FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

morning all ..Has any one sourced new, the rubber shroud that goes over the bulb holder on FC front blinkers ,Rares don't have it , Old Auto Rubber don't have them ,have the headlight but not blinker ..if some one makes them, I want two, and you can guide me to them ,much appreciated ..if some one has NOS ,would still want high level of elasticity...THX Vern.

Vern
I think most use Nitto tape, available at Jcar. From recollection John 59 Wagon has spun a pair on the lathe for his FB project.
Cheers
Clay


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Clay ..What exactly has John spun on his lathe ?,I will definitely tape them if nothing comes up ,yep Nitto ( japan ) is good stuff ..Vern

I don’t want to steal john’s thunder Vern. Have a look at his thread on the fb ek forum.


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Vern,

Rare Spares has a bulb socket with wires and shroud.  I bought two of them for the shroud when I was putting my FC together.  It's a bit of a push getting the shroud through the hole in the front guard, so if you are in the "pre-paint" stage, enlarge the hole a little to suit the replacement shroud.

Rob

hey Rob ..I see you've got a bit of hound in you ,always got your nose on the real scent ,i'm a bit like a kelpie ,looking around every where but not seeing ,Rares must have those made by some one ,are you saying they don't like to sell the shroud separate ?

Vern,

What Rare Spares sells is a universal tail/stop lamp socket with short lengths of wire and the shroud.  You could probably get the same at Bursons/Repco/Super-Cheap/Auto One.  Buy the entire thing, remove the shroud, slip the shroud over your front indicator wiring (you'll probably have to unsolder the wires from the Holden socket and re-solder after slipping the wires through the shroud) and install.

Rob

No worries there Clay, share what you like.

Here’s what I made up Vern, using a drill press as a lathe. A new one is on the left next to the two originals

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Here’s the link if you want to see how I made them

http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=22877&p=234175&hilit=Indicator#p234175

Cheers,

John


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Just that I knew you’d be on here fairly soon John. I really enjoyed reading that again.


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What a great job John. Thanks for sharing your tips.

WOW! John ..manufacturing your own ,they look factory , firstly thanks for finding and posting what you did,I may well attempt the same ,I was thinking of a mould and making out of silicone or butyl mastic , going to turn a mould out of nylon or poly prop ,and a insert ,then trim the spew off when set ,I will not make it a priority ,keep going with other more straight forward stuff ,and come back to it when I need something to do ..thanks again ..Vern..
I am also following up on Robs suggestion..

Man thats some work to make those. Impressive.

Rob and gents ..Rare spares product with the rubber shroud is stock item X2460 .as Rob suggested it looks like its general purpose ,so just for the rubber bit .However ,currently out of stock .no answer when likely to be back in stock ,if at all , no answer " can you supply shroud only from the holder manufacturer" ...Vern.

Have no idea if these are the right size or if they are in stock.

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Vern, I have picked up a pair of the EJ EH Boots from Old Auto Rubber Co today, if you are coming to the meeting tonight I will take them along, if you can please take along your samples. Cheers John

Dave and John ..Those EH ,  look to short  , I am pretty sure they are listed that way cause they don't suit ,thanks for the offer to test fit ,I am due to attend a meeting ,but I didn't go tonight because its my birthday,and there was an extra slice of lamb on my plate to nite ..thanks for thinking of me ..Vern

Enjoy the night Vern.