[Healeys] Rear reflectors

[Alan Seigrist]

Simon -

All the new plastic reflectors don't have the foil.  Some are painted
silver on the back, but usually the modern plastic has an angle of
incidence whereby the light, when it strikes the triangular back, is
reflected back out again.  Take the reflector a check it at night with
a flashlight, you'll be surprised.  You likely don't need the foil
there.

Alan

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Simon Lachlan
<simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk> wrote:
> Happy New Year to you all.
>
> Just to share something.......
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> I've recently wired 12 volt bulbs into the brake/indicator lighting in my
> MII BT7's rear reflectors. Since the rubber backing was probably original
> and pretty grotty, I bought a new pair. I took these apart, expecting them
> to be pretty much the same as the originals. Well, they were and, mostly,
> the parts were interchangeable. But - and I think it's a BIG BUT - there
was
> no reflective foil in the new pair.
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> Correct me on the physics if I'm wrong, but I presume that the car behind's
> light beams go into the reflectors, hit the foil and come back as a nice
> little red reflected glow. Bit like a mirror? So, if there's no foil, the
> light hits the black rubber and stays there? Seems likely to me. Seems that
> a reflector without foil is about as practical as a chocolate teapot??
>
>
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> Our cars are none too visible at night with everything 100%. Something to
> think about?? I've emailed the supplier and await a response.
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> Any comments out there?
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>
> Simon
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