Hi guys would the lucas regulator box be left black when leaving the factory or painted green . Give us your thoughts cheers .

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Hi Bob...They were green...Ian

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Hi Ian,
Does that go for all bikes?
Dave

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Lucas contracts for WD parts supply generally resulted in head-lamps, tail-lamps, voltage control units, etc, all finished in the appropriate WD colour of the period.........so early war khaki-green up to 1942......SCC No.2 brown 42 - 44, and OD after that............as a volume producer, Lucas would likely have followed the colour changes and usage of existing paint stocks reasonably accurately ..........

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Every one I've had was painted green or had traces of green under the existing paint. They even have green paint on the insides of the cover.

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Thanks Steve and Dave,
Dave any idea where to get the wire locking wires from?
Dave

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I wouldn't bother, it would want that much fiddling with that you'd get fed up of cutting the wire and trying to replicate the lead seal!!
Not so much that they were unreliable in daily usage, in fact they are pretty reliable, but they tend to get condensation on the points and need a clean up every now and again if not used all the time

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Would the blackout shield on the headlight also be green? I've seen lots of them painted black.

They were supposed to be black, however I'm sure some got painted green during rebuilds, but the correct finish was black

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Satin or matt black originally?...I've always done mine satin black (as I have with the black headlamp rims)....Ian

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Thank goodness, I don't have to re-paint mine. I had to re-wire the bike with that correct wiring with little color sleeves because of reading this forum!

Knowledge + rivet counting = self inflicted worry and paranoia founded in what others might notice... ...Ian

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I forgot to mention that I checked the little triangular insulator on my horn after reading about them in the forum.