Subject: [TR] Running/Turn light improvement

From: Bud Rolofson <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 11:15:18 -0700

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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.

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""><div 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.</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 Hardly&nbsp;Davidson Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph =
Pit&nbsp;Bike)

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