clear front indicators

[conrod]

I recently bought these off Ebay, as I quite liked the look of them.

I am curious though, can anyone tell me the origins of them?

Are they an export market/euro spec type of thing? I have never seen them before, even in brochures. They do not look like aftermarket repro items, the quality is very good, they are essentially identical to the Magnatex orange indicators I already have, but the brand on these is "ARIC"

Conrad

[captain hook]

Never seen these in the UK...

I would think they're Turkish...

[oldyellar]

i like them the german mk1 stepside has them or simular on it

[conrod]

i like them the german mk1 stepside has them or simular on it

yes you are quite right:





A friend of mine here in NZ has several NOS lenses for the early (pre 1970) front indicators in white, and we were trying to figure out what they were, or where they were from. I just saw a pair of tail lights on ebay from Malta, with the "ARIC" brand on them, so I am thinking they may be genuine parts, perhaps for the European market? All of the German firevans I have seen pics of have orange lenses though.

Conrad

[oldyellar]

same hear all orange on the firevans the clear ones are smart were did you get them i would like some for mine

[conrod]

same hear all orange on the firevans the clear ones are smart were did you get them i would like some for mine

I found them on Ebay, they came from Portugal. I just checked and the guy has another set, same price I paid for mine (£30)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-LIGHT-LENSE ... 1c2ae1ef0a

He was good to deal with, no problems.

Conrad

[Neil]

pre 1970 front lenses were split orange and white as the sidelight was there too , ive seen these before here and if you look on the custom van dedevil they are fitted on that

[conrod]

pre 1970 front lenses were split orange and white as the sidelight was there too , ive seen these before here and if you look on the custom van dedevil they are fitted on that

Hi Neil, do you mean dedevil had the split lens lights, or all clear lights? I did a search but cannot find pics of that van.

As I was saying above, a friend of mine bought a stack of NOS split lenses for a pre 1970, and both lenses were clear/white. It really had us baffled? They were definitely for the pre 1970 Transit, which had a cast aluminium bulb holder that the lenses screwed into, unlike the post 1970 lense which had the bulb holder rivetted on the back of the lense with hollow brass rivets through the screw holes.

I have been trawling through a few Transit brochures, including a few from "foreign" countries, and I still have not seen period pics of them.

Conrad

[Neil]

it has clear like these, 2 years ago i bought a new pair like these off a parts dealer with chrome outers,, the outers are handed and he sent 2 left handers so i sent them back and got a pair of orange

[conrod]

I saw a set on Ebay with chrome outers, you mean like these?



And while I have your attention, why did some of the orange lenses have the chrome outers, and others did not?

Conrad

[Neil]

AN EXTRAS THING AT THE TIME PROBABLY

[captain hook]

Only Custom had the chrome rims...

[VCCT]

Dear CONROD, i'm looking for a clear left front indicator.
These clear type was also for Italian market,and i'm lookng for this one for a 1974 minibus:



For this Cusom type,we look for that one with larger cromed rims.
Please,could you help me and my friends,involved in this restore-project?
Many thanks!

[caldwelld]

hi conrad, would like to buy a pair of these clear front indicators. Are they the complete fitting or just the lenses? Will they fit the mk1 1977. ie. Are they a direct replacement for the orange units. Have you the name etc. of the guy in portugal who sells them.Send me a pm if possible.

[conrod]

HI guys,

the clear ones at the top of the page are exactly like the orange ones, ie. they have the bulb holder attached inside them. They will fit any Mk1. Sorry I don't have the contact details of the guy I bought them off any more They do still pop up from time to time on Ebay. I don't have any spares, just the one set I bought.