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geoffp
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Tail light lens

Post by geoffp » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:01 pm

Hey everyone, been trying to hunt down a new lens for my tail light...mine fell off and broke somewhere on a ride. Tried Charlies Place, Ohio Cycle (He said I'd need a whole new bracket, etc)...is this not the stock unit that came on the bike? Any ideas on where to buy a new lens...or should I just plan on getting a entirely new bracket?

Thanks for the help, here is what she looks like:

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Tail Light Lens

Post by conbs » Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:02 pm

It is definitely not a late tail light. Yours looks like an early bike, but I don't have one so I can't help out with a visual. The pictures in my parts manuals look like the early lights were rectangular. That is, no point on the top like yours.

Hope that helps.

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Re: Tail Light Lens

Post by geoffp » Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:39 pm

conbs wrote:It is definitely not a late tail light. Yours looks like an early bike, but I don't have one so I can't help out with a visual. The pictures in my parts manuals look like the early lights were rectangular. That is, no point on the top like yours.

Hope that helps.
It's a 62 305 Dream...I'm wondering if maybe the previous owner(s) put an aftermarket or some other bracket on there?

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Post by Hoosier Tom » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:28 pm

It looks aftermarket judging by the lens. Since you don't have a side shot I can't see the bracket. My 1962 Dream had the spot welded tail light bracket with the short tail light lens.

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Post by mike in idaho » Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:51 pm

It's a copy of the early style Lucas tail light. There are lots of them around, suggest you troll the brit bike section of ebay.
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Post by Hahnda » Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:26 am

Lucas 525 lens I think.

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Post by geoffp » Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:25 pm

Hahnda wrote:Lucas 525 lens I think.
That's it! Just ordered one from eBay, thanks for all the help fella's!!

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