401/403 rear light improvements.

[mikebro]

Sounds great Geoff - some photos would be nice! I still have a long way to go on my 403 restoration. However I have started thinking about lights. So far:-

I've found a pair of L516 sidelights on ebay, as fitted to the last few 403's, not mine which is earlier - mine has the sidelights in the foglamps. My thoughts are to mount the L516s on the wings but fit with yellow LEDs to work as the front flashers. Sidelights would stay in the foglamps.

On the back, Stop and Tail would stay as-is in the original housings but using LEDs instead of filament bulbs. Reversing lamp bulbs would be replaced by yellow/white switching LEDs, which would double up as reversing lights and rear flashers. Switching from yellow to white is not yet designed, but should be possible with a bit of circuitry.

I must say though that if your "bolt" LEDs are really that small, I might well follow up that alternative. What I really don't want though is anything that looks like it's been added on.