Era Replica Automobiles 427 ROADSTER, Assembly And Service Manual

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SECTION G - BODY/INTERIOR
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LIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS
Extra-bright Lights
The stock E.R.A. headlight wiring harness is adequate for
up to 65W bulbs. 100W bulbs require auxiliary relays to
carry the extra current.
All holes for mounting the lights are pre-drilled at the
factory. The headlights can only be installed with the
correct orientation.
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Mount the headlight assembly and gasket with four #10
Phillips pan head tapping screws.
Pass the headlight wires (with the parking light wires)
through the rubber grommet in the inner panel and
rearward to the top of the spring perches. Connect to the
wiring harness and ground as shown in the separate wiring
instructions. Leave the rims off till the headlights are
adjusted.
SIGNAL LIGHTS
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Install the harness as shown above, securing it with the
clamps on the inner panel.
Two styles of front signal/parking lights are used on the
E.R.A. 427SC. Both are valid duplicates of the original
Cobra:

SC style (used on original race cars) Uses a twist-
off lens. Used with the rectangular taillight,
duplicating early (65-66) original 427 Cobras.

Street style (used on the last 2 /
3
of the production
run): The lens is held on with two screws. Usually
used in conjunction with later (66-67) original
round taillights.
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When making the wiring connections and inserting the bulb,
use a light electrical grease to prevent corrosion from water
and road salts.
Mount with the supplied #10 stainless nuts and bolts. The
lights have male and female terminals which mate with the
harness only one way. Connect the black (ground) wire
(with the eye terminal) to one of the light mounting bolts.
On some twist-off lights, it is possible to insert the bulb two
ways. If the signal light is dimmer than the parking light,
remove the bulb, turn it 180° and reinsert it
TAIL-LIGHTS
Two types of original style lights are possible:

Rectangular lights were used on the competition
cars and some early street cars.

Round lights similar to the screw type lens front
signal/park lights were used on the later street cars.
The rectangular lights are mounted with the lettering on
the lens right side up, and the round lights with the notch
to the bottom.
Taillights with round or rectangular lenses may have
pigtails with female connectors. Otherwise connections are
made directly to the light.