Opinions on the lights please.

[rover]

Just done a quick job on the back lights, not sure how legal they are gona be but they do still flash a shade of orange I just dont fancy clear ones on the back with the red paintwork (nor could I afford them at the mo!), didnt really want to tint them black either so this is what I have come up with....



Not 100% sure I like them so lets have some opinions please.

Rover.

[MrMPuk]

Red stockings are what you want Rover!

[rover]

Are we still talking about lights here

Rover.

[madmark]

yep i think they look good mate!

[Nathan_Cardiff]

Dont think the old bill would be all that impressed with em mate

[rover]

Cheers Mark

I've just been to see my mate (who has an up-to-date M.O.T test cert, cos I dont) and he reckons I just need to get a couple of reflectors as the light units dont reflect anymore, cant find anything in the testers manual that says the indicators must be amber.....they just cant show white light, which obviously they dont

Will see how it goes.

Rover.

[Luke]

they look good mate cant you clean off the reflecting bit - or would that spoil the look

[madvanman]

it doesn't state that the indicators must be amber in the SVA testers manual either

[rover]

@Luke

I dont reckon it would look right, theres two light coats of paint and two laquer coats, I thought the same about the reversing lights as well so I masked them to start with.......just didnt look right so I stripped it back and started again. I will get some from the scrappy next week(or the week after, or the week after that Or the... and try a different way I think... they'll do for now

@MVM

Yeah I was very surprised when I looked in the testers manual, and now you say SVA dont require amber either I know a lot of yank vehicles have red indicators but assumed they had some sort of exemption.....obviously they dont need it

Will see if I get pulled over the next few days

Thanks for the input guys

Rover.

[100ps_drw_hicube]

can you get blue????? they look

[rover]

can you get blue????? they look

Cheers

Do em any colour you like Cam All I did was get some clear red and mix it 50/50 with Radiant red (colour of back end of van) then added thinners and hardener, then laquer from a can, you just need to coat it thin enough so it dont affect the lights, and with yours you need to make sure you still have RED tail and stop lights showing through

Rover

[100ps_drw_hicube]

cool future plans

later i will get a pic of a van near me mk3 its matt black and the lights are matt black too never seen it on the road tho

[Luke]

i think blue might be asking for trouble my mk1 lights got knock back on MOT (but allowed through) on having orange red lights

rover - i know what you mean - about not looking right- i don't think some reflectors in the bumper would look out of place tho

[100ps_drw_hicube]

is there a size limit on reflecters i got loads of small circle ones wouldnt look out of place

[rover]

I think you are right about the bumper Luke, I will see what Maccess have got in their trailer section next time I'm up there, I reckon just small ones eh? Just to be lagal and all that

Rover.