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stingray:
Hi Dennis, with your rear lights get small diameter pvc tube, cut to length and slip over your indicator globe, this will stop the light going into the red section when indicator is switched on. the front lights. clear lenses. clear globes and paint indicator globes yellow or buy yellow globes. I have a reverse light mounted under my number plate and you dont even notice it, you can make and mount a front bracket to sit flush with the front of your bumpers and fix the plate to that. I dont need the one on mine because of 5 diget plate (it was on the car with 6 diget plate when I bought it) but it does also  protect the point of the nose cone. look at my car on members vettes page 3 Alans 77

nifty:
or custom make a set of plates... on my 74 they looked almost the same, but were not reflective, so if officer dibble stops you , alas you gotta wear it....
 a few cars on here have cusomt plates as well... made to measure.

79LHD:

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maybe an option is to take out the lenses, and paint a drak red on the inside around the reflector pit... might work, but before you let loose with the paint, try some duct tape on the inside first....and see if that solves the problem.
i reakon you could get away with hooking the indicators up as reversing lights andy, as holden did that until the HX holden... but i think that finished in 77, so that doesnt help ya with the 79 sorry.

 
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Thanks for al the reply's, unfortunately, if you ever remove your reversing lights you will see that it is impossible to gain access to the inside of the lens area as they are all glued together and the only access is the globe hole, which by the way enters the light from the top at a 45 degree angle making shielding impossible too. I dont quite know what to do, maybe he wont notice on inspection.

As for indicators as reversing lights, it is not allowed under ADR's as reversing lights MUST be white, of course if you already have a registered vehicle you can do what you like and chances are you will never get in trouble for it.

Rear number plate remians a problem as it is 5mm too wide for the area and i am reluctant to cut it, front number plate, well maybe a small purpose built bracket to hold it proud of the bumperettes is a good idea, it will help protect that nose from parking bumps.

I will post pics of the finished product once it is registered, should be a month or two at most.

Thanks Dennis.

sirfixalot:
Send me your email address have pics to solve all your problems including wiring diagram mod for rear blinkers

nifty:
 i have a copy of the SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FACTS SHEET in my car... will dig them out in a minute,
my 74 had the indicators as the reversing lights, they were like that on australian made cars, so it was ok for that year model, buddy got his 77 lhd drive rego a couple of yrs ago when it turned 30, and also has the indicators as the reverse lights,, and that was fine.
 he had to change the fronts to amber indicators, and they also his park lights...
 for the life of me i cant see a logical reason for installing white prkers on the front as well, who actually uses parkers anyhow?but my parkers where white, and i had amber indicators,  they were combined in a single white lens.... see pic.
... what mate did with his 77 front plate, was to cut some STIFF rubber hose, ( garden hose size) and ran long bolts through them to mount the plate away from the bumper... after 10minutes you dont notice it.

 im also going to look on another forum for a bloke who just moved here from usa, and bought his 77 over with him... he done something to his front indicators, and has a radical rear light assembly....

 

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