MkII Carrier Tail/Rear Light Pictures

[RichCam]

Lynn,

Thanks for the pictures. I now have a good idea of where I'm going to put it. We hope to have our Legion MkII carrier operational for the Huntsville Rembrance Day parade on Nov. 11th.

[Perry Kitson]

Attached are four photos of the tail light on the rear of a MkII carrier with towing attchment. At the side of the hood there is a hole for a toggle switch(which is not fitted) for remotely turning the light off.

Perry

[Marc van Aalderen]

Hi Chaps,

Take a look, this is the correct location and the correct light. It indeed has a woven cover on the wire. Perry's light is actually a front light, hence the white lens.

Cheers,
Marc
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[RichCam]

Perry & Marc,

Thank you for the clarification and the pictures.

[Perry Kitson]

After 14 or so years of saying I should change the lens in the tail light, I have finally been shamed into doing it. Note also the difference between the towing attachments. There may have been changes during production, or perhaps between different manufacturers.

Perry

[rob love]

Here is a tip on the lenses for the CMP lights: They do tend to shrink and disintegrate over time. What I used to do was save the different color lenses in the broken army flashlights (they come with a variety of spare lenses held in the tailcap, blue, red white) and using a gasket punch would cut out the appropriate size lens for the cmp taillight from them.

[Neil Ashley]

On my canadian Mk11* I have a light both on the back of the carrier which is wired in, and one on the towing hook as shown in the other postings which is not.

Presumably my carrier either started off life without a hook or the light on the hook is a later mod on early Mk11's?

[Dirk Leegwater (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Marc van Aalderen

Hi Chaps,
Take a look, this is the correct location and the correct light.
It indeed has a woven cover on the wire. Perry's light is actually
\a front light, hence the white lens.
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Hi Marc, Perry's rear light is Canadian and need a red lens. Your rear light has a red lens but is British.

Dirk

[Marc van Aalderen]

Then I need a Canadian light! Do you have one in stock? With red lens of course.

Cheers,
Marc

[Lynn Eades]

I know you will want to change it, but the military would have fitted what was available.

[Marc van Aalderen]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

I know you will want to change it, but the military would have fitted what was available.

Hi Lynn,

You're right. They did. That's also what happened during the restauration

I think I will try to get a Canadian light and store that for future use if anything happens to my British light.

Cheers,
Marc