Indicator light wanted

[djbthatsme]

Passenger (nearside) indicator light is cracked and needs replacing.

Not to be confused with the yellow flasher on the wing the indicator light is next to the headlight - anyone got a spare in good nick.

[chris]

Hello DJB, I dont have one sorry, but thought I'd mention that you need to specify pre facelift or facelift type.
Facelift would be from around 1992ish I think and onward and is much bigger than pre facelift. It goes further back along the wing.

If you arent sure a photo will help people to identify it.

[djbthatsme]

Thanks once again Chris,
I accept the point you're making.

There are different size indicator lights for the Carlton and I believe somewhere in my stores there is one that is to small. On this occasion pictures aren't that useful to differentiate between the variations available without dimensions.

I've found that the size of the front lens are different ie.

The measurement of the longest side of the indicator mostly determines if the unit is correct or not.

The indicator sits alongside the headlight and fills the gap made for it. The unit I'm seeking measures approx. 140mm along its longest side which I believe was for the facelift Carlton. My car is J reg.   


Anyone help.

[0795omega]

your car is a facelift djb if its j reg the lens that goes round the side more is the one.

[DKT1]

I found this one from Opel Classic Parts, http://www.opel-classicparts.de/leuchte-56117.html
90297449 should be the part No for the L/H nearside.
90297450 for the R/H offside.
I replaced both, of mine two years ago as replacing just one makes it look odd.
I also silicone filled all round the back of the lens as I was fed up with the dirty line were it joins the body, also drilled and screwed the lenses on with tiny stainless screws so they can't fall off.

[chris]

That one in the link looks like a pre facelift DKT.

The Facelift indicator is about the same length along the bottom as it is tall, both dimensions are about 170mm ish on the front of the unit.
The Pre Facelift is more like 130mm along the front of the bottom edge.

I've got a FL RHS here and the part number is 903781289, I dont have a LHS to check though.

[24Vdiamond]

90399448 is the r/h uk drivers side and 90399449 is the l/h, all used from chassis number M1000001 onwards, this is the last 8 digits of your chassis number, so check your chassis letter/number is higher then the above are the correct GM part numbers

As for 903781289 that is too many numbers, GM part numbers for Carlton stuff is normally only 8 digits and remember if you are taking the part number from the old part sometimes these are what is classed as a Production Only Part numbers that the factory used when building the cars, once it goes in some packing and is supplied to your local agent the part number is often different

If your not sure let me have the last 8 digits of your chassis number and I can check the correct part numbers

[Dave the Builder]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Carlton-Mk1-Indicator-Pair/263813703464?hash=item3d6c85a728:g:OqMAAOSwLnBau~k1
says mk1 but they look  1990 > F/L to me
ask for part numbers to confirm

[chris]

They look like an incorrectly listed bargain to me. They look like facelift indicators.

[DKT1]

Yep! they definitely look like facelift not MK1, good price really as they look quite clean.
Several of there other bits are listed as MK1 but are clearly MK3/facelift.
You can't rely on anyone getting it right now a days?
 I know I got the part number wrong on the one I listed  but I did put my chassis number in, which is a 93, so it should have been right, I know the picture was the wrong one but I have been duped by that before as they use any one as long as it's an indicator, usually the wrong hand as well .

[djbthatsme]

My thanks go to DKT1,chris, Dave the Builder, 24v Diamond and 0795Omega for responding to my request.

In response to 24VDiamond my 1991 J reg Carlton  as a start letter well above M1000001 with the last digits of the VIN/Chassis frame No. being  17M1181483. Perhaps if you can check out the correct part numbers for the lens I would be grateful.

Having done a comprehensive check on the net I found that there was conflicting information where claims have been made that lenses could be compatible and fit earlier and later Carltons alike. Having previously purchased a unit that fits into this category I can say that this is untrue. As most if not all of us are aware there are facelift and pre-facelift  lenses and they are not compatible. 

[Dave the Builder]

A 1991 car will be facelift
buy those at £12
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Carlton-Mk1-Indicator-Pair/263813703464?hash=item3d6c85a728:g:OqMAAOSwLnBau~k1

an alternative is to pay about £40 per side from far flung lands and hope they arrive unbroken

VERY surprised those have not been snapped up by someone else now

a bit of CIF cleaner will get the residue off from the brown tape

[djbthatsme]

Thanks Dave the Builder
I have sent a message ref. the used indicator lights for sale. The seller is pretty local so I might just take trip to see them if they're still available.

[djbthatsme]

Hello all,
I didn't get a response to my email sent to the owner of the indicator lights advertised on Ebay, so I rang him today.
He sounded like an old gadgy, like myself, and could well have been computer illiterate which would explain the lack of response from him. Anyway, whatever the case may be, he confirmed that the indicator lights were not Mk. 1 but stated that they were Pre facelift. They do look like a Prefacelift unit I inadvertently bought some time ago.