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different headlight plugs

Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:25 am
by CaliMorris
One headlight has a slightly different plug than the other, and all I have are the bowls, so what other parts do I need for a 1959 Morris Minor 1000 to complete the headlights?
There are sealed headlights, non sealed headlights, and about 5 parts to each headlight. Can I buy headlights in a kit? or do I have to buy all the parts I need separately?

If I have to buy them all separately, could somebody post a list of all the parts that I need?

On another note, all wires coming from both headlights and front turn signals are black, so I don't know which wire goes to the blue and white wire, or which one is the ground, or which one goes to the blue and red wire. :(
Is there a way to tell which is which?[frame]Image[/frame]

Re: different headlight plugs

Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:40 am
by Trickydicky
Morning, I can't help regarding the list of items needed for your headlights, for info though I converted my 61 saloon to halogen H4 units and just replaced the lighting units themselves with these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morris-Minor- ... 0729830905

In regards to the wiring here is the diagram I used and I can confirm it was correct.

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks ... Pinout.jpg

Hope this helps.

Re: different headlight plugs

Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:42 pm
by bmcecosse
The wiring diagram is at the top of this section - you will need to use a meter to 'ring out' the cables if they have all been changed to black. You'll get one on ebay for ~ £3.

Re: different headlight plugs

Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 3:25 am
by CaliMorris
I got two of these, I'll just get/fabricate whichever other parts I need.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/330967311774?ss ... 1439.l2649
also bought a tester so I can figure out which wire is which.
Thanks for the wiring diagram, I've got a pretty nice collection of them going now :D

Re: different headlight plugs

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:13 pm
by ian.mcdougall
May be too late for you but these are all you need apart from outer bezels


http://morrisminorspares.co.uk/shop/pro ... 5e88f9c653

Re: different headlight plugs

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:07 pm
by katy
You said you have the bowls so all you need are the inner bezels (ring that holds the sealbeam in place) and the outer bezel (chrome ring that covers up the ugly inner parts) and possibly the fasteners that hold things in place. You could use sheet metal screws for that if you're not fussy about originality.