will these babies fit ? quick reply needed.

will these babies fit ? quick reply needed.

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neilcharlton

Original Poster:

92 posts

254 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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Going to bid on :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2470066520&category=33716&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT

Will they fit straight onto my UK corvette C5 ?
The guy states you need the correct wiring harness to make them work .... But i take as he sells to US customers the wiring kits are needed to convert the U.S switches into EU euro spec ones ?

I emailed him .. the reply i got was .. erm sorry bud i dont know about EU cars ! ..

malc350

1,035 posts

247 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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You would definitely need the wiring harness to make the clear parts of the lenses work if you currently have solid red lenses.

The US spec taillights on Corvettes work in a strange (mysterious?) way. Usually (on a C4, C5 is similar I think) the brake and stop light is combined in one lamp.

If you fit the lenses shown you now have seperate indicators, each of which would require its own bulb (amber if those lenses are clear) and their own associated wiring.

This is an absolute piece of p*ss for any auto electrician worth his salt though and you needn't hunt around for a proper wiring harness as it can be made up if the guy knows what he's doing (big IF sometimes!)

There are plenty of places that would handle the work for you if you can't do it yourself, see Classic american mag for the nearest speciaslst.

anonymous-user

55 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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If you fit the US lamps what will you do about amber indicators? Of the people who get into difficulty with BiB over non-compliant cars it seems that red indicators are the main problem area. I guess you could replace the Euro fog lamps with some kind of amber indicator but it would be a strange position.

neilcharlton

Original Poster:

92 posts

254 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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No the car isnt an import , so the lens are not solid red asin the US .
They seem to be exactly the same as other Eu spec corvettes.
www.corvette.co.uk/1999/Mvc-010f.jpg

There cheap as chips so i'll but them anyway !

Dee Gee

285 posts

243 months

Monday 5th April 2004
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Neil,

Did you get the lamps? If so, good deal! I have the reds/ambers fitted on my US spec vert and did the mod myself. Can offer advice if needed.

neilcharlton

Original Poster:

92 posts

254 months

Tuesday 6th April 2004
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no , not yet , someone out bid me ..doh !
I'll get them next time, the seller has plenty... should be able to pay around $80 for all 4 !