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Flossy

Member Since: 21 Feb 2016
Location: Bucks
Posts: 6

Peterborough purchase - new lights

Hello

Advice please

I have been thinking about updating the lights on my 90 TD5 52 plate, as I'm visiting Peterborough the weekend after next it makes sense to have a look around the show and see if I can pick up a good deal, but I don't have a clue what to buy and from which trader.

My budget isn't massive, but as I plan to hang on to my truck for many years there's no point buying cheap and cheerful to only have to replace them after a couple of years.

Any idea what I should be looking for? Ideally I would replace all of the original lights all in one go with LEDs.

Thoughts / advice much appreciated.

4th Sep 2017 7:38pm

pj2106

Member Since: 20 Dec 2012
Location: Huntingdon AKA The Shire
Posts: 1500

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

Speak to Ben at flatdog whilst your there complete solutions in one place 👍 2008 110 2.4 XS Utility (Hagrid)
2002 90 TD5 Hardtop (Sully) Sold
1998 300TDi D1 (Billy) Sold

4th Sep 2017 9:05pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8582

Just be careful about the quality of the headlights and LED lights you look at as some of them are ILLEGAL

Headlights with green DRL ILLEGAL Only allowed white light at front of vehicle apart from indicators.

Headlights with direction indicators inbuilt. You will have to disconnect your original indicators as you are only allowed one indicator per side at the front of a vehicle

Headlights which are ONLY marked DOT SAE plus an E and a number in a circle. ILLEGAL as they are not approved

The easiest way of telling if a headlight is LEGAL and with a GENUINE E mark is if they carry the manufacturers name on them.

Legal headlights will have E + number in a circle PLUS a 4-6 digit Approval number

Will have letters such as HCR HC/R on the lens

Will have a number such as 17.5 on the lens which is peak beam reference index number.

If DRL built into light unit it will have the letters RL on them.

It will have an arrow on for RHD/LHT UK vehicle.

If they are missing then the lights are ILLEGAL.

If you wish to come and have a chat with us on stand J14 will explain other things you need to look at.

Make a proper INFORMED decision and avoid illegal lights which can result in your vehicle not been roadworthy and your insurance policy been void.

Brendan

4th Sep 2017 9:13pm

Chris90V8

Member Since: 02 Oct 2016
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 714

1987 Defender 90 2.5 TD XS CSW Portofino Red

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5th Sep 2017 5:31am

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