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PaulP38a
27th May 2009, 11:29 PM
We bought a 2001 Freelander TD4 5-door today - a great little (not so little really) car and that steptronic auto transmission is quite nimble.

This will be my better-'alfs primary mode of transport and I've already been warned off fiddling with it :angel: ... so tonight, while changing the interior bulbs over to LED units I noticed that the front interior light unit looks exactly the same as the one in a P38A Rangie, and the rear one is the same as the rear-side units in the P38A, and the one in the boot... you guessed it.

I'm sure the similarity/swap-ability doesn't end there... wheel cap centres, front/rear badges etc. I'm sure the PCD of the 5-stud wheels is different... I'd like to see the Freelander try on the 33" muddies from my Rangie:cool::cool:, or even the 225/75R15 Mickey Thompson Baja MTX from my Zook :cool:

Cheers, Paul.
mike 90 RR
28th May 2009, 08:55 AM
This will be my better-'alfs primary mode of transport and I've already been warned off fiddling with it :angel: ........ so tonight, while changing the interior bulbs over to LED units

:p :p :p




Paul .... stick this link in the Freelanders section ... It may be usefull news for them :)

Mike
:)
Scouse
28th May 2009, 09:05 AM
the front interior light unit looks exactly the same as the one in a P38A Rangie,
The centre switch on the FL is a latching type whereas the RR is a momentary type. Other than that, the same :).
andrew e
29th May 2009, 11:20 PM
The centre switch on the FL is a latching type whereas the RR is a momentary type. Other than that, the same :).


There are also 2 different types of front interior lights in the p38, they look the same from underneath and are interchangable though. The later type were re-designed to not melt the solder in the joints.

Keep it at that paul, the less freelander parts that fit a rangie, the less that will go wrong. :wasntme:

Andy
Scouse
30th May 2009, 10:14 AM
The later type were re-designed to not melt the solder in the joints.

So the interior light should be OK on the 'overheated' blue RR then ?
andrew e
30th May 2009, 09:26 PM
So the interior light should be OK on the 'overheated' blue RR then ?

yes its fine, even after some clowns pulled it out to close the sunroof.....:wasntme: