How are early indicator housings removed & what connectors?

[RobFrost]

No mention in the Haynes manual of how the rear light units can be separated from the remainder of the vehicle. No junctions on the wires.



Only clue is a couple of screws on the back of the housing cover - which incidentally are totally jammed. Before I wreck these screws, is this the right way to get it off? I'm tempted to buy some automotive connectors and insert them into the wires. Are modern connectors a no go on an old classic? Is some particular type betterfor authenticity?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/393406996654

And yes I'm working on the car in my slippers.

[Nige]

You need to remove the screws and gently pry the back cover off, you can then unclip the spade connectors and pass the loom through the grommet in the cover.

Problem is the screws will most likely snap as it's steel in cast ali. You can't really get in the right place to squirt any lube either, or you zing the screw heads off and lude, extract or drill the remains out once the cover is off.

They don't look in bad shape, albeit dirty. They're usually oxidised up and falling apart.

[deano]

I'm tempted to buy some automotive connectors and insert them into the wires. Are modern connectors a no go on an old classic? Is some particular type betterfor authenticity?

Sounds like you just want to remove the lamp from the car - the cable harness should have a round connector on the end that mates to a round connector on the inner wing inside the engine bay just above the engine mounts. If missing, aftermarket versions available at Design911 etc. Use solder and shrink tubing if you need to splice it in.
https://www.design911.co.uk/fu/prod1397 ... 161233000/

Not sure about your current setup or why you might need those Ebay connectors but the very common Superseal type connectors would be more suitable

[Sam]

Look at them there box fresh slippers. Someone’s doing pretty darned well for themselves and doesn’t care who knows it.

[RobFrost]

Look at them there box fresh slippers. Someone’s doing pretty darned well for themselves and doesn’t care who knows it.

Those old things are just my welding slippers. I reserve my Prada ones for oil changes and undersealing.

[911hillclimber]

The round rubber/plastic connectors in the inner wings, front and rear can be a bitch to relocate esp if the weather is cold, but if you intend to strip and fully refurb then pull the plug from the round sock inside the engine by by the lights and prise the female socket out. The lights will be free but watch out for the earth which someone might have added to get the lights to work.
You will be SO VERY LUCKY if the cast bodies are not corroded etc.

Good luck!

[RobFrost]

The round rubber/plastic connectors in the inner wings, front and rear can be a bitch to relocate esp if the weather is cold, but if you intend to strip and fully refurb then pull the plug from the round sock inside the engine by by the lights and prise the female socket out. The lights will be free but watch out for the earth which someone might have added to get the lights to work.
You will be SO VERY LUCKY if the cast bodies are not corroded etc.

Good luck!

3 seem fine - apart from the screws won't come out of the back. But one of the front ones is quite corroded.