Thread: Lucas Motorcycle tail light

Originally Posted by whitey56

Looking at your photo's someone has done a bodge where they pushed the wires thru the washer then splayed the bare ends over, you can even see a witness mark on the fibre washer from the bulb contacts. In the sixties you could buy a small brass split washer which would fit on before splaying the wire which you could add a dob of solder or leave as is. Going buy the size of the holes in your washer there would have been some sort of rivets. All this bring back memories of when I was a apprentice mechanic at a transport firm and all I seen to do was sweep floors and fix lights.

Pulled the light backing plate out to give to DJ's Timber, wire connector for the black wire wasn't joined to the wore anymore and it was loose in the housing. So no wonder I was havin issues the hole thing is a mess.

Originally Posted by whitey56

This is a replacement part from "About Time Spares" not that clear for detail though.

All I can get is the thumbnail and it's too small to see. Thanks anyway.

Ok, new wire and rivets soldered on the ends, was all going well and then the fibre washer decided that it had enough, split straight thru the guts. Now I will have to find some fibre washer that I can use as a replacement.

Damn! If it can't be fixed don't worry just send it back and i'll maybe chase up something else.

Glue it to a plastic backer like a ice cream lid or I would not be surprised in a Series Landrover stoplight used the same.

Originally Posted by whitey56

Glue it to a plastic backer like a ice cream lid or I would not be surprised in a Series Landrover stoplight used the same.

Good idea or maybe a rubber tap washer..

I've managed to find another washer from another taillight of which I have removed the lugs from but still need to remove the wire and rivets and will glue this one to the original

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

I've managed to find another washer from another taillight of which I have removed the lugs from but still need to remove the wire and rivets and will glue this one to the original

Awesome!

You're a good man DJ.

Originally Posted by whitey56

Glue it to a plastic backer like a ice cream lid or I would not be surprised in a Series Landrover stoplight used the same.

Not a bad idea...

The Series III used the same design for it's number plate light except of course it was black or chromed plastic rather than red; but unfortunately it would have used a light fitting for a single element lamp so the guts won't work. However the round red stop lamps were also made by Lucas so it's extremely likely you could rob the internals out of one of them. Or probably any old British car up until the 70's.

However; modern bikes and cars still use the same size globes with the same size base; ten minutes at the local wreckers should get you something that will fit.

Dare I say that this could be the time to permanently wire in a LED replacement bulb?

Or you could cut a new washer out of printed circuit board; that material is the closest I can think of to that fibre washer stuff.

Haven't forgotten about you Dale, been busy with work, then rolled the troopy the other day and then to top it all off, the old gout flared up in my hand last night

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

Haven't forgotten about you Dale, been busy with work, then rolled the troopy the other day and then to top it all off, the old gout flared up in my hand last night

Sorry to hear about all your troubles.

All fixed and working, will drop it off either tomorrow or Friday and crimp new connectors on as well