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Funnily enough Frank...........
I can commute from 'ere..................
I'm in the Innovations section, and hope to spend the day gassing.

Can't wait.

Stupidly, I ticked that box!!
I think I will just go for a walk instead.

The replacement high level light arrived, and it's much neater than the first one. So as ever I'm evolving the plan........
This is the back and I'm still undecided whether or not to fit another thin layer of neoprene to hide the wire.



This is how the wire exits the bracket, a bit blurred as it's very close up.



Here's the front, now with protective plastic removed.



And a close-up of the unit, which has a much bigger red lens than the first one.



And here it is fitted but without the luggage. This photo is taken level, and as you can see, the new lamp is at the same height as the stalk lamp. A result which wasn't factored in, but is a pleasing outcome.



So all that's left now is to solder the terminals, fit the plug and decide whether or not to fit the extra neoprene. Then I'll road test it with the luggage fitted and take a couple of photo's outside to finish this thread off.

This is the plug in the spare wheel well. The red square patch shows which side is live.


And this is how I fish it out to connect........


I fitted the luggage tonight.......
The stainless bar is picking up the yellow reflection from the door insulation.


Here's how it looks in the dark.......
I feel much happier with this - you can see that it's also a big improvement on the standard round high level light, which is totally hidden under the boat bag!!!!!


Not very clear in these two photos, but the top of the case is level with the top of the windstop, so visibility to the rear is better than I remember.


Outside photos will follow to finish the story, but maybe not tomorrow, since something has cropped up.

PS - I did fit another thin layer of neoprene to the back, but forgot to take a picture!!!

you leaving home? all that luggage -and tonneau covering passenger seat- seriously though a very neat fix, got me thinking, but on Sport no wheel well to thread wiring through!!

Dave,
that looks very good as always
John

I'd second that.

Another excellent post for Dave's archive.

Hello Dave,
I've just looked over your brake light mod (excellent)and want to try something similar and would like to take advantage, if I may, of your insight here.
I hope to leave the existing light in place so it will work when luggage is removed but unplug and swap to a new lead for another lamp to strap onto the case when in transit. Obviously the lead would have to go over the top of the case and not look as tidy as yours. Is it easy to get a plug to match the one under the existing lamp?
Best Regards,

Hook, you'll see from the first photo that the plug is 'over-engineered' for the task, since it's over-large and has a safety clip to stop it coming undone. I haven't seen these for sale and although it might be possible to find one on the internet, it would take time. I suspect that the plug won't be available as a seperate part from dealers, but will come with the wire attached and probably the lamp reflector. You could however try Rutter's - they are good at sourcing obscure bits.
If you chose to plug/unplug your extra lamp the way you suggest, you'll have to take the spare wheel off to get at it. Have you considered that?

This is why I went for the spliced in 'umbilical cord' which is reasonably easy to fish out when required. It's not difficult splicing the loom, but it does need soldering for a lasting job.