Pet Peeve - Improper use of Euro front signal lenses

[fourteenten]

Yes, add a copper connector on the inside of the rear plastic cover so the dual filament bulb has two separate connectors. Euro has only one..

Cees

QUOTE=raspy2point2;1112790]yeah the US turn signal with euro lens looks kinda stupid when turned on and both the white and orange section lights up. Besides the divider; I think a wiring has to be done to make it correct. Chris[/QUOTE]

[Scott A]

just at random, i was looking at the 'rare options' thread, and in the middle was this 66 car heading to USA, that had 'clear' front turn signals (parking lights)(most likely with the divider and light bulb)
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...+early+options

I thought this had some relevance to this thread....as about turn signals (front parking lights) and what was made...and what is considered correct (or available) for USA, or other countries.

[jaudette3]

I think the clear turn signal lenses were used in Italy.

[LiveFromNY]

I think the clear turn signal lenses were used in Italy.

Italians were colored the reverse of Euro lenses.

[jaudette3]

Yeah, you're right. Here are a couple pictures of a customer's car that is shown at the Petersen from time to time:





The owner is a very interesting man. He does much of the restoration work himself.

Cheers,
John

[LiveFromNY]

I'd love to hear any opinions about those so-called, "Italian" taillight lenses. I've seen them offered for sale by the usual online vendors, but never on an original car. I personally own 3 very original Italian cars and all three have the standard, Euro rear taillight lenses.

BTW, that's a very pretty car, John. But please advise the owner to install a correct, square-edged muffler tip (this is a thread about pet peeves, after all).

[jaudette3]

JP....

Sent you an email.

John

[70SATMan]

just at random, i was looking at the 'rare options' thread, and in the middle was this 66 car heading to USA, that had 'clear' front turn signals (parking lights)(most likely with the divider and light bulb)
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...+early+options

I thought this had some relevance to this thread....as about turn signals (front parking lights) and what was made...and what is considered correct (or available) for USA, or other countries.

I agree with that Scott and also, if you notice the rear signals in Amber and the notes showing Euro headlights and "Standard European domestic model".

[teenchy]

But for me, it would bug me to have euro-look lenses without the proper euro-function.

Agreed.

….. And let’s not start on those unfortunate sugar scoops (however “USA original”)

Also agreed.

Oh, man. So I guess I'm really in the doghouse for putting Cibie headlights on my USA '69T? But to do that, I had to remove the original sugar-scoops. What will Saint Peter say when I get to the Pearly Gates? I'm so confused!

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I replaced my sugar scoops with H1s because (a) better lighting than sugar scoops (b) correct for RoW cars of the same model year as mine (c) LED units weren't available at the time.

I was thinking many years ago it's funny all the time and money that goes into the lighting for these early cars and how much little time they even get driven at night! I have John's very nice LED headlights on my 87 and I've driven it one time at night since I installed them and that was to test them. Haha, I drive my cars quite a lot it's just never at night.

Ditto. I don't drive my car night very often. For me, lights are often as much about being seen as seeing. I do a lot of driving on tree-lined roads and a small green car gets kind of camouflaged in spring and summer.

[steve shea]

My Italian 73S, 9/10 72 build, Came to me in 1988 with Bosch Euro taillight lenses. Only the front signal light lenses are clear on the inner 2/3; the outer third is amber.