Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi and happy new year,
I'm planning to make the indicators on my '61 minor slightly less obvious so what I am planning to do (and i've seen it done before) is wire up the indicators into where the sidelights should be and hopefully have the sidelights wired into the main headlight unit, but theres one problem... is it easy to wire the sidelights into the headlight unit or is there anywhere I can by them like that?

Thanks

You can use a halogen headlamp kit with integrated pilot light:
http://morrisminorspares.co.uk/shop/pro ... ts_id=1801

Wow a reply within 5 minutes!
thanks Alex

You can use a stop/tail lamp and have a white flasher like the ones fitted in 1962 & 1963. All you need is 2 deep fitting bulb holders and the headlights can be left as is!! I bought a complete lamp, rubber body, chrome ring and white glass new off ebay for £9.00 post included.

Just so you know... mini's use that setup with the sidelight being a pilot light even on sealed beams and it shines through a "window"

Ok, thanks guys, I'll consider the possibilities

Matt wrote:Just so you know... mini's use that setup with the sidelight being a pilot light even on sealed beams and it shines through a "window"

Yes I thought about using mini lights but I think all the minis used 5" headlight units whereas the minor ones are 7"

Hello Andy,

no, the Mini lights are also 7".

Alec

Ah ok, my mistake, thanks Alec

In fact any headlights you buy these days will have the little 'sidelight' window in them.

Will the halogen headlight conversion with sidelights fit in the standard buckets or do they need changing too?

They fit the buckets ok - however the little sidelight is sometimes very close to the metal edge of the inner shell - and this can lead to shorts. Best to bend the edge away - and put a wee wrap of tape round the sidelight bulb holder.

You can get orange bulbs to go in the side light holders . I changed mine for the slightly later type with the bigger window on the front and got orange bulbs off ebay.
At the back I fitted indicators under the bumper and fold them up out of sight when I go to shows!
Roger

At the back I fitted indicators under the bumper and fold them up out of sight when I go to shows!

Sneeky!

RogerRust wrote:You can get orange bulbs to go in the side light holders . I changed mine for the slightly later type with the bigger window on the front and got orange bulbs off ebay.
At the back I fitted indicators under the bumper and fold them up out of sight when I go to shows!
Roger

Some very good ideas there Roger, I don't think I'll be doing this work for a while so I might come and inspect your car at the next rally and copy if you don't mind

Pop down at the weekend if you like I'm only 25 minutes away!
Pm if you want my address.

here is a LINK to another thread

The sidelight to indicator conversion is what I did but it's not as straightforward as I first thought. I had to change the mount bases to two pole to match the bulbs - then found the retaining pins on the orange bulbs were asymetric not parallel and had to find orange bulbs to suit (halfords 'bling' rang of bulbs of all things!). Still the end result is worth it.

Orange side lights are of course not legal in UK! Or - are you using these as indicators Roger ??

Orange for indicators.

Side lights in the headlights.

Good - dunno why Morris didn't do that anyway - because 1959 Mini had sidelights in the headlights, so the 'technology' was well known!