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RE: how come

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Subject: RE: how come
From: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 07:42:02 -0800
The early ones (69 and older I believe) are all-red.  I, frankly, don't care 
for the look of the multi-color ones!

- Tony W -


>>> Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@Simac.nl> 12/2/99 2:12:23 AM >>>
Why are the USA spec. MGB's with the red portion of the tail light on top
and the indicator (orange) in the middle?

Cheers,

Hans

'71 BGT


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Hunt [SMTP:paul.hunt1@virgin.net] 
> Sent: donderdag 2 december 1999 09:22
> To:   RobMGB@aol.com; mgs@autox.team.net 
> Subject:      Re: how come
> 
> > How come the brake and tail lights share an area and color while the
> turn
> > signal is much bigger and brighter.
> 
> Why not?  I suppose it may stem from the fact that tail lights were the
> first used, then a brake light was fitted in the same housing hence they
> shared the same (red, in the UK) lens.  When illuminated indicators/turn
> signals first appeared they were of the semaphore type with orange lenses,
> so when flashing indicators came along they were fitted in the same
> cluster
> as the brake and tail lights but kept the same colour lens.  Just a WAG.
> 
> > How come my British car shop left my tail lights disconnected 2 yrs ago
> when
> > they paited my car and this month wired the break and flashers backwards
> when
> > I took it back to repair minor ding. Isn't that what you would expect
> from
> > Macco?
> 
> Who or what is a 'Macco'?  Don't sound like much cop to me.
> 
> PaulH.


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