Thread: head light surrounds

Land Rover Series II and IIA models and specs

My 2a has chromed surrounds-both retaining loop and housing. 'course its 48 years old and things get swapped around...

Originally Posted by newhue

Hi guys,
your thoughts please.

I read recently the a subtle but obvious difference between a 2 and a 2A is the head light surrounds. 2's have a chrome retaining hoop, where as 2A's have a painted one in body colour.

can anyone clarify this please.

As with many other "differences between models" this is not an accurate distinction. In UK Home Market assembled vehicles, I believe you are correct, and the type of headlight changed at about the transition from 2 to 2a. However, this change did not happen in Australia, and the earlier headlight type was continued until the lights moved to the mudguards, simply because these lights were manufactured in Australia and the new type were not. Similar variations will apply to other model changes and other assembly locations which all had varying degrees of local content.

The only definitive difference between the Series 2 and early Series 2a is the addition of a "A" suffix to the chassis number and the availability of the 2.25 diesel instead of the 2.0.

John

Originally Posted by newhue

Hi guys,
your thoughts please.

I read recently the a subtle but obvious difference between a 2 and a 2A is the head light surrounds. 2's have a chrome retaining hoop, where as 2A's have a painted one in body colour.

can anyone clarify this please.

Another difference is the panel for the headlights

The early 2 Panel is flat and the later one is pressed with a raised surround .

There are many other major differences between a 2 and a 2a

Cheers Richards

Originally Posted by bulletproof

Another difference is the panel for the headlights

The early 2 Panel is flat and the later one is pressed with a raised surround .

There are many other major differences between a 2 and a 2a

Cheers Richards

I have to respectfully disagree - most, if not all, of these differences did not happen at the change from 2 to 2a. There was progressive change in a vast number of areas throughout Series 2/2a (and 3) production, but to say they happened at one point where an 'A' was added to the chassis number is not correct.

John

Thanks gentlemen,

To hopefully stop any confusion this is all I have at the moment, awaiting numbers to confirm.