Pettifordo Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 Does anyone have or can suggest where I could source the number plate light for a Triumph Spitfire 1500 1980 One like this (this isn’t my car - it’s one on the TSSC stand at NEC Resto show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerguzzi Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 56 minutes ago, Pettifordo said: Does anyone have or can suggest where I could source the number plate light for a Triumph Spitfire 1500 1980 One like this (this isn’t my car - it’s one on the TSSC stand at NEC Resto show Hello I think you will find the hole centres are different Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 As Mathew and Roger said, that photo is of an earlier (Mk4) type and the holes in the bumper are spaced differently on the 1980 two-buttons type. It may be possible to fit that earlier type on a late bumper - depends whether it's long enough to cover the existing holes - but you'd need to drill extra holes to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pettifordo Posted March 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 Thanks as always - that explains why I don’t have that part then !! If any 1500 owners could snap a photo that would be useful - might be that I have them on one of the many boxes after all !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjit Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 2 hours ago, NonMember said: It may be possible to fit that earlier type on a late bumper - depends whether it's long enough to cover the existing holes - but you'd need to drill extra holes to fix it. I can confirm that yes, this CAN be done. The early light does cover the later holes and you do need to drill some new holes for the earlier mountings. The correct lights for a 1500 are just little buttons. You can see them either side of the GB sticker in this photo: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 My Spit is a 1977 and looks like this: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlubikey Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 My S-reg Spit also has the "Triumph" light which I believe is original, whereas my old blue X-reg (actually built Aug '79) had the later button ones like Mjit. It should say in the parts catalogue at what chassis number they converted. I much prefer the earlier style, so interesting to hear that you can convert. Cheers, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjit Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 19/03/2022 at 13:24, rlubikey said: My S-reg Spit also has the "Triumph" light which I believe is original, whereas my old blue X-reg (actually built Aug '79) had the later button ones like Mjit. It should say in the parts catalogue at what chassis number they converted. I much prefer the earlier style, so interesting to hear that you can convert. Cheers, Richard The Moss catalogue has it as FH116000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pettifordo Posted March 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 Thanks everyone - hopefully those are somewhere in my boxes of bits 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 It is possible to put the earlier plinth type light on the later bumper. I’ve done just that as, whilst not strictly period, the later button set up was (I guess) a cost saving. Personal taste. The plinth type lights regularly come up on EBay. Mine cost £25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 Is this the small light fitting that's used as alternative to the long plinth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 22 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: Is this the small light fitting Certainly looks like it. Also used on Dolomites. I'm not sure whether there were variants, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 The last ones I looked at in detail were on a Toledo, and did have those fixing screws. I haven't looked closely at a late Spitfire, they may be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjit Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 Looking at it it's the same as the boot light on a (at least Mk2) big saloon. With those the whole bulb holder/lens/chrome frame fit into a special grommet which in turn goes into the bodywork, and everything pushing against everything else holds it in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 The bulb holder is part of a rubber grommet which just pushes in. The glass sits over it and is retained by the chrome cap. On the Toledo, the chrome cap is fixed by two screws in those lugs. For the "without lugs" version I guess the chrome cap must be held by the rubber. I never liked them much, either way - they use the world's cheapest and nastiest bulb fitting for the world's cheapest and nastiest type of bulb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384604573469?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=f6soLub8Rty&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=MNcX2WCaSMa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 I should have a pair, but the other is playing silly beggars. If I find it - hopefully - then if they're of use to anyone, they're free to a good home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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