Rear Lights

[jedgarrett]

I am fitting new rear lights to my 63 saloon,from the red brake/indicator type to the seperate brake/indicator type.Ready for new MOT for sons first car.Has anybody got a diagram or easy explanation as to how I go about it?

[mike.perry]

Disconnect the wiring to the relay as this will be redundant. For the indicators the following colours are used. Green/white right indicators, green/red left indicators. Light green feed to warning light. Green power to flasher unit. Green/brown flasher to switch.
Connect a green wire from the ign. fuse to the B terminal on the flasher, then a green/brown from the flasher L terminal to the ind. switch. From the switch run the colours as above to the indicator lights. Connect the light green wire to the P terminal of the flasher unit. Most of the wiring is already in place and it is just a case of identifying the correct colours and in some cases re routing them.
For the brake lights connect the green/purple wire at the relay to the white/brown and white/purple brake light wires.
The tail lights will require a red cable fom a convenient connection with an existing red cable under the dash to the rear lights.
Ensure that you use 21W single filament bulbs in the indicators, 5W single filament in the front side lights and double filament 21/5W bulbs in the rear/stop lights and ensure that all light units are correctly earthed (Black)

[jedgarrett]

Thanks will give it a go,will have to wait till next weekend.I never mentioned that I have fitted an alternator,will this make any difference?

[bmcecosse]

Yes - the battery won't go flat now! Print off the EXCELLENT colour wiring diagram Barry made up in the first thread of this section - and keep a copy in the car!

[jedgarrett]

Thanks getting it covered at work!