Mark 1 headlamp difference

[patrolman pete]

After polishing the headlamps on my 52 reg Tourer and my 53 reg Connie I realised the lights are different . The earlier car has clear glass and the Connie appear darker and more ' smoked' in appearance. Was there a change made at some point or has someone been swapping parts ?

The Connie has been altered since she left Longbridge by a previous owner such as a change of colour from Royal Blue to Steel Blue and 18'' wheels which looked nice but ruined the ride which I changed back to 16'' unions before they broke the suspension, although the ride is still a lot firmer than the tourer !

A previous owner was on the forum under the name of Big Blue and we spoke a while ago by pm and he believes it was done by the first owner . She is still a lovely looking car and I get a few admiring glances when out and about.

[Number 6]

Originally Posted by patrolman pete

After polishing the headlamps on my 52 reg Tourer and my 53 reg Connie I realised the lights are different . The earlier car has clear glass and the Connie appear darker and more ' smoked' in appearance. Was there a change made at some point or has someone been swapping parts ?

The Connie has been altered since she left Longbridge by a previous owner such as a change of colour from Royal Blue to Steel Blue and 18'' wheels which looked nice but ruined the ride which I changed back to 16'' unions before they broke the suspension, although the ride is still a lot firmer than the tourer !

A previous owner was on the forum under the name of Big Blue and we spoke a while ago by pm and he believes it was done by the first owner . She is still a lovely looking car and I get a few admiring glances when out and about.

I have a 52 plate Tourer and my front lights are clear plastic certainly not smoked.

[wullie480]

Wasn’t the MG headlights a smoked colour and the rover ones clearer.


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[patrolman pete]

This is what I'm wondering . I'm starting to think someone has wanted to turn a Connoisseur se into a ZT !

[mileshawk56]

My MGZT 04 has "clear" plastic. Chris S.

[Robson Rover Repair]

There are plenty of choices in the Mk1 standard head lamps over the years. I find the grey housing ones to be the best quality and less likely to fade.

Ive about 15 sets here of Mk1 halogen lamps, ones that are Mk1 smoked with black backing and still have the rover logo on them, and black backing clear with no rover logo on them, plus a bunch of preproject drive ones in grey without smoke and rover logos.

Basically once the exterior housing went black it was available. Earliest car I've removed a set of black housing black tint from was a December 2001 2.0 v6 in white gold that still had the rover script on the head lamp glass. Can't say if they where original buy I've owned 02 and 03 75s that where 1 owner unmodified examples and came with them.

[T-Cut]

The only OEM 'smoked' lenses are for the reverse lights on the 75. The ZT isn't 'smoked'. See: https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001657


However, I understand that the ZT headlamps have a black inner bezel, whereas the 75 is a gray color. They're certainly interchangeable. The Rimmer listing gives the relevant VINs. Note the 'black bezel' versions:: https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001651

Too late as usual.
TC

[patrolman pete]

Originally Posted by T-Cut

The only OEM 'smoked' lenses are for the reverse lights on the 75. The ZT isn't 'smoked'. See: https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001657


However, I understand that the ZT headlamps have a black inner bezel, whereas the 75 is a gray color. They're certainly interchangeable. The Rimmer listing gives the relevant VINs. Note the 'black bezel' versions:: https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001651

Too late as usual.
TC

Been for a closer look. My tourer lenses are marked Rover and Hella and are chrome looking just inside whilst the Connie lenses are marked Hella on the main beams and made in UK on the outer lenses and are black just behind the lenses. The difference I noticed the other day and was curious as they are both standard halogens.