Tiger rear reflector
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 12:49 pm
I've been looking through the old Armortek forum and came across a posting by Robin Ellis about modifying a warning light from Halfords to use as the lens in the rear reflector. The result is quite realistic, although the lens has fresnel rings rather than the diamond reflector plates of the original.
This got me thinking and a quick look on eBay found me this version instead:
The part code is 0-609-25, and it's available on line from various car parts suppliers.
The lens has a fine cross-hatch pattern:
and a slightly domed profile:
It's slightly too wide to fit in the Armortek part, so a quick whizz round with a file took it down to the right diameter. Then the lens was parted from the body and cleaned up with a craft knife:
And hey presto, a Tiger reflector:
Adrian.
This got me thinking and a quick look on eBay found me this version instead:
The part code is 0-609-25, and it's available on line from various car parts suppliers.
The lens has a fine cross-hatch pattern:
and a slightly domed profile:
It's slightly too wide to fit in the Armortek part, so a quick whizz round with a file took it down to the right diameter. Then the lens was parted from the body and cleaned up with a craft knife:
And hey presto, a Tiger reflector:
Adrian.
!!