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[Invicta]

My old Mitsi J26 could do with a brighter set of indicators.

I've had a look around the net and found a kit at www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk.
Based in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire.
It includes  4 x Rubbolite lamps fitted with LED bulbs
20 m twin core cable
flasher relay
chrome dashboard switch
warning light
brackets
crimp terminals
and
wiring diagram
Power is approx 5W (0.3A)

I'm also looking for something to use when I'm reversing (the Jeeps got no reversing light/s at all).

If anyone has any other suggestions or comments on this kit, etc I would appreciate hearing from you.
I'm reasonably competent but by no means an auto electrician or a mechanic.

Cheers,
Bern
Tewkesbury

[Panic mechanic!]

take a look in your local motor cycle shop, they do a wider variety of indicator lamps and are a fair bit bigger than those.
As long as your gearbox has a reverse switch its a p.o.p to wire one in, or you can have a manually switched one as well both easy to put on

[isle of man]

LED is very trendy at the moment...

[gordy]

I was on Lakenheath air base on Saturday and in front of me was a car that had LED's in the door mirrors in the shape of an arrow that were flashing when the turn signals were operating.  I quite liked that, and certainly got my attention.  Never scene this on UK spec cars.  Could become mandatory like high level stop lamps have???......maybe.

[Panic mechanic!]

nope they are just a stick on l.e.d strip arrow you can buy in the states.Helpful I guess for some but they can be blinding at night when you are using the mirror to overtake, I was told.

[Invicta]

Thanks for the tip - I'm much more confidant when it comes to bike bits.

Those arrows do sound trendy but they wouldn't go with my 1975 truck.
Might be useful to "point" to a suitable sticker/sign e.g. if you had a driver up your
tail pipe?

Bern

[Invicta]

Job done.
I got two indicators from a local bike breakers as suggested.
These new shrouds fits inside the old shells so it was just a matter of some drilling, grinding and basic wiring.
I'll fill in the gaps with some black trim sealant and that'll be job done.

Main problems seemed to be the age of the lenses and rust (making the earthing poor).

Many thanks,

Bern

[Bubba]

well done mate