Tuscan 2 glass style lights on a mk1?
Tuscan 2 glass style lights on a mk1?
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TVaRse

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10 posts

192 months

Sunday 19th December 2010
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I've seen a few mk1's with blocked out top indicators and the new tuscan 2 grille fitted, and sometimes they go for the two front splitters, BUT they leave the lights without the glass cover that the mk2 has...
Does anyone know if the glass covers will fit the mk1?

froggie

896 posts

271 months

Sunday 19th December 2010
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No. the lenses are frenched in and both different sizes to the mk1 holes, the top lamp is 12"x6" and lower a mere 7"x5" roughly (and there sided)

Other differences,up front inc the front wings seam more bulbus and the bonnets are different im sure.

rens914

678 posts

260 months

Monday 20th December 2010
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can't be so difficult to have them produced. (the speedoplate in km/h was more of a hassel)
have been thinking of it but am tuscan'less at the moment so no need.
rens

froggie

896 posts

271 months

Sunday 26th December 2010
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i tried to reproduce mk2 lenses a couple of years ago, couldn't get the acrylic at the right temp, and was hard to form with the originals being bent in 2 dimensions.
Tried a few but just basic not temp controlled and just formed over originals.

If there were to be A conversion lens for the "Tuscan" lights it would need mods to step the wing / lens contact mounting surface inward to allow for the thickness of acrylic lens and enable the lens to b flush with the wing on the outside of the lens. Bit of a chew on but aero dynamic and cosmetic benefits to b gained. then the indicator lenses would really need lensing.

some rich Russian kid spent his pocket money to evolved this and lots more for us (where Tvr under british command deserted us in the 90s) in a wind tunnel i believe, but all he gets is criticised and slagged by the majority.
No wonder this special brand is crawling over broken glass on its knees