are there direct replacements for the Lucas relays? rebuildable? Jaguar suppliers possibly. example: 6 RA 33231E relay. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Hi Edward. This may be of use, although they are in the UK, home of Lucas… Jaguar suppliers surely must have some equivalents or NOS. Moss in the UK may also be good. https://www.holden.co.uk/search/Relay best regards. Mark.
The Lucas relays are easy to rebuild. I remove the external can and send it out for plating and then polish the contacts with 1000/1200/2500 grit sandpaper. The new reproductions don't look exactly the same, and they don't have the date codes that the original relays have. Your relays have 1968/69/70 date codes on them.
One additional step to do after sanding the contacts is to rub a clean business card between the contacts to remove any sanding grit. Also, apply 12 volts to the coils to be sure the relay is working.
A number of years ago I was asked to put back to its Monte Carlo specs a yellow 275 with a bunch of extra lights etc and was looking for period electrical equipment. Moss Motors in California came up with among other things period Lucas relays.
