GRIZZ’s Chevy S10 - Random Rambling NEXT ROADTRIP 27/10/23

Hey Henry !

Thanks regarding the lights and Covid paralysis.

And yes, clear side repeaters may be a problem, it’s a European thing and the conversion kits are made for the American market.

So the solution will be to find a set of clear side repeaters from something European that will fit the hole.

Challenge? Yes, possibly.




So to answer the comments elsewhere about the White Step-side.......

I have bought the clear indicator lenses off the owner who is going with smoked front lights and lenses.

£25.00 included postage which sounded like a sweet deal to me vs finding and importing a set from the USA, getting posted tomorrow so hopefully fitted by next weekend.

The one has a small scratch that I will tackle with a bit of rubbing compound to clear off.





Pretty chuffed today.

Spot on.


I Think.....


30mm base



Hole drilled is about 20mm to maybe 22mm to let fitting through.




I th9nk it is very muchm80’s Ford.

Need to find a pair of replacements.

Ideally oval items.

If you don’t mind adjusting the hole slightly , you’ll find a pair of universal oval side repeaters easily enough .

Mk3 fiesta had original square side reps then changed to oval for the mk3.5 facelift about 1992/3 might fit the bill and cheap as chips i'd have thought

Side repeaters are a UK / Europe thing - most American stuff doesn't have them, so if you want it to always pass even the most anal MOT, it needs them, or if its a recent import, it needs them to get through IVA - I fitted Muth signal mirror glasses to my Challenger to avoid drilling holes in my nice new bodywork.
Others have managed by repurposing the blind spot warning LED in the mirror, or even the front marker lamp.

So the lamp in there is very unlikely to be original - fit anything you like that looks good to you.

Must admit I like lights to look like the lights they are supposed to be.

Take a look at repeaters on car builder solutions site they have loads of options.

Don't those lenses have the front clearance light in?

I forget the regs for a side repeater there but does it have to be behind the front wheel? I thought it just had to face sideways and blink in phase with the indicator (so no dual clearance/turn like is fairly common here), which should be fulfilled by the front side amber retro-reflector and light.

The rear lights had a cutout to face sideways where the light from the stop/tail lamp would shine sideways and the lamp assembly had a wraparound reflector that's visible from the back and sides.

How about looking at 1" truck/trailer clearance lights to replace the square? Those are popular in LED flavor here.

Phil

If on;y I had some, they would be on.



Indeed.

Interesting how they differ though.



Not expensive.... sounds good.

Prices vary wildly.

Even for items with the same stock photos.



I would have happily used,square, but oval is good too.

Nice shape to echo the trucks soft lines.



Saw them, wrong rears though.



I know one of the U.K. guys with an S10 has incorporated them into his indicators,somehow.

Guess it depends on how much enforcing the the test centre feels is necessary



Agreed, it now makes sense that failure entry.



Job done. Yes, they are probably the ideal guys as there are so many varied tastes in building.



I would have gone for either to be honest, it’s firstly about clear lenses, and then about fitting the hole.



So many options when you start to look.

There was a set I really liked, but they had no bulbs or fittings, so one needs to just find the right ones.




I love the knowledge on here.

It will be amber.

And I will look for those chromed amber bulbs so they appear not to be in the front lenses, rather than yellow blobs.

Looks like the old ones were stuck in with bathroom silicone, not the best of ideas as it is acidic and promotes corrosion. rather than file even bigger chunks out of the wings and risk breaking the paint when they are fitted / removed I would cut the tabs off and use automotive double sided tape instead of the gasket.