Finnegan wrote:
OK, so thanks to MG56 it appears the answer to my question is that Surplus Marine Parts Ebay store is not connected to Specialty Marine. i am happy to hear that.

I had a reason for my question. For both my 1971 and 1975 Whalers I needed a new bow light lense (both have the traditional Whaler bow chock light of those years), since years of UV degradation had clouded up the plastic on the originals beyond re-polishing.

Not being aware of this Marine Parts Depot operation, I ordered two of the replacement lenses from Specialty, at what I thought was a stiff price at $20 each plus shipping. When they arrived, I wias very disappointed to see that the red half had a definite orange tint to it, not the same true red of the originals. A test at night also revealed the orange tint. The green side is fine. the lense is simply not acceptable to me with the bad red color rendition.

I then noticed that this other vendor at least shows a photo of their replacement lense, and it appears to be the correct red, and less than half the price. i am going to oder two, and see if the red is a truer color. If so, I guess I'll just have to eat the $40 I already paid as a lesson learned.

Does anybody here have any experience with this alternative lense from Marine Parts Depot, and if so, how is the red rendition?