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- May 24, 2021
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- Location
- County Durham
- Year of Your Van(s)
- 1970
- Van Type
- Microbus
I just learned while swapping my ill fitting repro indicator lenses that the US market buses have twin filament bulbs & specific housings to take these. The bulb holders had two spades & the bayonet housing would not take a single filament bulb.
Upon removal i found mine only had a single wire to one of the spades.
So only one filament was being used as the indicator, & the wires supposed to feed the weaker filament were not immediately visible anywhere.
So i removed the US housings & put in these entire Hella euro indicator units bought used but clean from BBT.
But i wondered what the US turn signals/running lights look like when in use, & how they operate?
Are they on all the time, or only when headlight switch is on? Are they lit a dimmer amber by the weak filament, but then flash the brighter filament when you indicate?
I could not find any photos or video to see how they look when lit/signalling on a running US bus.
Any way these lenses look an improvement on what was there, & the euro reflectors give off much brighter light from being in better condition. Some of the Hella lenses edge chrome has lifted but it adds a bit of character using the OG parts.
Upon removal i found mine only had a single wire to one of the spades.
So only one filament was being used as the indicator, & the wires supposed to feed the weaker filament were not immediately visible anywhere.
So i removed the US housings & put in these entire Hella euro indicator units bought used but clean from BBT.
But i wondered what the US turn signals/running lights look like when in use, & how they operate?
Are they on all the time, or only when headlight switch is on? Are they lit a dimmer amber by the weak filament, but then flash the brighter filament when you indicate?
I could not find any photos or video to see how they look when lit/signalling on a running US bus.
Any way these lenses look an improvement on what was there, & the euro reflectors give off much brighter light from being in better condition. Some of the Hella lenses edge chrome has lifted but it adds a bit of character using the OG parts.
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