Shite Taillamp (Love/Hate)

[Timewaster]

On 26/12/2024 at 14:26, Missy Charm said:

Hard to find a photo, but who doesn't love a tail-blazer?  Seem to remember all manner of stuff like the above being screwed to hatchback boot-lids in the eighties and nineties.  

The RGA one appears to have been inspired by the various Capri bodykits that did the rounds back then.

Awful. 

They never matched the colour of the tail lights and the number plate ends up bodged onto or under the bumper with some aftermarket number plate lights and make the whole thing look shite.

[chaseracer]

[Yoss]

Single brake light above the number plate, the outer two being tail lights only. 

You wouldn't have thought it would be difficult to find a picture of a Routemaster indicator flashing but I couldn't 

They have little arrows in them in case you can't figure out which way it wants to go. 

[Yoss]

The preceding RTs took it one step further and had arrow shaped lenses. 

[High Jetter]

50 minutes ago, Yoss said:

 

They have little arrows in them in case you can't figure out which way it wants to go. 

Perfection, form and function. Allegedly* inspired Leapy Lee...

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Yoss said:

 

They have little arrows in them in case you can't figure out which way it wants to go. 

10 ton bus

im not gonna argue am i

[Lord Sterling]

My faves:

[High Jetter]

2 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said:

My faves:

 

 

Fesser really? Not symmetrical tho! Rovers are...lush

[Lord Sterling]

23 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Fesser really? Not symmetrical tho! Rovers are...lush

Yep, always liked the Fezzer lamps. Ma_Sterling had a Mk3 Fiesta and it was one of the first cars I ever saw with those kind of lamps, although the Mk2 Golf had similar looking rear lamps, they weren't as roundly-shaped as Mk3 Fiesta rear lamps.

[Yoss]

These are mine. 

The Triumph has simplified versions of the mk1 2000, which can be said for the whole car really. It has no reverse lights which the bigger car has. 

 

the Favorits have these big chunky things. 

With interesting gaps. This isn't just mine, they are all like this. The gap between the two halves of the lights (the reverse and fog lights are attached to the tailgate) is almost as large. 

 

And I always thought the Felicia was a neat design with the smoked lens carrying on from the plastic boot trim. 

[caffeine]

The taillights on the Felicia almost look like an inverted version of the (facelift) Renault 19

[GeordieInExile]

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Ambulances; Buses; Fire Appliances and many more used this unit:

 

[camryv6]

Always liked Hillman Hunter rear lights on an Aston Martin DBS

[PaykanHunter]

1 hour ago, camryv6 said:

Always liked Hillman Hunter rear lights on an Aston Martin DBS

They look strange on this car  

[PaykanHunter]

I have a question for everyone.

The pre-facelift Paykan Pickup models (1971 to late 80s early 90s) had "pill-shaped" taillights. (Paykan Pickup production ran till 2015 for more read my blog post here). I recently discovered that these taillights were also used on some UK camper vans. Can anyone tell me who manufactured these lights? They weren't Lucas, as far as I know. Also, were they used on any other vehicles?

[Leyland Worldmaster]

36 minutes ago, PaykanHunter said:

I have a question for everyone.

The pre-facelift Paykan Pickup models (1971 to late 80s early 90s) had "pill-shaped" taillights. (Paykan Pickup production ran till 2015 for more read my blog post here). I recently discovered that these taillights were also used on some UK camper vans. Can anyone tell me who manufactured these lights? They weren't Lucas, as far as I know. Also, were they used on any other vehicles?

I had thought 'Rubbolite' but can't seem to find anything like it even in old stock suppliers...

[High Jetter]

Wipac?

[PaykanHunter]

On 30/12/2024 at 13:00, High Jetter said:

Wipac?

Perhaps, I would love to get a closeup picture.

[MiniMinorMk3]

On 26/12/2024 at 04:47, PaykanHunter said:

These were used on another car, weren't they? A Maserati perhaps?,,, 

 

On 26/12/2024 at 15:30, chaseracer said:

Kyalami.

Also used on the Frau bodied Rolls-Royce Phantom VI in both 2-door

and 4-door styles