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AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3708

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 SW Rimini Red

Vehicle manufacturers must fit DRL to new types of passenger car and light goods vehicle (car derived vans) type approved to European vehicle requirements from February 2011.

Defender is not a 'new' car or light goods vehicle

In practice this means that any new model launched after this date, and many launched before, will be fitted with DRL.

Defender is not a 'new' model

However, existing models on sale before this date without DRL fitted can continue to be sold and used indefinitely.

Defender is an 'existing model' 130's have feeling's as well you know

22nd Mar 2011 9:01pm

nicks

Member Since: 21 Aug 2008
Location: south coast
Posts: 469

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Alaska White

Thannks for clearing it up Andrew !

23rd Mar 2011 4:36pm

TZ7XGP

Member Since: 09 Mar 2011
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 37

2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Santorini Black

In responce to my original question DRL- not Bumpers

The only reason I am considering them is that I have them on my company car (Vauxhall) where they use a seperate 21 watt DRL lamp or LED'.s on the high spec models And with all the mature (read OLD) people pulling out in front of my Black Defender I thought it may help, as it does on my black work car. And it sometimes speeds them up to 20MPH when you come up behind them with them on!

25th Mar 2011 11:09pm

Grockle

Member Since: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Peak District National Park
Posts: 2266

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

they still won't see you,just like on a bike if there not consentrating let alone looking 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up.

26th Mar 2011 7:15am

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5038

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Scotia Grey

Grockle wrote:
they still won't see you,just like on a bike if there not consentrating let alone looking

True - my view on DRLs is known

but just to say - my 2011 1 week old sport (thankfully) doesnt have them Mike

26th Mar 2011 8:49am

AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3708

TZ7XGP wrote:
people pulling out in front of my Defender

I don't think it will make any difference all they will see is an old slow Land Rover with lights on and will still pull out.

(not saying that your Defender is old BTW) I'm just saying what they will see in their heads.

Just the other day I was driving along quite happy approaching a junction, oh I had my lights on as I had gone through a few foggy patches. Anyway an old chap in beemer estate pulled up to the give way in front of him, he looked at me and pulled out, I was doing 50MPH and was about 100m from him. This happens so often we now take bets. The 130's don't have ABS so its great fun at times, leave the breaking as long as you can and then lock the wheels up. The look on their faces is priceless. 130's have feeling's as well you know

26th Mar 2011 9:41am

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