White Griffith turning signal light covers?
White Griffith turning signal light covers?
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panic

Original Poster:

817 posts

312 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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Where could I get white Griff turn light covers, instead of stock orangy?

Thanks...


TVR Beaver

2,874 posts

209 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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Are you talking the ones at the front?.. or the ones on the side?.. If side.. they are Fiesta so any after market / flebay etc...
If front.. there are two types.. ones with internal reflectors and ones without (try get them 'with', they look better).. but both are used on Lightweight Land Rovers and MOD trailers if you don't want to pay the normal TVR asking price that is. I got mine from a local Landy place for £5 the pair.. the metal body was painted so not pretty when received but you only see the lense anyway.. so no problem... Not the best to fit though.. they go on from the inside of the wings.. and you need to get the old ones out without causing too much damage... Mine were well glassed in and could only be done as I had the headlight pod's out so take care....

panic

Original Poster:

817 posts

312 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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TVR Beaver said:
Are you talking the ones at the front?.. or the ones on the side?.. If side.. they are Fiesta so any after market / flebay etc...
If front.. there are two types.. ones with internal reflectors and ones without (try get them 'with', they look better).. but both are used on Lightweight Land Rovers and MOD trailers if you don't want to pay the normal TVR asking price that is. I got mine from a local Landy place for £5 the pair.. the metal body was painted so not pretty when received but you only see the lense anyway.. so no problem... Not the best to fit though.. they go on from the inside of the wings.. and you need to get the old ones out without causing too much damage... Mine were well glassed in and could only be done as I had the headlight pod's out so take care....
I mean both, side and front...side what model Fiesta should I look for? Front I'd better buy from a Tvr parts shop, could you advice me any that has them please?

Thanks for the inputs anyway.

TVR Beaver

2,874 posts

209 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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was last year when I did mine.. and im not at home at the mo... I think all Fiestas are similar on the type thay push in... thet are just push fit anyway.. does series 3 ring a bell?.... take a look on e-bay... youll see the ones...
and no on the other.. as I said i got mine from a Landy place..... try Clever Trevor or someone??

Uncle Fester

3,114 posts

237 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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The MOD had a sort of standard rubber light unit with interchangeable lenses of different colours. This allowed military workshops to hold one part that fitted nearly all military vehicles.

Whenever the MOD specified a vehicle they would prefer to have it with these types of lights if possible, although some vehicle designs weren’t compatible. Hence ex military Landrovers are the most common. I have never found a definitive list of all military vehicles fitted, but have seen them on all sorts of stuff, 1950’s onwards.

yellowgriff

1,429 posts

211 months

Monday 7th December 2009
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I could do with a pair of white fronts for the griff if anyone has a pair for sale...

panic

Original Poster:

817 posts

312 months

Monday 7th December 2009
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yellowgriff said:
I could do with a pair of white fronts for the griff if anyone has a pair for sale...
+1rofl

Argent

480 posts

270 months

Wednesday 9th December 2009
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Panic have a look here - http://www.greenmachinesurplus.com/


A.

panic

Original Poster:

817 posts

312 months

Thursday 10th December 2009
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Argent said:
Panic have a look here - http://www.greenmachinesurplus.com/


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Thanks for the link...I've seen a round white lens for the front turn light that might fit but it doesnt show the diameter so I don't know if it'll fit on the griffith...any of you can help here? Maybe knowing this very same len or bought it...Thanks.

LordGrover

34,158 posts

241 months

Sunday 13th December 2009
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Pretty sure this is as mine:


Their number FV817224.

As you say, no dimensions given so maybe half or twice the size but the photo looks pretty much identical.

macdeb

8,757 posts

284 months

Sunday 13th December 2009
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You're all on the right lines and cost should be no more than £35.
DON'T get conned as I was by a TVR dealer that tells you, you need Tuscan indicators at £175!!!yikes Still leaves a very bad taste and I will NEVER go there again, and some dealers wonder how they get a bad name. They are easy to change too with a bit of silcone.

Tavan

198 posts

219 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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Not sure about "easy to fit". I replaced mine a few months ago and it straight-forward but not easy. Watch out for scratched hands from the sharp edges inside the lower wings. The trickiest bit was manipulating a sharp implement to cut thru the thick wadges of existing sealant that hold the lenses (tightly) into the fibreglass of the lower wing. When I'd got most of it out I knocked the lenes out with a suitably sized 'drift' - IIRC I used a mug (the type you sup your coffee from) - this operation is not for the faint-hearted though!

Argent

480 posts

270 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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Panic

If you call they know which is the right one for Griffs. thumbup

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panic

Original Poster:

817 posts

312 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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Thanks to everybody, I'd only need to know now what part number (from a Fiesta) buy as white side marker, I've been checking many part sellers but there is a HUGE quantity of different lenses for a mountain of different Fiesta models....

Thanks.

Keithyboy

1,940 posts

299 months

Monday 10th October 2011
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. . . breakers would be a good & cheaper option! biggrin

FlipFlopGriff

7,144 posts

276 months

Tuesday 11th October 2011
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The sidelights are the ones you want for the front. Part number FV817224. You'll be wise to get some silvervision bulbs too otherwise you'll get the fried egg effect - they are silver but flash orange.
http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_list.asp?cat1=37...
Side repeaters are stock Ford and should be £10 a pair roughly.
FFG

Hoover.

5,993 posts

271 months

Tuesday 11th October 2011
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This is where ebay is your friend smile

I bought a set of orange ones (spares) for a £5, the white ones range from a £5 each upwards depending on your luck.