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[Rorysbrown]

I need a replacement brake light bulb for the high mount rear brake light on my 1993.5 Esprit. It takes 4 bulbs and I can't seem to find it locally? Cross reference with who?

[jonwat]

That's an aftermarket spoiler.

Here is a factory S4 spoiler.

[Simon350S]

John, that is indeed a factory spoiler and not aftermarket.

It was fitted to the US only 1993.5 models... Its VERY rare and VERY desirable!

[sailorbob]

The lamp was purloined from the M100 Elan. The manual lists the bulb as an 11w type 891 which may be hard to find as I think 8w is the common wattage.

[GKP]

That's same bulb as used in the high level stop lamp of the Elise, so any Lotus dealer or specialist should be able to help.

[sanj]

The brake light is from an '89 Corvette, if that helps. 891 is the correct number.

[Paul93Lotus]

And from my recollection when I bought them for my late 93, they were not cheap!

[Rorysbrown]

It cost me about $13.50cdn at my local Chev dealer.

[Andrew Horton]

Hi guys,

I can find the 891 in 8W online with no problem. Anyone have any experience with the 8W bulb vs. the 11W bulb called for in the owners manual?

Thanks!

Andy.

[sanj]

891 is a standard lighting industry type number, so I wouldn't worry about the wattage quoted in the manual. The worst that can happen is the light output might be somewhat less, but I'm going to suggest it's a typo in the manual.

[Andrew Horton]

891 is a standard lighting industry type number, so I wouldn't worry about the wattage quoted in the manual. The worst that can happen is the light output might be somewhat less, but I'm going to suggest it's a typo in the manual.

Thanks, Sanj.

Yeah, that makes sense. I replaced all 3 bulbs in my 3rd brake light with new 8W bulbs to avoid any issues with possible differences in output across the bulbs.

Andy