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I'm restoring a MB and have fitted a MV Spares wiring set from Dallas (I think about £265) and got on fine. It all looks very neat and tidy replacing the previous birds nest of bodges.

I also got my MV Spares kit from Dallas and I think I paid £265.

I have also purchased some bits from the USA and had to pay 20% import duty. MV Spares is Australian but I guess the tax won't be any different.

Hi Steve,

I did the same thing and fitted a buzzer because when I had a tally light I never used to see it. Then fitted a switch to the dash for the indicators fed from permanent +volts so the indicators function irrespective of the light switch position.

I personally have used  AES  for wiring and headlights etc and then Classic Car LEDs for indicators. Got the buzzer off ebay.

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hi Steve,

I would recommend buying a complete wiring kit for your jeep and as Jerry says it will come labelled with all the fittings/connectors. I purchased a MV Spares kit , I think about £250 but worth it. If your wiring is original the insulation will have perished or it will have been modified over the years leaving you with a rather messy set of wires so for me I would replace it.

For your headlights I feel you need to think about what you are going to do about indicators. I wanted to keep the correct look to my jeep and did not want to add extra  indicator units so I modified the front convoy light units with an amber LED bulb. For the headlights I then bought a standard 5 1/4" reflector which takes a standard H4 headlight bulb and a sidelight bulb - it takes the same size bulb as your dashboard lights. For the rear indicators I modified the rear convoy marker lights of the rear clusters and again fitted an amber LED.. By re-assigning some of the wires in the looms I only had to add one extra wire at the front and was able to use an in keeping period fabric covered wire.

Good luck

Hi Jerry

I notice a GPA lurking in the back of the photos! Also you have plenty of space to work, I'm very envious.

I have silver on black flexible magnetic plates so I can take them off at shows.

Really pleased you have a registration. So the DVLA/SGS never inspected it? Did you just send photos? 

Good luck and enjoy

Jessie the Jeep - when did the MVT verify your vehicle as I thought they were supposed to actually see the vehicle? I know many years ago a lot was done over the phone but was told they are now stricter. You hear so many different stories that it is hard to give new restorers like Steve any proper advice. I'm just interested because I have a friend who has just got a vehicle which needs a fair bit of work and he has been asking what he should do about the DVLA

I think I have heard about SGS, they do the same job as the MVT or IMPs and will do the actual verification that the serial numbers and vehicle seem correct for their declared age. I was just interested in the verification process because it does seem to vary. I've been told the MVT have been instructed by the DVLA that the vehicle must be in running order and nearly complete and should be fairly original and not too many replacement parts. Bottom line though is once you get a registration plate it doesn't matter.

All very confusing but more importantly forget about the paperwork and enjoy restoring your jeep - and then enjoy driving it!

3 weeks sounds about right to get things processed once the DVLA have all the paperwork. I thought everyone had to get the MVT or IMPS to do the age verification and the confirm the vehicle is as stated? One you have your NOVA and age verification certs it is then just a question of sending it to the DVLA and then wait about 3 weeks. This has been the experience of most people I know.

Thank you 🙂

Hi Steve,

I was just interested because I thought groups like the MVT and IMPs used to do the verification bit. Sounds like things are changing at the DVLA. I would be interested to here how you get on. 2 weeks sounds like a very quick process.

cheers

Neill

Hi Steve,

To get DVLA road registered you will need to get age verification. Will the DVLA do that for you?

may thanks

Hi Steve,

Welcome to the military vehicle world. It sounds like you and your father in-law have plenty of skills. Take photos, lots and lots of photos, label everything you take off and when like me you still didn't take enough photos find a friend with a jeep to have a look at!

With regard the cylinder head I feel that it is post war. Here's a link to a good website  http://ww2jeeps.com/htm/heads.htm

Good luck with the project.

Simple question or is it? WW2 Jeep/Dodge/GMC etc

Should the handles of the pioneer tools be left as varnished natural wood or painted Olive Drab?

many thanks for your help

Hi,

That sounds like a very likely explanation. Bit of a collectors item! Never seen one before.

many thanks

I don't think is it home repaired, the welds are very very neat. The interesting thing is the round cross tube in the seat back. ai'm guess I might be repro but strange in that all repros I have ever seen are a much better copy and pay attention to detail.

Thanks for the reply

Hi,

Can anyone help identify this rear seat for a willys jeep. It is not original but I have never come across a seat with no swaging in the seat base or on the rear backrest frame the cross member is round tube the same size as the rest of the frame. Is it Hotchkiss, is it repro? I think it is at least 30 years old. Has anyone ever come across a seat like this?

thanks for your help

Can anyone else add any more information about the rear seat. The difference from a standard jeep seat is that there is no swaging in the seat base. Then on the back of the seat back the horizontal cross tube is round with studs to attach the seatback cushion.

Its unlikely to be a repro because of the differences. Might it be Hotchkis?  I am not very familiar with these post war vehicles.

Thank you

Thanks Nick,

I had a feeling that the kick plate was a "field modification"! That said what do you make of the drivers seat, I am curious about the threaded hole near the cut out for the fuel sender. What might this bolt hole be for?

On the passenger seat can you suggest what the bracket is for?

The back seat, what feature(s) suggest that it is Hotchkiss? I have failed to find any pictures of  Hotchkiss seats on the internet

many thanks

They came off a Willys MB. However, they do not look like standard, particularly the kick plate on the back of the drivers seat which protects the fuel tank. Also the is a thread bolt hole near the fuel sender hole. On the back seat there is no swaging ribs in the base of the rear seat. The seat back cushion where it attaches to the frame is similar design to an MA, I'm confused!

Thanks everyone for your help.

They came off a Willys MB. However, they do not look like standard, particularly the kick plate on the back of the drivers seat which protects the fuel tank. Also the is a thread bolt hole near the fuel sender hole. On the back seat there is no swaging ribs in the base of the rear seat. The seat back cushion where it attaches to the frame is similar design to an MA, I'm confused!

Thanks everyone for your help.

Can anyone identify these seats removed from my jeep. The front seats appear to have plenty of age, the rear seat less so but what mod el of jeep were they made for?

Drivers seat - passenger seat - rear seat

Thank you

Are there any repro fabric covered looms that include extra wires for indicators?

I need to rewire my MB jeep. Can anyone recommend the supplier of a good fabric covered repro wiring loom, obviously the inner cores will be plastic insulated, I just need it to look right from the outside. 

thanks