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o4dn

Member Since: 08 Jan 2010
Location: South West
Posts: 545

2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Alaska White

Colour of the headlight surrounds

Question for the rivet counters among us…

I noticed that some Series 3 (and possibly S2A as well, not sure) had their headlight surrounds painted whereas others had them in bare metal.

Do you happen to know why that difference, was it an option, or depending on markets, or utilities vs. SW, or the MY? “A Land Rover immobilized is a moral defeat for the driver and bad publicity for the vehicle, […] it's up to you to do justice to your Land Rover!” - Land Rover Driving Technique.
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2009 2.4 Puma Defender 90 SW
1979 Land Rover Series 3 88"

4th Dec 2024 3:38pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17442

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

I'd have to do some research if I was to answer your question but for the record the "bare metal" isn't bare metal , it's silver paint. They've never, as far as I know, been bare.

4th Dec 2024 6:09pm

rustandoil

Member Since: 08 Sep 2012
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 745

2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS DCPU Bonatti Grey

My 69 2A has painted surrounds

4th Dec 2024 6:18pm

o4dn

Member Since: 08 Jan 2010
Location: South West
Posts: 545

blackwolf wrote:
I'd have to do some research if I was to answer your question [...]

Thanks BW!

Well, if you have a way to tell and if it's not too much trouble...

blackwolf wrote:

[...] but for the record the "bare metal" isn't bare metal , it's silver paint. They've never, as far as I know, been bare.

Ah right! “A Land Rover immobilized is a moral defeat for the driver and bad publicity for the vehicle, […] it's up to you to do justice to your Land Rover!” - Land Rover Driving Technique.
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2009 2.4 Puma Defender 90 SW
1979 Land Rover Series 3 88"

4th Dec 2024 7:09pm

22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3150

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green

They were always body colour until 1980 or 82. (I'll dig out the book to check) At which point they became painted silver on four cylinder series 3s, and black on stage 1 V8s. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"

17th Dec 2024 10:15pm

o4dn

Member Since: 08 Jan 2010
Location: South West
Posts: 545

Thanks!

“A Land Rover immobilized is a moral defeat for the driver and bad publicity for the vehicle, […] it's up to you to do justice to your Land Rover!” - Land Rover Driving Technique.
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2009 2.4 Puma Defender 90 SW
1979 Land Rover Series 3 88"

18th Dec 2024 10:18am

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