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19. Lighting

Front Lights

Side Lights
These are contained within the headlamp units so just needed wiring in.

Headlamps
Part of the body pack supplied by NG are two GRP headlamp bowls which were mounted on the front wings at the ends of the badge bar. The supplied Wipac headlamps (with H4 bulbs) were fitted with screws into these bowls and chrome rims added.

Indicators
These are torpedo type units which were bolted onto the top of the front wings. I was not entirely happy with the screws which secure the lenses so I replaced them with stainless steel button head ones (having re-tapped the thread). Indicator repeaters were also fitted (a tight push fit) just below the front windscreen securing screw.

Auxilliary Driving Lamps (not mandatory)
I decided to add a pair of Cibie Oscar driving lamps as, in my opinion, they look just right on the NG.

Rear lights - click for larger size Rear Lights

There are 2 main options given in the build manual for setting out the rear lights and some variations of these are possible. "Option 1" places the main lights on the valance and the reflectors on the wings. The fog and reversing lights then have to be mounted under the valance (but not too low). I chose "option 2" which mounts the tail/brake lights and indicators in a light pod fitted to the wing. This leaves more space for the other lights to be arranged.

Tail & Brake Lights
I used the supplied Lucas style units (which have a nice chrome ring). They have dual filament 5/21w bulbs and 3 wires (one being earth). They are relatively simple to fit and wire up.

Indicators
Again I used the supplied Lucas style units but only wired in the 21w filaments.

Number Plate Lights These are mounted on the rear valance and (obviously) sufficient space must be left between them for a standard number plate (524mm x 112mm). The standard screws have hexagonal heads which are not suitable for the SVA test so I replaced them with chrome round head 2BA screws (I couldn't find stainless 2BA ones).

Fog Lamp
The plan here is to use another Lucas style unit which is to be fitted in the offside of the valance. However, as these lights do not have the appropriate E-marking for fog, it is inadvisable to use it for the SVA test. Instead I mounted a rectangular E-marked fog lamp from the hole (see photo). Details of this are in the SVA section.

Reversing Light (not mandatory)
Again I used the supplied Lucas style unit (but only wired in the 21w filament). This was fitted in the nearside of the valance (opposite the fog lamp).

Reflectors
These have a central stud and were simply bolted on either end of the valance.


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