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Which Minis in what country had complete red rear lights ? (red indicators)
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Some USA cars had red rear lenses for the indicators.
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I believe all Mk1 Minis exported to the USA had red one-piece taillights, but there maybe have been other markets as well.
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I believe they were also used in Scandinavia.
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Highnumbers wrote:I believe all Mk1 Minis exported to the USA had red one-piece taillights, but there maybe have been other markets as well.
Not so sure about one piece? always had two piece from what I've seen? I assume your speaking of the lens itself?
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minimans wrote:
Highnumbers wrote:I believe all Mk1 Minis exported to the USA had red one-piece taillights, but there maybe have been other markets as well.
Not so sure about one piece? always had two piece from what I've seen? I assume your speaking of the lens itself?
Sorry yeah, I mean the lens is one piece (as opposed to the two-piece style of home market vehicles).

I recently picked up an NOS boxed left hand US style red tail light, if anybody happens to have an NOS right side (long shot I know!)
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Any chance of getting the part number off it and a picture? I've never seen a one piece lens before
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The two piece ones are available from Moss Motors. They are the same as the MGA Mk11, except the MGA has them on the opposite side to a mini..
164-600 & 164-700
http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProd ... rtOrder=50

I bought a set for mine..
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I bought mine from America. Never seen them in Scandinavia. All we had where white indicators at the front.
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Vegard wrote:Image

I bought mine from America. Never seen them in Scandinavia. All we had where white indicators at the front.

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All so in Canada red lights.
I have a comlete set L and R.
Also there are MkII sets in red,
had some of those but sold them.

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A friend of mine has a set two piece red
for sale, so if some one wants them ?
I'll ask the price from the set if you want it.

Mine are not for sale, they are still in the original box.
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NOS RHD MGA unit (which would be left for a mini)
http://jollyrogersmotors.com/nos-lucas- ... i-mki.html
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U.S. imports, Mk I: rear, red top and bottom. Separate pieces, not singles. (Front, clear.) Mk II rears were both red top and yellow top. I haven't been able to confirm a change date from red to yellow.
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Thanks for the infos.
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I have a bunch of solid red 2 piece lenses for a Mk1, never seen a one piece. I do, however, have a solid red set of Pickup lenses that are one piece.
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My US import 1071 are delivered with the red lenses. They´re 2 pieces original.

The skandinavian mini´s was not with the red lenses, but the normal orange ones.

The part numbers are 47H5479 / 47H5480
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I'd be interested in a pic of a one pc. lens. I have several sets of red rear lamp assemblies. I even have several NOS red uppers. I know they have been reproduced but have not compared OE to reman yet. Steve (CTR)
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swindrum wrote:I have a bunch of solid red 2 piece lenses for a Mk1, never seen a one piece. I do, however, have a solid red set of Pickup lenses that are one piece.
Well, I am a big old liar, the pickup lenses are 2 piece as well, just a very tight fit.
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I'll post pics of the one-piece lens later. I believe one-piece lenses were standard for U.S. market cars, my '66 has them and the NOS LH assembly I have has the correct part number for a Mini and a one-piece red lens.


EDIT: I stand completely corrected. Just checked my old taillight lenses and NOS replacements. All of them are two-piece red. The old ones had simply "fused" together with dirt and debris over the years and wouldn't easily separate. Learn something new every day! :oops:
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