• Hey Guest!
    British Car Forum has been supporting enthusiasts for over 25 years by providing a great place to share our love for British cars. You can support our efforts by upgrading your membership for less than the dues of most car clubs. There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Upgraded members don't see this banner, nor will you see the Google ads that appear on the site.)
Tips
Tips

Reflector in tail light

Share this page

Rob_P

Rob_P

Jedi Trainee
Offline
Is there a purpose to the missing reflector (other then reflecting /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif)

The lights on the left side are not as bright (looking at the bulb) and the directional is not working.

The socket feels a little loose, so it may be a grounding problem, but it does not work even if i hold the socket tight to the fixture.

i wouldn't think that the missing reflector would cause a problem, but it does appear to be held in at the same place the socket is loose.

Rob
279142-light.jpg
 

Attachments

  • 279142-light.jpg
    279142-light.jpg
    99.5 KB · Views: 105
I ~think~ it was all crimped in as an assembly, Rob. You may find establishing a ground on it from the "inside" may help, but the reflector would make the parking and brake lights appear brighter, fer sure. It "focuses" the light to/through the lens. If you can get a good ground on the socket from the trunk area you might try fabbin' up a temporary reflector with aluminum foil. Just a thought.
 
Should be there, Rob - & it does make the lights brighter...I've got good used housings if you decide you need one.
 
HE's gonna need one, Tony. The foil is just a "band-aid".
 
Back
Top