Hans

Wow... that is a beauty!  $65,000... that is stout money.  Hagerty Insurance needs to re-evaluate their values for our cars!

Thanks for sharing; it is nice to see good examples of our cars.

Ed Z

Hello Hans,

There is plenty of info on the forum - search under my username and you should find a ton on lighting improvement.  I once made a center brake light for a member out of an old round tail, lighting all sectors at once in red using a relay.  He mounted it on the rear shelf to shine out the back window! 

To summarize-

Restoration - re-coating the dull reflector dishes 'shiny' to better project light out through the lens.  Currently trying a self adhesive Mylar with high specular reflectance (mirror-like), I was repainting with 'chrome' silver or gloss white, but if trials succeed, the Mylar will be offered as well.

Lamp upgrade - replace dim stock lamps (32 cp) with high output lamps (45 cp) for 1/3 more light in brake, turn, and reverse lights.  Tails - 150% more light - from 4 to 10 cp (cp = candlepower, for 'mean spherical candela').

Light upgrade - replace the brake lamp with a two filament tail + brake lamp, rewired to light both red sectors for tail, and a single high output for brake.  Tails increase to double area, triple output.  My avatar shows the tail light function after this upgrade.

Lens restoration - where sun bleaching has faded the lens, I tint internally to bring back the red color.  It is sometimes also possible to repair damaged lenses, as long as they are not smashed up too badly.  This is primarily from melting due to incorrect lamps in the 'tail light' sector.  The amber turn and clear reverse sectors - I do not mess with them, other than a thorough cleaning.

Please - the best way to contact me is not by posting on my profile, but sending an email or private message... email is preferred and gets the fastest reply.  email = 'my username' at comcast point net.

Drop the quote marks and spaces, substitute my forum user name, and you have my email.

Thank you for your interest, and for striving to keep these classics safe on the road!

Andy

Do you sell the bulbs?

In good hands then. I hope to see Carl end of month on visit to SD.  I was trying to avoid crawling under mine in 10F garage.

I may have it next week and can check then.

Thanks

It was not from Victoria, if I remember correctly it was out in the country north of Sumas.  I did it for a friend in CA that had purchased the car long distance.  I went into BC with a trailer and picked up the car, it turned out easier for me to import the car personally then sell it to him on paper.  The car was a restoration project (to say the least) this was at least 6-7 years ago and I'm sure it's not running yet. 

does it look like the R one?

I do have a 245 in the garage but I'm out of town for a couple of days... I'll measure it when I return, though.

Ed

Thanks