21-04-2025, 01:12 PM
(20-04-2025, 06:30 PM)Duncan Grimmond Wrote: Talk about damning with faint praise! I have had similar experiences and managed to repair an original, unfortunately I forgot to remove it when I sold the car...
(21-04-2025, 12:12 PM)David Stepney Wrote: Sometimes, poorly made stuff isn't cheap. Recently, I bought two facsimile L582 rear lamps for the Seven which were over £70,00 a piece. When they arrived, the lens on one was rather stiff to remove and the other was almost impossible to get apart to change the bulb and then the lens would not screw back on. Fortunately, the suppliers were very kind and sent me a replacement which they had checked and fitted a 6 volt bulb. However, for the price, I would have expected better engineering.
I have a pair of L471s on the Ruby. I don't know if they came from this supplier or not: https://www.classicbulbs.co.uk/products/...-471-53200 but the contacts were so flexible and uncertain that I ended up soldering them to the bulbs.