1928 Essex Brown Bi-Lite

ensignman

Hi All,

Hope everyone had a really great Christmas and looking forward to the New Year.

I just received, via Ebay, a Brown Bi-Lite (stop tail lamp) for my car which was missing. 

The unit is complete apart from a wire or clips that hold the licence plate glass in place?

Can on of our knowledgeable members of the forum please point me in the right direction to a source for whatever holds the glass in place?

Thank you,

Ensignman

 

   

ernie28

Hi Ensignman

You can make up retainers quite easily using some springy stainless steel cut into small squares or rectangle, bent down at each end, and with a hole in the middle for the bolt to pass through. I prefer to use stainless nut and bolt (3/16" from memory). You need to be careful not to put too much pressure on the glass to retain it only and not chip or break it (as I have done in the past) hence flexible stainless as an example that can put firm pressure to hold but not damage the glass.

Hope that helps

Alistair

ensignman

Thanks Ernie28.

A sort of Z shaped clip, did you also seal the glass in with some sort of silicone?

Regards,

Ensignman

ESSX28-1

No. There is a cork gasket under the round "STOP" lens but nothing underneath the licence plate glass.

ensignman

Thanks Essx28-1

ernie28

ESSX28-1 said:

No. There is a cork gasket under the round "STOP" lens but nothing underneath the licence plate glass.

Ensignman, I concur with David on that.

ensignman

Made two nice glass retaining clips out of brass today.

Thanks for the advise!

ernie28

Glad it worked