defender makeover ooooh!

[lardy]

hi guys made a bit of a cosmetic change to the land rover with good purpose i am sure the side lights and indicators were quite useful in the 60's but with more cars on the road (er more idiots) i felt it prudent to wack on the NAS wipac side light and indicator alternatives at only 132 quid from Simmonites i felt a fair price.
Bulbs and plinths are included and as they are standard bulbs (globes) you can keep the old ones as spares.
on the 130 with original tub you just wack on the new ones to the rear, but as with all Defenders you need to cut the headlamp surround using a 41mm saw hole cutter, making pilot holes where you have marked the plinth to make the whole job easier, i purchased shorter screws to go into the plinths and as you are making new mounting holes for the plinths to be fixed retain the plastic body fixings.
If anyone in Perth wants to do this mod they can borrow the cutter from me if they wish.
Just got to get rid of the butchered bull-bar then it will look better.
until bulkhead and paintjob yay!
62 views and no comments .......you don't like it ???? did i mention the point of the exercise is they are heaps brighter?...night shots to follow

[lardy]

i took some night shots to show you the brightness just with side lights, this is why i believe it worth doing

[dullbird]

we fitted these to our 90 over a year ago....a lot of people laughed at us and said they look ugly I think they look fine:)

[jerryd]

That looks like a good upgrade to do, it certainly brings the sidelights up to date.

Now you just need to catch the little buggers who keep putting graffiti on your number plates ;)

[lardy]

That looks like a good upgrade to do, it certainly brings the sidelights up to date.

Now you just need to catch the little buggers who keep putting graffiti on your number plates ;)

YEAH i know Jerry amount of time i spend cleaning the bloody thing!
i must say the brightness of the sidelights are as good as the bloody headlamps now on standard bulbs uncanny really.

[lardy]

we fitted these to our 90 over a year ago....a lot of people laughed at us and said they look ugly I think they look fine:)

vindicated i believe dullbird ...just off the back of the brightness of the stop and tail the brightness should save the land rover are the brake lights on or what? question prior to a car wiping themselves out on your rear crossmember.
The indicators as bright as any modern car, the sidelights as good as some headlights, great investment i reckon, no wiring is the beauty.

[Maryland 110]

Thanks for posting this. I am importing a 130 crew cab from the UK and had wondered about replacing the dim little lights. There only about 20-25 130's here in the states so want to keep the mini van driving housewives from rear ending it.

[samuelclarke]

Looks good. Planing on doing it with my Defender too, just haven't got around to it yet...

[lardy]

Looks good. Planing on doing it with my Defender too, just haven't got around to it yet...

Do it is so simple really and the result is amazing i reckon i could drive on my sidelights in the bush now

[spudboy]

That's an interesting bull-bar! Is it the original bumper with added bits, or a custom made bar? Looks like it has cut down your front entry angles quite a bit.

[lardy]

That's an interesting bull-bar! Is it the original bumper with added bits, or a custom made bar? Looks like it has cut down your front entry angles quite a bit.

it was angle grinder butchered in a fit of rage actually as the numpty down at the test centre wanted it, the brush guards and the steps off, because he had a jobs worth hat on that day.
i am buying a new one shortly but have other priorities on the motor just now.

[VladTepes]

Gievn how bright thsoe sidelights seem to be you (I) could probably mount a pair of those on the back as reversing lights eh ?

(Just a bit worried it might look like a set of traffic lights though)

Did we decide where the best/cheapest place to buy these lights is ?

[mike_beecham]

Hi all,
In my pricing l have found, through e-bay:

x 2 Amber
x 2 Red

OR

x 4 Clear (Flash appropriate colours)

From:
Off Road Rovers (UK)
£28.00 + £9.20 P+P
Link: Land Rover NAS STOP / TAIL light / lamp - eBay, Land Rover, Car Parts, Vehicle Parts Accessories. (end time 04-Jul-10 18:27:40 AEST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190266096241)


Mike

[VladTepes]

Lardy - where did you get your lights from ?

Mike are those the same ones Lardy has ? (I can't check at the moment - am at work).

[DeeJay]

Lardy - where did you get your lights from ?

Mike are those the same ones Lardy has ? (I can't check at the moment - am at work).

Here..

SIMMONITES LTD DEFENDER LIGHTING (http://simmonites.com/DEFENDER%20LIGHTING.htm)

( I had to check em out)

[lardy]

I may well be able to get them cheaper still if you tell me how many are required but not using simmonites anymore they sold me a steering wheel that cracked all the way round and was held on by one bolt in the end

[VladTepes]

I'd be looking for 2xred 2xamber and 2xwhite.

Assuming the white ones would be bright enough to be used as reversing lights which from the first posts in this thread they certainly appear to be.

I reckon it'd look good on a 130 tub.

the front ones will be staying stock.

Ta.

[lardy]

I have to phone up my friend tomorrow in order to buy some bits I will ask then and find out

[Grockle]

I may well be able to get them cheaper still if you tell me how many are required but not using simmonites anymore they sold me a steering wheel that cracked all the way round and was held on by one bolt in the end


did they exchange it for you

[lardy]

did they exchange it for you

no Shazza said I could have 90 quid credit I would prefer the money in my bank account thanks no what I mean.

[Allan]

no Shazza said I could have 90 quid credit I would prefer the money in my bank account thanks no what I mean.

Hay Lardy seen that front bar before,:Dhow about a decent photo.

Allan

[lardy]

Hay Lardy seen that front bar before,:Dhow about a decent photo.

Allan

Yeah Allan,
I would love a quality shot but as I only use my mobile for snaps (I don't do digital ) I am scuppered, That is all I could muster

[VladTepes]

I may well be able to get them cheaper still if you tell me how many are required but not using simmonites anymore they sold me a steering wheel that cracked all the way round and was held on by one bolt in the end


I'd be looking for 2xred 2xamber and 2xwhite.

Assuming the white ones would be bright enough to be used as reversing lights which from the first posts in this thread they certainly appear to be.

I reckon it'd look good on a 130 tub.

the front ones will be staying stock.

Ta.

bump !

[VladTepes]

BUMP (again) lardy ??????