Bulb holders for rear outer lamps v40

PSABIN8951 · Jan 17th, 2011, 11:35

I'm after a pair of bulb holder units to fit the outer rear lens units on a pre 2000 car (ie. smoked not clear lens).
I recently bought a replacement middle and right section only to now find the car originally had all clear (phase 2) type and that the previous owner had actually wrongly fitted a smoked type to the left side. I find old and new types fit the body ok but the bulb holders dont so ive got phase 2 holders and phase 1 lights which dont mix.
As I want a matching set of lights its easier to change the holders if some kind soul has some rather than go the other way which would be to get a clear left unit but that would mean my centre section was odd.
HELP PLEASE!!!!!!

Technician · Jan 17th, 2011, 17:17

Im sure they are identical plastic mouldings. I had a phase 1 and fitted phase 2 lights ok. The location of the brake light conrol unit was the only thing different. That and whether or not the LHD fog light plastic has been popped out.

I saw no difference in the cabling and bulb holders. Has your car been butchered for Lexus style rear lights or some such thing.

PSABIN8951 · Jan 18th, 2011, 09:35

No, bulb holder fits perfectly and without great effort into the phase 2 moulding but hits on something towards the centre of the moulding on a phase 1 moulding.
The only difference I can see is the phase 1 mouldings have a series of ridges around the centre bulb hole whereas the phase 1 is smooth.
This looks as though it hits on the raised metal which goes around the bulbs.
I'm wary about grinding away this area in case it weakens the light.

Jan 17th, 2011, 11:35	#1
PSABIN8951 Junior Member Last Online: Oct 18th, 2019 09:04 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: EXETER	Bulb holders for rear outer lamps v40 I'm after a pair of bulb holder units to fit the outer rear lens units on a pre 2000 car (ie. smoked not clear lens). I recently bought a replacement middle and right section only to now find the car originally had all clear (phase 2) type and that the previous owner had actually wrongly fitted a smoked type to the left side. I find old and new types fit the body ok but the bulb holders dont so ive got phase 2 holders and phase 1 lights which dont mix. As I want a matching set of lights its easier to change the holders if some kind soul has some rather than go the other way which would be to get a clear left unit but that would mean my centre section was odd. HELP PLEASE!!!!!!

Jan 17th, 2011, 17:17	#2
Technician Senior Member Last Online: Apr 9th, 2023 03:32 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brackley	Im sure they are identical plastic mouldings. I had a phase 1 and fitted phase 2 lights ok. The location of the brake light conrol unit was the only thing different. That and whether or not the LHD fog light plastic has been popped out. I saw no difference in the cabling and bulb holders. Has your car been butchered for Lexus style rear lights or some such thing.

Jan 18th, 2011, 09:35	#3
PSABIN8951 Junior Member Last Online: Oct 18th, 2019 09:04 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: EXETER	No, bulb holder fits perfectly and without great effort into the phase 2 moulding but hits on something towards the centre of the moulding on a phase 1 moulding. The only difference I can see is the phase 1 mouldings have a series of ridges around the centre bulb hole whereas the phase 1 is smooth. This looks as though it hits on the raised metal which goes around the bulbs. I'm wary about grinding away this area in case it weakens the light.

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