Clear exterior lights.

**VladTepes** · 15th December 2008, 10:58 AM

I like the idea of changing the exterior lights (indicator, driving light etc) for clear lenses and having the actual lights themselves provide the colour.

What options are there ?

I;d prefer an LED option if that were available - should be brighter and no need to chnage bulbs etc).

Anyone that has done this ?

**JDNSW** · 15th December 2008, 11:34 AM

I am sure you can get coloured LED bulbs that fit, and the lenses are available in clear. I am equally sure that this approach is not legal, because the LED bulbs do not have the same directional characteristics as the originals.

It is probably possible to get coloured conventional filament bulbs which would be legal, but might take a while to find.

The most satisfactory solution is probably to fit new LED lights, but the problem here is that round ones which would fit in seem to be fairly hard to come by, and are also expensive.

John

**VladTepes** · 15th December 2008, 11:53 AM

I've seen other Defenders with "clear all round".

Anyone else ?

**incisor** · 15th December 2008, 11:53 AM

thought very few led bulbs are adr compliant unless something changed very recently.

complete light assemblies are a different story....

**incisor** · 15th December 2008, 11:55 AM

clear lenses and coloured normal bulbs are available no woriies... most car accessories places sell the bulbs and the clears you can get from mr and the like.

how adr compliant you are is another story i cant answer.

had em on mine and had to take them off to get roadworthy...

**dullbird** · 15th December 2008, 12:40 PM

mmmmmmm the new defenders come out with clear on the front and the svx comes out with clear on the back......I would of thought it would of been ok

my disco is also clear on the front and never had a problem with rego..but then we are NSW

**foz.in.oz** · 15th December 2008, 03:29 PM

The Defender TD5 was brought out in the UK with clear lenses all round (except tails of course). This has now been done in Australia with the Puma. All parts are available through the stealers.

**hook** · 15th December 2008, 08:41 PM

LED the way to go..
All my inside lights are LED.

BUT

White indicator, NO-WAY, never.
Me I hate them, so hard to see when driving.
Had some near misses, with them.

2 cents.

**rar110** · 15th December 2008, 08:49 PM

I put clear side indicators on the 110. It flashes orange.

I am pretty sure they are a TD5 Diso style indicator. Same profile orange colour indicator was fitted to the Extremes.

I had to digrind the hole to get them to fit before doing the re-spray. You would need to do the same for a 300tdi.

The cost from Southside Landrover when they did parts was about $15 each.

**one_iota** · 15th December 2008, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by VladTepes

I like the idea of changing the exterior lights (indicator, driving light etc) for clear lenses and having the actual lights themselves provide the colour.

WHY?

If it isn't broken why bling it.

I reckon the money would be better spent on Chris Cringle or a Gold AULRO charity of your choice.

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