FOG LIGHTS AND HORNS

Shortly after our wonderful trip to Wales we drove down to the South of France, but not in the Stag. Hopefully next year Stella will be ready for such a journey, when I have completed all the things I feel that still need to be done. One way or another we have been away along time and I have only just been able to get back to work on Stella.

First job was to complete the installation of the neat little fog lamps that came from Gil at www.bettercarlighting.co.uk. These high powered red LED fittings replace the rear number plate bolts, so are almost invisible when not lit.

The trickiest bit was running the supply cable from back to front of the car, this necessitated removing the left hand seat belt, seat and carpets and feeding the cable through some tight,obscure apertures.  I managed to get access to the lighting switch for the power supply, so the fog lights can only be switched on when the lights are on and very effective they are.

In preparation for repainting the under bonnet area, I decided to move the, good sounding but unsightly air horn from the inside of the right wheel arch. There was a black horn, a red compressor and a blue relay and a mess of wiring and it all looked a bit scruffy.

In front of the radiator and behind the grill, on the left side, the old hooters were still bolted. I had to remove right side main beam head light as well as the grill to get access but the old hooters soon came out and using the same bolt holes I fitted the three components in their place. I replaced and re-routed the wiring and all now neat and tidy.