GU4 Patrol Tail Lamps Fire Warning

Yeah thanks for that Trekker. I had already seen your post and was wondering how effective the indicators are since you fitted amber globes but still have the red lenses? What colour are they actually when in use? I also have seen the genuine assemblies. I am not sure if the composition of the plastic is any different but the genuine ones do seem to have a more "jewelled" appearance. The dummy ones have a pinker looking plastic rather than a deep rich red. I assumed as they are not designed to actually have globes fitted they probably make them as cheaply as possible. I know the local Service Mgr pretty well and he wouldn't really give a s... if I bought the genuine ones or not so I believe what he has passed on to me and if it is factual I just thought it may help others to be aware of it. Peters led idea is a good one. Would reduce the load on the wiring as well which presumably was sized for only two lamps assy's not four. Maybe the reason they are OK for the reverse lamp is that it would not normally be operating for long periods (unless you lost all forward gears and had to reverse home:-) Don't laugh I have a friend who actually had to do that once. Not in a Nissan of course. Thanks again.

Thanks 4x4Trekker. No I didn't realise you had done that. I was wondering why you went to all that trouble to pull them apart & not just drill the holes and shove some globes in them. The exterior plastic on mine looks red though. Is that just the colour of the inner lens showing through and is the outside lens actually clear?