Hello Bobby,
may I ask you to see how did you fit the centre rear brake light in the rear window of your 401, and what light did you chose to avoid interfering with the rear rolling blind? It would a useful idea for my own installation. Thanks!
Stefano
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Originally Posted by Bobbyweaf
Hi Geoff,
new lights on the back of my 401 have been haunting me since I had my first 401 in 1968. LED lights are directional and unfortunately the 401/403 lights are at an angle and today are about as much use as a candle in the rear window!
As a temporary measure I fitted a 3rd side/break light in the rear window, which is great and safe but it does restrict the view a little but is much better, and there are a number of options available on EBAY. I have bought many of them as I like to see them in situ and I now have a better alternative if I ever get the time to fit it
I have spent several years investigarting all the alternatives and wrote an article on the subject, which I have not yet published. I also wrote a much longer article on rear indicators and took a number of photos of other People’s “solutions”. This article is also unpublished at present and I have researched a lot on the subject of lights and indicators that are much more suitable for modern standards, without butchering the car.
I had some horrible indicators fitted that left a hole by the rear lights and I have covered these with Jaguar lights that are certainly not perfect but I had a hole in the body and they look much better. The lights are XJ6 export orange side repeat indicators, re-bulbed with a full 21 watt bulb and an additional small 21 watt bulb fitted under the reflector section giving a big 2 bulb flash.
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