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Restoring a 'Diver's Helmet-type' rear lamp - Barry - 29-11-2017
A kind friend has offered me a Lucas diver's helmet-type rear lamp which has suffered a bit of wear and tear. The glass in all three lenses is cracked so I would be grateful for any link to where (or if) replacement glass can be found and any advice as to disassembly. My usual methods invariably lead to more damage than I started with!
RE: Restoring a 'Diver's Helmet-type' rear lamp - AllAlloyCup - 29-11-2017
Best of luck restoring this rare lamp which
Is increasingly hard to find.
I’m also restoring some lamps : Lucas AT201 tail lamps
I can find old bodies,
But finding rear brass rims to suit and also
The jewelled glass red lenses seems to be a fruitless search.
So thinking about making a mould from the one lens I have
and casting some red acrylic into it.
Has anyone tried making lenses this way or even having
glass lenses pressed? They are about 1” in diameter.
If anyone knows a source of such lenses I’d be keen to find out.
Regards
Bill G
RE: Restoring a 'Diver's Helmet-type' rear lamp - Tony Press - 29-11-2017
(29-11-2017, 10:00 PM)AllAlloyCup Wrote: Best of luck restoring this rare lamp which
Is increasingly hard to find.
I’m also restoring some lamps : Lucas AT201 tail lamps
I can find old bodies,
But finding rear brass rims to suit and also
The jewelled glass red lenses seems to be a fruitless search.
So thinking about making a mould from the one lens I have
and casting some red acrylic into it.
Has anyone tried making lenses this way or even having
glass lenses pressed? They are about 1” in diameter.
If anyone knows a source of such lenses I’d be keen to find out.
Regards
Bill G
As you know Paul Beck can supply a reproduction Lucas AT201 with screw on cap and plastic faceted lens but unfortunately spares are not available.
I have fitted a Paul Beck 'AT 201' with a correct Lucas faceted red glass plus clear plastic liner and the result looks good to the casual viewer.
These reproductions are not cheap but can provide spares.
Cheers, Tony.
RE: Restoring a 'Diver's Helmet-type' rear lamp - Tony Betts - 29-11-2017
John BARLOW had thousands of the glass AT201 lenses.
Try him.
If he has eventually sold them.
Then give me a call, I don't normally sell these to public.
but had the forsite to buy around 100 when they were on offer. For damaged rear lights that come into me.
I have around 50 left and obviously don't want to sell them all.
If John does still have them, then everyone should by some spares for the future.
Tony.