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fitting svx grill ?
i think the svx grill will look nice on my new 90, before committing to buy what is involved in fitting it, i saw a great post on a site online about fitting it but they show drilling the panels ? is this correct and say if i ever wanted to remove the svx grill and put the original back on will the holes be on show Question cheers
http://www.jbk.gr/news/NewProducts/SVXfron...ertd5.html thats the pictures link online

and heres a mock up of a keswick 90 with svx grill Wink

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Didn't Danielle do a series of 'how to' pictures on this only the other day? I'm pretty sure that there was some cutting to fit the light units. Darren

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now you say it i do remember seeing him cutting out the light area piece but maybe this is because he went for led headlamps ill try and find the thread again Thumbs Up CSK Automotive
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I think the cut outs he did would be covered by the standard headlight surrounds anyway.
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If I remember correctly (as I fitted mine three years ago) you have to cut the panel if you fit the version with electric headlight adjustment
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cheers Matt, i have the 3 level headlamp switch on my dash so i suppose the proper thing to do would be to wire it up, is it a simple plug in job as i see you get a loom with the lights and grill Thumbs Up CSK Automotive
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http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic15159.html all is answered here Thumbs Up Thumbs Up CSK Automotive
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dont do it, it doesnt look right with Keswick Green (old school colour needs old school look) IMO
fit those loverly S3 head lamp surrounds you have sor sale instead

Im sure others will have alternative views and clearly you should do what makes you happy DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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The SVX grill kit I went with didn't have the electric levelling so no need to cut front panel

Also means I don't know what is involved in wiring levelling switch up - I doubt loom is included with kit for dash switch though
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LR90XS2011 wrote:
dont do it, it doesnt look right with Keswick Green (old school colour needs old school look) IMO
fit those loverly S3 head lamp surrounds you have sor sale instead

Im sure others will have alternative views and clearly you should do what makes you happy


i know what you mean but i do really like the svx grill and i want to keep that up to date look about it, after seeing a few landys locally with them fitted i think they look great. even though i would be saving loads getting the heritage style from entreq and so fourth but i think i would regret it now i have the svx one in mind Thumbs Up

Matt hopefully Dgardel will be along shortly and answer our questions about headlamp leveling and cutting out Thumbs Up CSK Automotive
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Keswick Green is a beautiful colour. Old School is definitely the way . . . Even though I am buying the series bezels from you Wink
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Every modification done for the new grill is hidden by the OLD or new surrounds also.


So you can came back from the SVX front to the old one without "signs" of the "downgrade"!!! Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up

remember that you must use:
1. the original harness kit from Land Rover

or

2. diy new harness(like me)

for the new driving lamps.

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Thumbs Up yes please. and why did you have to cut the panel out were the light goes mate Question id go for the ones with headlamp leveling as my landy has that already but would i have to cut the panel out like you did Wink CSK Automotive
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LR90XS2011 wrote:
dont do it, it doesnt look right with Keswick Green (old school colour needs old school look) IMO
fit those loverly S3 head lamp surrounds you have sor sale instead

Im sure others will have alternative views and clearly you should do what makes you happy


Must agree it'll look better original, just my opinion. WWW.1STOVERLAND.CO.UK

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You need to cut for create the levelling motor space/room

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download my file (LR fitting instructions and LR Microcat printout):
http://landrover.livedrive.com/item/f5f5be...6d3e46e76c

pag. 11 item 15 LR025344 x 2 indicator lamp adaptor from original econoseal to Hella socket

pag. 12 item 14 LR027530 x 2 driving light from econoseal to H9 adaptor (or ebay for H9 new connectors if you build yourself the harness, do you need the diagram?)

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