Subject: [TR] Running/Turn Light Improvement

From: Bud Rolofson <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 10:15:28 -0700

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I tried to send this to two lists at the same time a few days ago but =
that never seems to work so I=E2=80=99m sending it just to the =
=E2=80=9CTriumphs=E2=80=9D list this try since it never showed up. =
Apologies if it=E2=80=99s a duplicate.

Listerati,

Happy Thanksgiving to all. I=E2=80=99m thankful for family, friends, and =
surviving (so far) the pandemic. I=E2=80=99m also thankful I have a =
Triumph or two to complete some little projects I=E2=80=99ve been =
wanting to get to for a long time. Maybe that=E2=80=99s the silver =
lining in this whole virus thing, I=E2=80=99m home a lot more and need =
things to do.

So one of them was to replace the headlights on my TR6 with LEDs. Once =
done I realized how shabby the running/turn lights and the side marker =
lights were in comparison so I decided to clean, treat, and improve on =
them.

First I cleaned everything, the lens with soap and water and the light =
bucket. Get all the dust (even sealed there was dust) off everything =
including the 1157 bulb and especially the sparse reflectors behind the =
bulb. I used a two part headlight restore kit (ArmorAll) to clean the =
road film off the lens and then seal it with some UV protection.

Then I lined the top and bottom of the light bucket (which comes with no =
top/bottom reflective surfaces) with some adhesive backed foil tape (3M =
scotch foil tape 3311) as seen in the photo below to increase the =
reflective surfaces. The triangles that resulted when I cut the shape =
needed for the running lights I used in the side marker lights, which =
also got the cleaning treatment. They fit without even any trimming.

The results were amazing once those light bulbs had more reflective =
surfaces all around and a clean clear lens.=20

Those are the standard 1157 bulbs. I thought about using LEDs but since =
they are also the turn signal light I would have needed (I think) to =
replace the turn flasher and the hazard flasher if you use LEDs for =
those functions.=20

Once I saw how much better the light was once I did my project I was =
happy enough. Guess I=E2=80=99m too lazy (and cheap) to do the flashers. =
I do use LEDs for the rear brake/running lights but since the rear turn =
signal (the outside amber light is the turn light) is another light I =
didn=E2=80=99t have to do a LED flasher.

Next, an alternator for the #3.

Now back to making pumpkin pies.

Regards
Bud Rolofson

Extreme Parts Racing (more than just a haircut)

71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
71 Spitfire MK IV Race Car #3
69 Spitfire MK III (back up FE engine/dinghy car)
93 Minnie Winnie Race Support Vehicle=20
77 Z-50A Hardly Davidson Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)

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class=3D"">I tried to send this to two lists at the same time a few days =
ago but that never seems to work so I=E2=80=99m sending it just to the =
=E2=80=9CTriumphs=E2=80=9D list this try since it never showed up. =
Apologies if it=E2=80=99s a duplicate.</div><div class=3D""><br =
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class=3D"">Listerati,</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Happy Thanksgiving to all. I=E2=80=99m thankful for family, =
friends, and surviving (so far) the pandemic. I=E2=80=99m also thankful =
I have a Triumph or two to complete some little projects I=E2=80=99ve =
been wanting to get to for a long time. Maybe that=E2=80=99s the silver =
lining in this whole virus thing, I=E2=80=99m home a lot more and need =
things to do.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">So=
 one of them was to replace the headlights on my TR6 with LEDs. Once =
done I realized how shabby the running/turn lights and the side marker =
lights were in comparison so I decided to clean, treat, and improve on =
them.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">First I =
cleaned everything, the lens with soap and water and the light bucket. =
Get all the dust (even sealed there was dust) off everything including =
the 1157 bulb and especially the sparse reflectors behind the bulb. I =
used a two part headlight restore kit (ArmorAll) to clean the road film =
off the lens and then seal it with some UV protection.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Then I lined the top and =
bottom of the light bucket (which comes with no top/bottom reflective =
surfaces) with some adhesive backed foil tape (3M scotch foil tape 3311) =
as seen in the photo below to increase the reflective surfaces. The =
triangles that resulted when I cut the shape needed for the running =
lights I used in the side marker lights, which also got the cleaning =
treatment. They fit without even any trimming.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">The results were amazing once those =
light bulbs had more reflective surfaces all around and a clean clear =
lens.&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Those are the standard 1157 bulbs. I thought about using LEDs =
but since they are also the turn signal light I would have needed (I =
think) to replace the turn flasher and the hazard flasher if you use =
LEDs for those functions.&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Once I saw how much better the light =
was once I did my project I was happy enough. Guess I=E2=80=99m too lazy =
(and cheap) to do the flashers. I do use LEDs for the rear brake/running =
lights but since the rear turn signal (the outside amber light is the =
turn light) is another light I didn=E2=80=99t have to do a LED =
flasher.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Next, =
an alternator for the #3.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Now back to making pumpkin pies.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div>Regards<br class=3D""><div class=3D"">Bud Rolofson<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Extreme Parts Racing&nbsp;(more than just a =
haircut)<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">71TR6 CC57365 (Good&nbsp;6)<br =
class=3D"">71 Spitfire MK IV Race&nbsp;Car #3<br class=3D"">69 Spitfire =
MK III (back&nbsp;up FE engine/dinghy car)<br class=3D"">93 Minnie =
Winnie Race&nbsp;Support Vehicle&nbsp;<br class=3D"">77 Z-50A =
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