Front J type Indicators.

I don't know about you but I hate large orange indicators on the front of a J type. To me however they are done they always look like they are an after thought.

Like a lot of late 1950's vehicles, as they lost their semaphore arms and started to fit flashing indicators various systems were used.

One of the systems on Morris Minors 1959/62 was to up-grade the single side lamp, fit a twin filament lamp and a larger lens. So now you would have at the front a 5 Watt side lamp and a 21 Watt flashing white indicator.

While at the rear for a short time they split the brake lamp circuit and so you could flash "the stop lamp" so they became the indicator lamps, as and when required.

Most confusing seen from the back but the front arrangement is quite neat.

I had suggested this modification to a fellow J owner as from the front nothing changes, it all looks the same.

So what do you need? You can get two types of Lucas twin Filament bulb holders, to suit either the domed or flat type of rear lens.

Using the flat type lens (recessed) lamp holders, you can replaced the existing single filament side lamp holder, the rubber boots are the same diameter just longer.

Once the new recessed lamp holders are fitted and wired up you can refit the original lens. To tidy it up you just need to trim off the now redundant outer lip, this is for a chrome trim ring and is not required.

The next slight problem was that this was an early van fitted with the larger combined fuse box and regulator unit. I had originally said (in an e-mail) to take the feed off of one of the terminals, thinking it was a later type.

So here is a small part of the wiring diagram, showing the two fuses, one being for accessories wired through the ammeter and the other for accessories via the ignition switch. Horn and lights go via the first, things like wipers, indicators and heater fan should be on the second.

I also had a J type pop in and see me on Sunday. Details to follow on next blog posting.