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g-mack



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2a indicator position
why do some have side lights and indicators side by side and some vertical ? front end



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gcc130



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Civilian vehicles had lights side by side and military were vertical, as confirmed by your pics
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g-mack



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ah cheers, do you know why the military had them like that? My 109 thread

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Lower pic appears to be a series 2 not a 2a, The panel between the grille panel and front bumper is folded on a series 2 1958-1961 and is a rounded pressed panel on the 2a 1961-1971 assuming they’re original of course. 2005 Td5 90 XS

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Series II vehicles initially left the factory without indicators fitted and the front wings only had the pressed seat for the sidelight. The Optional Equipment fitting instructions for the indicators told you to fit the indicator light in place of the sidelight and cut a new hole for the relocated sidelight inboard and at the same level as the original hole, as shown in the civvy photo. Of course many were fitted differently, eg inboard of the sidelight (technically illegal), below, above, you name it. The military vehicles tended to be as shown because the number plate had three lines of 2 letters and wouldn't fit with the lights horizontal.

All of this stopped when indicators became standard and the wings were punched for both lights.
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Lou Sparts wrote:
Lower pic appears to be a series 2 not a 2a, The panel between the grille panel and front bumper is folded on a series 2 1958-1961 and is a rounded pressed panel on the 2a 1961-1971 assuming they’re original of course.


The flat aprons made it into S2a production too. The earliest examples on the S2 had a galvanised front section that was rivetted on.
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Lou Sparts



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I stand corrected sir Bow down 2005 Td5 90 XS

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WHH 001



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Was this a special order item for the jerry can mounts?

http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/G_HerbZipkin.htm
The only reference I can find why the different indicators.

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LandRoverAnorak



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That's certainly what the text under the picture suggests:

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The wing top pods for the turn signals were a Land Rover item that was sold with their front jerry can mount kits.

They were probably a very short-lived option, given the later change to headlight position and the idea of carrying petrol on the front like that falling out of favour. Darren

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