[Tigers] Backup light lens mount and originality

[Steve Laifman]

Gary,

While my '65 Mk I doesn't have back-up lights installed, my son's '67 
Series 4 Alpine does.  They are by "Lucas", and are rectangular.

I have the "Original" back-up lights, in a box. These are "slash tip" 
exhaust style housings that look similar to slashed exhaust tips. They 
are shown in the TigersUnited Rootes Accessories page:

http://www.tigersunited.com/resources/Dealer_Accessories/DealerAccessCat.asp

Thanks to David and Gary Franchi.

I recommend the larger PDF, which has bigger and clearer pictures.

Steve

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Steve Laifman
Editor - TigersUnited.com



Pointers wrote:
> My car had a single rectangular shaped reverse light mounted underside the
> bumper on the left side. Presume these were dealer installed to make the car
> street legal? Brand, Cluteroche, is stamped on the lens in a handwritten
> format (like Cluteroche), Made in France. One of the hard-to-describe rubber
> sleeved, internal threaded, lens mounts is required. I've had it off the car
> for years, as esthetics are better without it anyhow. Just want to know how
> concerned I should be about repairing/preserving this unit, and where I could
> get one of those lens mount thingys. Searched TU; no info. Sunbeam Specs; no
> info. BON describes the reverse lamp kit (round pair - page 118), but not
> rectangular, though there are two images (pg 13 and 62) showing cars with two
> rectangular units equally spaced under bumper.
>
> Gary