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Louis
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Rear lights

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Hello,

Could anyone please clarify the difference between Mk1 rear lights and van/estate units? They have different part numbers on minispares (1 is MK1, 6 is van) so I would assume there is a difference but the van link leads nowhere and visually I am struggling to spot the differences from generic images.

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Louis
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Re: Rear lights

Post by imack »

Both those pictures are van/estate lamp units
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Re: Rear lights

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Yes the picture is the same but the lights are different . Van estate lights mount onto a flat panel and are the same both sides . Saloon lamps are handed as the body contour is different either side .
Somebody couldn’t be bothered to do a proper drawing .
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Louis
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Re: Rear lights

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Imack, I pulled the image from minispares, would explain my confusion!

Thanks Roy, I'll try to sort through my lenses later with that information, I didn't make the connection with them listed as R/H and L/H for some reason
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Re: Rear lights

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Just adding these photos, hopefully it helps someone who may search in the future, the difference is obvious if you have both! Sorry for the amateur question.

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