Orange front indicators
Discussion
grrrrr said:
Are these a mare to change to white? - The ones on the front bumper, not the repeaters.
How can you post this when you dont even have the car to start with.Tell you what.Go and buy the car and all the info you need will be made available by the Cerb community on here.But like as been said above.Changing orange for white indicators will be the last of your worries. But I have bought one 
This is one of the jobs I want to do. What I meant was, does the front end need to be removed?
I purchased from a dealer with a 12-month warranty, so hopefully any woes will be taken care of.
The orange indicators look awful IMO, the dealer has agreed to do the repeaters FOC, but not the front ones as they are a mare according to him.
This is one of the jobs I want to do. What I meant was, does the front end need to be removed?
I purchased from a dealer with a 12-month warranty, so hopefully any woes will be taken care of.
The orange indicators look awful IMO, the dealer has agreed to do the repeaters FOC, but not the front ones as they are a mare according to him.
Edited by grrrrr on Wednesday 2nd May 17:13
Congratulations!
I am not sure why the dealer would say it is a nightmare? True that it is not a simple unscrew/screw process, but it's not THAT tough! Maybe it's the prospect of having to unfix the Sikaflex from the old ones? And the possibility that the light unit behind is held in by the same stuff.
I did have a go at re-fixing mine, before calling it quits and taking it to Fernies!
I am not sure why the dealer would say it is a nightmare? True that it is not a simple unscrew/screw process, but it's not THAT tough! Maybe it's the prospect of having to unfix the Sikaflex from the old ones? And the possibility that the light unit behind is held in by the same stuff.
I did have a go at re-fixing mine, before calling it quits and taking it to Fernies!
hi,
If you are into spirited driving drack days etc you can take the indicator mod a step further.
I took the old orange round unit out, cut back the sort of double oval opening into which it used to sit into a circle and converted it into a brake cooling duct with 100mm flexihose running through the inner wing along the wishbones and into the rear of the wheel. Its a very neat mod.
the new indicator is a clear white unit located in the smaller hole beneath the old indicator hole.
i would post a picture but the car is in bits and not at home as you may have seen from my earlier post.
anyway both the brakes and indicators now work great
If you are into spirited driving drack days etc you can take the indicator mod a step further.
I took the old orange round unit out, cut back the sort of double oval opening into which it used to sit into a circle and converted it into a brake cooling duct with 100mm flexihose running through the inner wing along the wishbones and into the rear of the wheel. Its a very neat mod.
the new indicator is a clear white unit located in the smaller hole beneath the old indicator hole.
i would post a picture but the car is in bits and not at home as you may have seen from my earlier post.
anyway both the brakes and indicators now work great
Thanks for the warm welcome 
Well, no, I don't have any piccies yet. The car is the black one that was for sale at Fernies though.
I figured with all the worrying stories on here, I should buy from someone that knows these cars and it having a warranty. It will also be a company car for me, so will be a daily runner
Anyway, this is a mod that funnily enough Fernies said was a sod to do, that's why I asked the question.
Makes you wonder how to change bulbs when they go
Well, no, I don't have any piccies yet. The car is the black one that was for sale at Fernies though.
I figured with all the worrying stories on here, I should buy from someone that knows these cars and it having a warranty. It will also be a company car for me, so will be a daily runner
Anyway, this is a mod that funnily enough Fernies said was a sod to do, that's why I asked the question.
Makes you wonder how to change bulbs when they go
grrrrr said:
But I have bought one
This is one of the jobs I want to do. What I meant was, does the front end need to be removed?
I purchased from a dealer with a 12-month warranty, so hopefully any woes will be taken care of.
The orange indicators look awful IMO, the dealer has agreed to do the repeaters FOC, but not the front ones as they are a mare according to him.
Right here goes.You will have to remove the housing it sits in from the car.Then remove the light unit from the housing.This will need some cutting and prising with a knife as it is bonded in.Dont buy the lights from a dealer as these lights are a standard M.O.D fitment.You will note that on the front of these lenses there is a number preceded with the letters FV which stands for (fighting vehicle).You are best off buying these from an Ex military dealer and ask for a pair of high intensity side light lenses or bug eye side light lenses.Should cost you any more than between £10-15 new each. This is one of the jobs I want to do. What I meant was, does the front end need to be removed?
I purchased from a dealer with a 12-month warranty, so hopefully any woes will be taken care of.
The orange indicators look awful IMO, the dealer has agreed to do the repeaters FOC, but not the front ones as they are a mare according to him.
Edited by grrrrr on Wednesday 2nd May 17:13
Edited by BLUETHUNDER on Wednesday 2nd May 18:06
BLUETHUNDER said:
grrrrr said:
But I have bought one
This is one of the jobs I want to do. What I meant was, does the front end need to be removed?
I purchased from a dealer with a 12-month warranty, so hopefully any woes will be taken care of.
The orange indicators look awful IMO, the dealer has agreed to do the repeaters FOC, but not the front ones as they are a mare according to him.
Right here goes.You will have to remove the housing it sits in from the car.Then remove the light unit from the housing.This will need some cutting and prising with a knife as it is bonded in.Dont buy the lights from a dealer as these lights are a standard M.O.D fitment.You will note that on the front of these lenses there is a number preceded with the letters FV which stands for (fighting vehicle).You are best off buying these from an Ex military dealer and ask for a pair of high intensity side light lenses or bug eye side light lenses.Should cost you any more than between £10-15 new each. This is one of the jobs I want to do. What I meant was, does the front end need to be removed?
I purchased from a dealer with a 12-month warranty, so hopefully any woes will be taken care of.
The orange indicators look awful IMO, the dealer has agreed to do the repeaters FOC, but not the front ones as they are a mare according to him.
Edited by grrrrr on Wednesday 2nd May 17:13
Edited by BLUETHUNDER on Wednesday 2nd May 18:06
MOD eh? Blimey, anything else unusual that's fitted to these cars?
Thanks for that BLUETHUNDER, was beginning to think I had upset you
Edited by grrrrr on Wednesday 2nd May 18:23
grrrrr said:
BLUETHUNDER said:
grrrrr said:
But I have bought one
This is one of the jobs I want to do. What I meant was, does the front end need to be removed?
I purchased from a dealer with a 12-month warranty, so hopefully any woes will be taken care of.
The orange indicators look awful IMO, the dealer has agreed to do the repeaters FOC, but not the front ones as they are a mare according to him.
Right here goes.You will have to remove the housing it sits in from the car.Then remove the light unit from the housing.This will need some cutting and prising with a knife as it is bonded in.Dont buy the lights from a dealer as these lights are a standard M.O.D fitment.You will note that on the front of these lenses there is a number preceded with the letters FV which stands for (fighting vehicle).You are best off buying these from an Ex military dealer and ask for a pair of high intensity side light lenses or bug eye side light lenses.Should cost you any more than between £10-15 new each. This is one of the jobs I want to do. What I meant was, does the front end need to be removed?
I purchased from a dealer with a 12-month warranty, so hopefully any woes will be taken care of.
The orange indicators look awful IMO, the dealer has agreed to do the repeaters FOC, but not the front ones as they are a mare according to him.
Edited by grrrrr on Wednesday 2nd May 17:13
Edited by BLUETHUNDER on Wednesday 2nd May 18:06
MOD eh? Blimey, anything else unusual that's fitted to these cars?
Thanks for that BLUETHUNDER, was beginning to think I had upset you
Edited by grrrrr on Wednesday 2nd May 18:23
Have a look on the equivalent parts thread for some other stuff.Welcome to the dark side.
Edited by BLUETHUNDER on Wednesday 2nd May 18:39
To be fair to the dealer it was probably because I screwed as much as I could on the price - Having a LOT of work carried out to the car including paintwork.
With a bit of luck, it should be ready in a few weeks time.
Me asking about the indicators was probably the straw that broke the camels back
With a bit of luck, it should be ready in a few weeks time.
Me asking about the indicators was probably the straw that broke the camels back
You have to be careful when removing them if your car has the vent holes next to the indicators cut out (seems many don't see pic in my profile). Because it is very easy to snap off the thin sliver of body work between the vent hole indicator & – I know!
Edit:
opps, sorry it's a bit hard to see from the profile pic, but if you look hard you can just see the black hole next to the indicator
Edit:
opps, sorry it's a bit hard to see from the profile pic, but if you look hard you can just see the black hole next to the indicator
Edited by luckyone on Thursday 3rd May 16:43
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