bovington1 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 In a number of wartime photos I've noticed the off side headlamp has been removed and replaced with the bridge plate , just wondered how common this practice was ?[ATTACH=CONFIG]95030[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Only one head light was fitted after a certain date to all British MV's so if it left a convenient place to mount the Bridging Plate it was very common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Wil make a photo for you of my girl...shows youhow it could be done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Only one head light was fitted after a certain date to all British MV's so if it left a convenient place to mount the Bridging Plate it was very common. why did this come about, a lack of light bulbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 why did this come about, a lack of light bulbs? The deletion of the lamp seems to have been more a reflection of the existing black-out regulations. As early as August 1938, the training pamphlet 'Mechanized Movement by Road' was detailing the removal of the offside bulb. Little point in fitting a lamp unit if it was not to be used. I have the impression from later documents that 'offside' and nearside' all became a little confusing when the BEF moved to France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retriever Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 On my wartime Bedford scammell I had a bracket fitted over the offside headlight that I could clip a bridge plate on to, then when used at night the plate was lifted off and all was legal. When I bought the truck the headlights were wired so both were lit on main beam but only the near side on dip. I altered this for safety reasons so both came on when on dip. This truck was in service until 1975 then not used until I got it, so that was the way it must have been used in service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 I have a copy of some BEF instructions which refer to the 'nearside' (driver's left) headlamp switching out when on dip..this would of course be the 'offside' headlamp in France...The reverse situation would presumably have been applied in the UK on vehicles where two headlamps were fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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