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| PaulMc Member Since: 17 Jan 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 501   
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Fog Lights can be fitted higher than the regulations allow for, but they then become "Driving Lights" and must conform to the Driving Light regulations, i.e. only on with main beam. Most people with roof lights use a pair of fog lamps on the outer mounts to give a close wide spread of light and a pair of driving or spot lamps on the middle mounts to give some distance - FF50 Fog  Click image to enlarge FF50 Driving
My mate has fitted Hella FF50's on a roof bar to his Range Rover, he's used a pair of fog lamps and a pair of driving lamps -
To mount the lamps below the mounting tabs, he had to use a longer mounting bolt with a spacer tube, because the lamp's body fouled the roof bar. Paul. Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  Paul.
1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop 1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i 'XS' |
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20th Mar 2010 9:37pm |
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| MuddyMarky Member Since: 01 Feb 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 548 
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Quality....nice one Paul, thanks. Good pic, too. Certainly think they're the ones I'll be going for - personally think they look the best I've seen so far. Shouldn't be a problem fitting them as they'll be going on top of my mounting points on my roof rack (don't think there's room under, anyway!). Good idea about the 2 outsides being fogs, 2 middle ones being spots. Still have all 4 come on with main beam though, I'm assuming? - Think I'd keep it that way, would certainly give a great spread of light, esp with my Wipacs on the A-bar too! Do you know if he has much problem with the Hella's (fogs, especially) lighting up his bonnet when they're in use? Mark 2011 110 XS DC Stornoway Grey |
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21st Mar 2010 6:33pm |
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| PaulMc Member Since: 17 Jan 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 501
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They can be mounted upright or pendant - so no problems there.
Yes - all 4 come on together with main beam, but with a switch in the feed from the main beam so that they don't have to come on with main beam (MOT time, etc...)
They do light up the bonnet, but on his Range Rover it's not given him too much of a problem, as it's Dark (Ardennes) Green. He was thinking of making some shields to go under the lamps, but hasn't got around to it yet 
If you did want to make some shields to fit under the lamps, it should be fairly easy to fit them, as the lamps mount with a 'stirrup' bracket that fixes to them at their sides - these mounting points could also be used to fix a shield to. Paul. Paul. 1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop 1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i 'XS' |
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22nd Mar 2010 12:00am |
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| nicks Member Since: 21 Aug 2008 Location: south coast Posts: 469 
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I'm fitting a rack with spots, whats the best route for the wiring to get inside the cab?
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23rd Mar 2010 8:46am |
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| eutek Member Since: 03 Mar 2009 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 586 
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Following this thread for some time... just want to make sure that I understand - it is legal to use driving lights on the road, at any height, but not fog lamps? I could motor with driving lights bolted to the front of my roof rack and not fall afoul of the law?
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23rd Mar 2010 1:06pm |
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| heinrichnel Member Since: 07 Apr 2010 Location: Windhoek, Namibia Posts: 42 
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Hi guys, first post on this site.
Question? I purchased 4 IPF 868 lights and will mount them on a mm4x4 light bar. The question is how do I get the wiring from the roof to inside of the 110 without having any visible wires running down the side? Thanks Heinrich |
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13th Apr 2010 2:57pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Welcome Heinrichnel, I do not have roof lights but have heard of people running the cables down a snorkel if you've got one fitted! If you haven't got one fitted here's the excuse you need to go buy one! 'Fekete' another forum member will be able to advise in greater detail...send him a 'pm' or he may be along shortly!  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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13th Apr 2010 3:16pm |
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| heinrichnel Member Since: 07 Apr 2010 Location: Windhoek, Namibia Posts: 42
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Good idee, I have a Mantac snorkel fitted, will check it out.
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13th Apr 2010 3:53pm |
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| Cibit Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Northumberland Posts: 424 
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Our TD5 has the wiring fed through a drill hole through the roof top. Will go take a snap. hang on
Here you go Click image to enlarge Land rover did this AFAIK  59 2.4 110 XS Utility
55 TD5 110 CSW Special Vehicle |
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13th Apr 2010 3:59pm |
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| ay4alex Member Since: 18 Feb 2009 Location: Midlands Posts: 328 
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Glad LR did that and not me! there's already enough holes in mine!  110 Tdci Double Cab |
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13th Apr 2010 4:36pm |
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| heinrichnel Member Since: 07 Apr 2010 Location: Windhoek, Namibia Posts: 42
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Thanks guys, love this forum, I belong to another couple but never the same amount of responses!
Cibit, do you think something like a Hella plug would work instead of just drilling a hole in the roof? Or any other type of plug that could be used? |
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13th Apr 2010 4:42pm |
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| Cibit Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Northumberland Posts: 424
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This weekend I was looking over a modified disco 1. He had a cut off switch through a wing and it looked a really good job. I am sure a plug would be the best option much easier to waterproof it. The silicone around the wires look amatuerish really. I would change it but it would mean headlining removal
 . Will leave it till it leaks 59 2.4 110 XS Utility
55 TD5 110 CSW Special Vehicle |
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13th Apr 2010 4:58pm |
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| discocuzzy Member Since: 16 Jul 2008 Location: surrey Posts: 1200 
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Put a quick connector in that you can disconect at the rack and chase the wires down the snorkel, into the wing then up into the battery box
From the battery box, come out up the bulkhead and in through the grommet behind the dash to your switches You cannot teach stupid people to do clever things |
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13th Apr 2010 7:01pm |
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| fekete Member Since: 24 Dec 2008 Location: Here on the other end of the computer Posts: 3626 
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Same as Discocuzzy... but save drilling holes through the wing just go down the snorkel and under the bonnet and then through the bulk head
oh welcome 2 the site as well NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY |
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13th Apr 2010 8:18pm |
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