Reversing light for 1980 Moke

[Jersey Moke]

Can anyone tell me what type of fitting the reversing lamp is on a 1980 Aussie Moke ? I am looking to fit one on mine but, can't find one anywhere.

Thanks

Nick

[Nigel(no top)Sykes]

I had a V reg Moke and the reversing lights were the indicators. When you put it in reverse both rear indicator lights lit up to provide (sort of) illumination

[spider]

I had a V reg Moke and the reversing lights were the indicators. When you put it in reverse both rear indicator lights lit up to provide (sort of) illumination

Yes, that's what they had, but it was a little more tricky than might first meet the eye They had a double filament bulb, with both filaments rated 21 Watts each. One was used for turn signal and the other for the reversing lamp.

If for some reason you're stuck having to use single filament bulbs, you can achieve the same effect by using 2 diodes in each assembly.

[Jersey Moke]

That will really confuse the natives if I do that...

Is there another style of lamp and housing that I could use with a white light. Also would we have a wiring issue doing it this way?

[grantourer]

What about using a Portuguese reversing light?

[Wally2]

Available from M Parts item BHM9504 £18
Chris

[Tim]

There is now a huge range of white LED lights suitable for cars. Many are quite small, so easy to conceal. You wouldn't have to mount them on the rear of the body, they could be underneath.

How about a pair of these, mounted through the unused hydrolastic valve holes in the subframe?



Tim

[Wally2]

Hi Tim,
These look good, do they throw out much light? Also where can you get them from?
Chris

[Tim]

Hi Wally, I really have no idea how much light they produce. My experience with LED lights (through my work developing deep sea cameras) is that the light from single LEDs tends to be lovely and bright but only in a very narrow beam, they usually work much more like a spotlight than a flood light - and the cheaper they are the more 'spotty' they are. We found that the only way to find out is to buy them and test them.

Those particular ones are just an example I found after a very quick ebay search using the terms "LED Reverse Light". You could also try "LED eagle eye". I suspect they would be quite spotty, but at around 6 pounds for a pair (including postage) it doesn't cost much to give them a try. There are heaps of other options, including long thin strip and circular disc ones, which have multiple LEDs in them. I'd expect them to give a much more even spread of light, but they aren't as subtle to conceal.

One thing I tried previously was fitting white LED globe replacements to my Moke. They gave a much brighter light but the intense white LEDs tended to wash out the colour of the lense, so that the indicators were light yellow rather than amber - but the reverse lights were a lot better. I started a project to make my own LED inserts to fit inside the original light fitting and replace the globe holders. I planned to use a mix of amber LEDs for the indicators and white LEDs for the reverse lights. I think it would work quite well - but I have too many projects and too little time.

Tim