The 31 RN Saloon came with a few spares, a lot just detritus, but some potentially useful...if I can identify them. First, my lamps.
The car currently has chromed headlamps on it, which seem to correspond to the handbook as to their servicing (ie, a screw at bottom of lamp which allows access to the innards. Those lamps do not have pilot bulbs in them that I can see, and have fluted glasses:
I am happy enough with these lamps, assuming they work, as I think these are dipping-beam lamps (?), and may be genuine Seven lamps, perhaps from a later or sportier model? Is this switch on the side of the steering column for dipping the beam?
All RN photos I've seen that look fairly original in their details (like I really know, to be fair) have black-finished lamps. I do have a set of black-finished lamps in tough cosmetic condition in my spares, but they have pilot lights and I cannot figure out how you're supposed to gain access to the innards, the rim seemingly riveted in place. I tried to turn the rims while giving some gentle pressure inwards, but they don't seem to move.
Are these the "right" lamps for this car? Are they even lamps from a Seven? They have "pebbled" glass rather than fluted glass. I have a pair of new reflectors with pilot lights in the spares as well which would seemingly fit these.
I obviously have better things to do on the car but am curious.
The next mystery is this bunch of bits.
The second item in from the lower left is a window winder which matches on the one that is installed in the car, and the handle in the plastic matches the pull handle in the door cap that is also already installed (please excuse my nomenclature if I get misname things!), so those I think I can sort.
The larger window winder and what looks like an interior door handle, either side of the winder identified in previous graph I suspect may not be from this car, but maybe?
The smaller chrome pieces at lower right are mysteries at the moment. My sunroof has no hardware on it (neither handle nor locking mechanism) but unless the item at far-right is the handle, I don't know what any of these bits are.
The grubby bits at upper right are the cover panels for the transmission tunnel, I think (there is a piece with the remains of a handbrake gaiter on it out of frame, as well).
The painted brackets upper left are also mysterious.
The car currently has chromed headlamps on it, which seem to correspond to the handbook as to their servicing (ie, a screw at bottom of lamp which allows access to the innards. Those lamps do not have pilot bulbs in them that I can see, and have fluted glasses:
I am happy enough with these lamps, assuming they work, as I think these are dipping-beam lamps (?), and may be genuine Seven lamps, perhaps from a later or sportier model? Is this switch on the side of the steering column for dipping the beam?
All RN photos I've seen that look fairly original in their details (like I really know, to be fair) have black-finished lamps. I do have a set of black-finished lamps in tough cosmetic condition in my spares, but they have pilot lights and I cannot figure out how you're supposed to gain access to the innards, the rim seemingly riveted in place. I tried to turn the rims while giving some gentle pressure inwards, but they don't seem to move.
Are these the "right" lamps for this car? Are they even lamps from a Seven? They have "pebbled" glass rather than fluted glass. I have a pair of new reflectors with pilot lights in the spares as well which would seemingly fit these.
I obviously have better things to do on the car but am curious.
The next mystery is this bunch of bits.
The second item in from the lower left is a window winder which matches on the one that is installed in the car, and the handle in the plastic matches the pull handle in the door cap that is also already installed (please excuse my nomenclature if I get misname things!), so those I think I can sort.
The larger window winder and what looks like an interior door handle, either side of the winder identified in previous graph I suspect may not be from this car, but maybe?
The smaller chrome pieces at lower right are mysteries at the moment. My sunroof has no hardware on it (neither handle nor locking mechanism) but unless the item at far-right is the handle, I don't know what any of these bits are.
The grubby bits at upper right are the cover panels for the transmission tunnel, I think (there is a piece with the remains of a handbrake gaiter on it out of frame, as well).
The painted brackets upper left are also mysterious.