C8AX Tac Sign

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Peter

Both my Pattern 13 Cabs are set up with one regular 6 volt sealed beam head light and one of the later blackout light with the swing shutter so you can uncover the lower half of the light. Both of the blackouts have the separate bulb which I have replaced the originals with a halogen replacement bulb.

So to your question do you have the regular headlight bucket on both sides?

As to Windscreen Wipers, I've never bothered with trying to improve on the speed of the wipers on the Pattern 13 Cab. Just put RainX on both inside and outside of the glass and it works better than the wipers do even with enough vacuum to make them go back and forth.

Don't worry about the learning curve where do you think the guys who have been playing with CMPs for years get the information they have? Asking questions, that is one of the things that MLU is all about, sharing the collective knowledge.

Cheers Phil

[Pete Solomon]

Phil,

The black out light has a hood on it and a tiny slit lense - if you take the hood off, the glass falls out leaving a reflector & bulb.

I have been right over the vacumn lines on the wipers and cant make them work - The lines are in good condition with no obvious leaks, cracks or damage. I have not opened the actual wiper motors yet - that's for next days off. Some times when I turn the ignition off as the motor dies the wipers give a pathetic 1/4 wipe and stop!

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Peter

I think I have some photos of all the different styles of CMP Pattern 13 head lights and black out lights I'll try and find them and post them. May be awhile though I'm having computer problems in that my software has decided to stop showing thumb nail photos.

Cheers and Seasons Greetings, Phil

[Pete Solomon]

Hi Again,

I have attached a couple of photos of the blackout light - I have also had another good look at the set up and it seems a simple enough task to remove this unit as a whole and replace it with another complete sealed beam - I just need to find one. Any ideas where in Aust I can source one from?

Oh, and Merry Christmas to every one. Stay safe and enjoy the festive season.

Cheers Pete