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    Original spring-back mirrors are available for British Sports Cars... 

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    The Lucas two-speed variant of the DR3A wiper-motor, as found on Triumph TR4A and other vehicles from the same era, seem to create problems ...
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    I thought people might be interested to see how I've changed the illumination of the gauges in my Bugeye using a product called Electroluminescent tape (or simply "EL tape").

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    Converting Panel Lights to LED’s, plus adding Interior lights to an Austin Healey:

    I'm writing this article to address the problems with converting the original panel lights that are inadequate and frequently burn out just when you need them the most. I first converted my 1963 AH BJ7 to Pos Battery before converting, I’m not sure if this is necessary but the red LED’s are marked POS/NEG on the base and you have to be careful when installing in the wedge base. There are other articles on this subject, for instance Glenn Abello's conversion on his '67 BJ8, Glenn's article is excellent, but like the other article's I've found they are all
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