pics of

[topaz]

bought these new of kev curtis a while back (2nd mortgage still being paid off)

[Aaron P.]

Neil are they the actual lights that came on the mexico etc? the photos that Paul has shown then are for 1600 sports etc???? Can someone enlighten me then on the lights please????

[topaz]

They are correct for my car. I dont know about the later mexicos (S+T Reg) ford might of changed them.

An expert will be along shortly, please hold the line....

[Frosticles]

One of my original ones is the same as Neils. The other one I have is like Paul's pic Changed them for Golf MK1 lights for the meantime.

[Aaron P.]

okay, mine car is a 78 model, from the pics of the resto & how the car looked before it was restored it had the flat carrello lights on it......Rodney knows my car very well...maybe he can shed some light on it for me ......as for the lights that neil has how rare are they (new or 2nd hand)

[Dave1800BDA]

The Lucas H4 is the light for the 75 to 77 RS cars, and theres two different types as well, the inners of a 75 H4 have different diffusers sp,

[topaz]

One of my original ones is the same as Neils. The other one I have is like Paul's pic Changed them for Golf MK1 lights for the meantime.

one of each? yours must of been in the changeover period!

[Dave1800BDA]

i think the mk1 fiesta xr2 light can be used, its also a carrello,

has Mr Hoarder got pics of andy Edwards old car, the lights in there were great imo

[RS2000&MEXICO]

if you ask gerard nicely he has the other lucas lights on the amber mexico i sold him...

and deRS has some to on his mexico

[Frosticles]

one of each? yours must of been in the changeover period!

he he, must have been. Think one of them must have been damaged at sometime.

[Nelly]

While we're on the subject of headlamps....... what are the correct fitment for my 78 Mex?? It's currently got "Cibie Iode H4's" fitted which are a bit more domed. I'm not getting all bufty !! But one of them's got a slight crack in it, and if i'm going to replace them, it might as well have the right ones!! "I don't want to lag behind"!!

[Aaron P.]

mine was first registered in may 78, so have i got the correct lights on my car then for the year? Also should my back panel be painted black? Or did mexico's have a black back panel?????

[rwdrs]

lol....

well i do hope you know there not the right lamp for a mexico anyway...
they was for the harrier and the sport only
the mexico was fitted with lucas lamps from new
but i still like them thats why i have a pair and the will go on the mex....

if you look at the lamp you will see a arrow this points to the side of the road that it's for as you can see on mine it points to the right
if it's a left hand drive lamp it will point to the left

The Lucas H4 is the light for the 75 to 77 RS cars, and theres two different types as well, the inners of a 75 H4 have different diffusers sp,

The early Sports had Lucases fitted too as far as I'm aware, so the changeover would have been for all British built Escorts that had flat glass H4 round headlamps. BTW did you know that there's a Bilux/STD tungsten bulb variant of the Carellos look exactly the same just that have those bloody great ugly round bulbs in them

[RS2000&MEXICO]

The early Sports had Lucases fitted too as far as I'm aware, so the changeover would have been for all British built Escorts that had flat glass H4 round headlamps. BTW did you know that there's a Bilux/STD tungsten bulb variant of the Carellos look exactly the same just that have those bloody great ugly round bulbs in them

lol....i remember them.... ...i must get some new bulbs for my lamps...

[Dave1800BDA]

has Mr Hoarder got pics of andy Edwards old car, the lights in there were great imo

Rob what lights were in andys old car, they were the best