Rapide Red Tail Lamps

Rapide Red Tail Lamps

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EdwardC

Original Poster:

77 posts

132 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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All the Rapides I have ever seen in the flesh have the clear/opaque tail lamp covers. Found a photo online of this Belgium car with red lens covers - are they interchangeable with early DB9 units, or was the Rapide available with a choice?


DAVIDOXE

494 posts

115 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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I thought they were all the same part, Vantage, DB9, DBS and Rapide.
Though you would need someone smarter than me to confirm.

8Tech

2,136 posts

199 months

Friday 23rd October 2020
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EdwardC said:
All the Rapides I have ever seen in the flesh have the clear/opaque tail lamp covers. Found a photo online of this Belgium car with red lens covers - are they interchangeable with early DB9 units, or was the Rapide available with a choice?

Maybe he had the condensation problem and got himself a set of red ones cheap secondhand following a red to clear modification?

Wilky7

58 posts

195 months

Friday 23rd October 2020
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Rapide, DB9, DBS, Vantage all the same fitment. There's red, clear with grey outer edge and clear with black outer edge. I've seen some units with what looks like a vent on the back of them, I presume these are later units and the vent is to stop the condensation issue.

W12GT

3,536 posts

222 months

Friday 23rd October 2020
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To my eyes the red looks much nicer. I really don’t like the clear on the Rapide....

RMDB9

1,711 posts

49 months

Friday 23rd October 2020
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Yeah its the rare Mulliner Spec Works Limited Edition Lagonda Bespoke version.

I can help you - happy to swap for a GBP 2,500 fee.