Reply To: Indicators?
Roger Grix
Hi Rod,
I went through the same dilemma. I did not want to spoil the looks of the car but I did want people to know where I was going. When I acquired my car it was fitted with VW tail lights. (Early 1960’s style). I thought that they actually looked OK but lacked indicators. The previous owner in South Africa obviously felt that the Lucas units did not give enough light. I finally settled on later VW light clusters which incorporate the indicators. They are big enough to be seen. On the front, I have opted for the modification which allows 2 bulbs in the side light . It is not brilliant but at least I am looking in that direction.
I also got the trafficators working after quite a lot of fiddling and, I must say, I like the clonk as they go up and down. I don’t think I would like to rely on them as today’s drivers would never be looking for them. You are likely to be going slower than they want to and turning right is the biggest danger as they will try to get past you anywhere, junction or no junction coming up.
It all depends really on how much you want to retain the originality. The route that I have taken would be easily reversed but cutting holes for, say, 60’s Lucas indicators would be rather more difficult to reverse.
I am sure that there will be members who will be horrified by the VW lights, but that was my reasoning.
