[Healeys] High beam warning light color

[Bob Spidell]

Same for the BJ8 (mine, at least).

There might be enough slack in the wiring harness to cross up the two leads.

Bob


On 8/16/2020 7:59 AM, Bruce Steele via Healeys wrote:
>
> Indeed.
>
> Bruce Steele
>
> Brea, CA
>
> 1960 BN7
>
> *From:*Richard Korn [mailto:cynicbass at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 15, 2020 1:58 PM
> *To:* Ron Fine <ronfineesq at earthlink.net>
> *Cc:* Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>; Healey Mailing List 
> <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] High beam warning light color
>
> Hi All,
>
> It seems to me that the Anderson -Moment book is in error. According 
> to the Concours guidelines and all other sources and pictures I looked 
> at today, the Tach has the Ignition light and the Speedo has the High 
> Beam light for all Big Healeys from the 100 through the BJ7.
>
> *Instruments (Gauges) **Gauges *
>
> Gauges on Big Healeys through the BJ7 models (with the exception of 
> the 100S which is not covered in these standards) were supplied as 
> original with, from left to right,
>
>   * "Safety gauge" that showed oil pressure and water temperature
>   * Speedometer that incorporated a mileage meter (with a number on
>     the face
>
> indicating ratios), trip meter, and a high beam warning light,
>
> • Tachometer that incorporated a "ignition" (discharging) warning 
> light (with various numbers on the face denoting ratios)
>
>   * Fuel gauge
>   * European market gauges were metric (speedometer (KPH) and
>
> safety (combo) gauge (centigrade))
>
> I would like to see a photo of a gauge the other way around.
>
> Richard
>
>     On Aug 15, 2020, at 02:41, Ron Fine <ronfineesq at earthlink.net
>     <mailto:ronfineesq at earthlink.net>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Bruce,
>
>     Your quote from Anderson and Moment is correct but their
>     description is contradicted by the faces of my speedo and tach. 
>     In my BN7 the tach has printed on the face above the red colored
>     lens “Ignition”  and the speedo has printed above the blue light “
>     High Beam”.   Foreign Speedo put a red lens into my speedo but
>     after reviewing the feed back here and other sites I decided to
>     put the blue lens into the High Beam on the speedo and the red
>     lens in the Ignition warning light on the tach..
>
>     After 15 years of driving my car without any colored lens I am
>     happy to see color now.
>
>     Thanks to everyone for the advise and information.
>
>     Ron Fine
>
>     *From:*Bruce Steele
>
>     *Sent:*Thursday, August 13, 2020 9:50 PM
>
>     *To:*'Ron Fine';'Healey Mailing List'
>
>     *Subject:*RE: [Healeys] High beam warning light color
>
>     Hi, Ron.  According to Anderson and Moment, pg. 104, “On the right
>     was the tachometer with a number on the face indicating the ratio,
>     and incorporating the/red/(emphasis mine) high-beam warning
>     light.”  Based on this, I used a red lens (a piece of stage light
>     gel) when I had mine apart.
>
>     Bruce Steele
>
>     Brea, CA
>
>     1960 BN7
>
>     *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]*On Behalf
>     Of*Ron Fine
>     *Sent:*Thursday, August 13, 2020 7:27 PM
>     *To:*Healey Mailing List <healeys at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>>
>     *Subject:*[Healeys] High beam warning light color
>
>     I need some help with the proper color for the high beam warning
>     light in my ‘61 BN7.
>
>     The 2004 Originality Guide (page 9) says that cars destined for
>     “continental export” had blue warning lights for the high beam and
>     red for the ignition warning light.  My car was shipped directly
>     to California for sale by a dealer here.  Is that considered
>     “continental export”?
>
>     I just had my speedo repaired by Foreign Speedo.  The little
>     colored lens for the high beam warning light was missing since I
>     bought the car. Preston told me they discovered a red lens inside
>     and he reinstalled it.
>
>     So, I am wondering if it should be blue or red?  Since I have the
>     gages out,  now would be the time to make it right if I can find
>     out what is right.
>
>     Any help would be appreciated.
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Ron Fine
>
>

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