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bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

should I go for a pair of JWS 8700's ?

do you think 8700's would look ok on my 110 ?

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21st Dec 2011 10:30pm

ibexman

Member Since: 13 Dec 2008
Location: Essex
Posts: 2956

YES treat yourself for xmas i love mine

21st Dec 2011 11:32pm

Def-00

Member Since: 11 May 2011
Location: Sharjah
Posts: 236

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Fuji White

Go for it.

2012 Fuji White 110

Flattened

22nd Dec 2011 5:07am

Defender SVX

Member Since: 29 Jan 2009
Location: Co Durham
Posts: 730

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SVX Soft Top Santorini Black

Great lamps but when I was looking for a pair for the SVX I noticed they don't have a side light. As the your ICE has the same front you'll have the same trouble.

I would imagine they'll work with the dim dip so not a huge issue but not strictly legal come mot time or you could make some sort of side light to fit in the aux driving lights but personally that was a step too far on the SVX so I settled with some uprated bulbs. Formerly mao99999
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22nd Dec 2011 6:29am

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

mao99999 wrote:
Great lamps but when I was looking for a pair for the SVX I noticed they don't have a side light. As the your ICE has the same front you'll have the same trouble.

I would imagine they'll work with the dim dip so not a huge issue but not strictly legal come mot time or you could make some sort of side light to fit in the aux driving lights but personally that was a step too far on the SVX so I settled with some uprated bulbs.

mao - i'm considering moving the sidelights into the spots by making a hole at the bottom of the lens, the wires are long enough just need to find a specialist to dril the lens, then using LED sidelight bulb either glue or mastic it into place.

22nd Dec 2011 7:26am

Defender SVX

Member Since: 29 Jan 2009
Location: Co Durham
Posts: 730

bpman wrote:
mao99999 wrote:
Great lamps but when I was looking for a pair for the SVX I noticed they don't have a side light. As the your ICE has the same front you'll have the same trouble.

I would imagine they'll work with the dim dip so not a huge issue but not strictly legal come mot time or you could make some sort of side light to fit in the aux driving lights but personally that was a step too far on the SVX so I settled with some uprated bulbs.

mao - i'm considering moving the sidelights into the spots by making a hole at the bottom of the lens, the wires are long enough just need to find a specialist to dril the lens, then using LED sidelight bulb either glue or mastic it into place.

That'll work or you could swap the spots for some with type of side bulb in?

Looks like you've convinced yourself so get the money out

And some pics when fitted

Formerly mao99999
16 Focus RS Nitrous Blue.
11 FFRR TDV8 Vouge SE Black Black.
08 DEFENDER SVX SOFT TOP (SUPERB)
08 DEFENDER 110 DCPU Stornoway grey (Overland Exploration Unit)
05 Fiesta ST 150 Van
04 Jaguar XKR 4.2 Supercharged V8
02 DEFENDER 90 TD5 (next years soft top project)
95 DEFENDER 110 CSW 300 TDi Phoenix black
95 DEFENDER 90 HT Monti Carlo blue COUNTY 300 TDi
67 109" SERIES 2a TUNED 200 TDI
64 DAVID BROWN 990 rat look
55 86" SERIES 1

22nd Dec 2011 7:32am

Alive Tuning

Member Since: 01 Mar 2010
Location: Louth
Posts: 610

This is a Defender2.net exclusive! This is a sneak peek of our latest project car, which was only photographed yesterday.

ALIVE is delighted to announce that we have been chosen as a premium distributor for Land Rover LED lighting products by JW Speaker and Mobile Centre.

We have the very first 8700 LED Headlamps with built in sidelights, for use with the SVX grille set, which will be available from early January.

Come and see them on our new 2012 Puma 90 demonstrator at Autosport International, from January 12th.

22nd Dec 2011 7:36am

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

Alive Tuning wrote:
This is a Defender2.net exclusive! This is a sneak peek of our latest project car, which was only photographed yesterday.

ALIVE is delighted to announce that we have been chosen as a premium distributor for Land Rover LED lighting products by JW Speaker and Mobile Centre.

We have the very first 8700 LED Headlamps with built in sidelights, for use with the SVX grille set, which will be available from early January.

Come and see them on our new 2012 Puma 90 demonstrator at Autosport International, from January 12th.

Perfect timing

probelm solved ... nice one !

ok, I'm sitting down: what's the damage ?

22nd Dec 2011 7:50am

Alive Tuning

Member Since: 01 Mar 2010
Location: Louth
Posts: 610

bpman wrote:

Perfect timing probelm solved ... nice one !

ok, I'm sitting down: what's the damage ?

Please give us a call so we can discuss this further. No need to be sat down, as you know we'll look after you.

22nd Dec 2011 7:56am

XS Pete

Member Since: 13 Jan 2011
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 632

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

That's awsome. I'd been thinking about this too and having the same front had come across the same issue. Putting LED sidelights into any hot lamp (spot or otherwise) simply does not work long term, as the LED's don't cope well with the extended temperatures they have to content with. I'd looked on the web and wondered if Speaker did one of these with an integral sidelight.

Pete

22nd Dec 2011 9:29am

Defender SVX

Member Since: 29 Jan 2009
Location: Co Durham
Posts: 730

Group buy?

22nd Dec 2011 9:43am

BigRuss

Member Since: 15 May 2010
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 2785

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

mao99999 wrote:
Group buy?

Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black

22nd Dec 2011 10:07am

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

they are great lights

22nd Dec 2011 10:55am

BigRuss

Member Since: 15 May 2010
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 2785

So say you bought a set of RHD lights and you went to a LHD country on holiday, how would you overcome the beam direction issue??

I'm not trying to put people off but trying see he this problem is solved before I sneak something else past the wife

(and for those in the know she still hasn't mentioned anything to me, even after loading the back up to drive home for Christmas last night)

Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black

22nd Dec 2011 11:42am

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

It might seem an obnoxious answer but why bother do our friends from the Euro zone do the same for us ?
Look at the LGV’s not one bothers with beam deflectors (Not sure if there is an answer BTW re the JW’s ) I drive/drove all over Europe and not once have I’ been stopped for light infringements might of had a few Paris peyage moments re Tacho infringements making the Friday night ferry but nothing 200 B&H didn’t sort (bring back those days )

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22nd Dec 2011 12:13pm

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