. I know this goes against the grain with many people and I respect that but I decided to put safety first. I obtained the units from Better Car Lighting who were great to deal with and very helpful the can be contacted on 44 121 773 7000 or have a look on their website. 

Good luck

Fozzy

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I am not sure if all the reproduction light units come from the same manufacturer but if they do its looks as though it would be cheaper to buy from Bastuk rather than source from the UK.

I have just rebuilt the rear lights on my TR6 but due to the cost and disappointing quality of the re-chroming (from a company specialising in chroming Mazak) I wish I had brought new from Bastuk. 

Chris

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Hi Jeroen, You do not say why you need to replace all the light units.

I would always attempt to use the originals first - in my experience repro's are often not the best option and could give you more work and not look as good or fit as well as a restored original.

Jerry

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Many thanks everyone. Will look into different options. I would like to stick as close to original as possible because of the very limited night miles this car did before restoration/will do after. As for not restoring the original units: the reason to finally get going with that nut and bold restoration that had been planned for a long time was a brief, unfortunate encouter with part of the scenery exiting a slippery roundabout... LH headlight, indicator, side lamp and rear lamp assembly are all beyond repair. And since I'm allergic to differences in shades of the lenses I opt for all new items, not just for the LH side that got hit.

Best regards

Jeroen

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Yes dishwasher works a treat!!

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