Low fuel lamp

[JonnyP]

Hi all,
TC2190 still has what looks like its original low fuel lamp fitted, but it no longer reads ‘fuel’ as I believe it should and is just a green lamp. Can anybody enlighten me as to how the original lettering was formed please? I’d like to try to repair it if possible.

[antijam]

The lamp only shows FUEL when illuminated, when not lit it appears uniform green. Have you checked it lit?
If it doesn't show FUEL when lit, short of buying a new unit I can't think how you'd repair it.

[JonnyP]

Thanks Antijam. It’s a solid green colour when lit, no letters showing, so looks like I’ll have to buy a new one.

[stephen stierman]

I used a color printer with some transparent film and experimented with various fonts and tints and made up a reasonable facsimile of the face.

[JonnyP]

What a brilliant idea! I’m going to give that a try. Can you remember what colours/fonts you used? Did you apply the film to the existing green lens?

[JonnyP]

I forgot to add, I’ve never seen a genuine one lit, does anyone know where I can find a picture of one lit, so I know what to aim for. Most grateful for the support.

[Tim Jackson]

Best options are:
https://www.whitworthshop.com/copy-of-h ... per-switch
or
https://fromtheframeup.com/products/da1 ... 761f&_ss=r

[stephen stierman]

I cannot remember the font or shade of green it has been a long time since I did this. The font was nothing fancy and I think I just chose a medium green of some sort and it all worked out fine. I might add that eventually I picked up a used lamp at a flea market that I installed and really, they were very similar. I no longer have the car so cannot show you what it looked like when lit.

[antijam]

Mine isn't lit very often but from what I remember Moss' rendition is pretty accurate.

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[JonnyP]

Thanks all. Super helpful.