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chrisdeeming

Member Since: 29 Dec 2011
Location: Sutton Coldfield
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2007 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Santorini Black

What do you guys think of these for additons to the highbeam

http://www.rigidindustries.com/Dually-2x2-...llyled.htm

theres so videos on youtube or i was thinking a light bar underneath the number plate by the black mesh ? When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car

14th Nov 2012 3:45 pm

JST

Member Since: 01 Nov 2011
Location: Lizant
Posts: 1098

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Narvik Black

They look quite well made.

As for positioning...well its the old problem with a FL2 and I have not seen a really good answer to this. I take what you say about under the number plate but do we not stray into the complexities of the law? My knowledge may be out of date so I would appreciate enlightenment (no pun intended) but if the lights are low enough to be under the number plate are they not then considered to be fog lights and therefore cannot be used in clear conditions? John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

14th Nov 2012 4:01 pm

chrisdeeming

Member Since: 29 Dec 2011
Location: Sutton Coldfield
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hmmmm have to move the number plate then lol When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car

14th Nov 2012 4:04 pm

chrisdeeming

Member Since: 29 Dec 2011
Location: Sutton Coldfield
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or something like this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Life-time-Warran...19d51d57ea When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car

14th Nov 2012 4:08 pm

richardk

Member Since: 11 Jan 2009
Location: Norwich
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2013 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Aintree Green

Not for me thanks hate fairy lights on cars - fine on Xmas trees. If I need some extra light on country lanes I put the front fogs on which help to identify the edges of the road and where the ditch is.

14th Nov 2012 4:47 pm

alex_pescaru

Member Since: 12 Mar 2009
Location: RO
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Take them from the source. http://www.china4x4accessories.com/
It will be much cheaper....

14th Nov 2012 4:49 pm

JST

Member Since: 01 Nov 2011
Location: Lizant
Posts: 1098

chrisdeeming wrote:
or something like this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Life-time-Warran...19d51d57ea

...on the dashboard synced with the sound system I suppose!

John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

14th Nov 2012 4:57 pm

JST

Member Since: 01 Nov 2011
Location: Lizant
Posts: 1098

richardk wrote:
Not for me thanks hate fairy lights on cars - fine on Xmas trees. If I need some extra light on country lanes I put the front fogs on which help to identify the edges of the road and where the ditch is.

Fair comment. However, unless there is fog about are you not technically in breach of the law? I think chrisdeeming is in pursuit of the old problem of how to fit additional legal driving lights to a FL2. For what it is worth, unless someone comes up with a really good solution, additional lights on the front of a FL2 are always going to look like fairy lights on a Xmas tree! John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

14th Nov 2012 5:02 pm

nicedayforit

Member Since: 06 Feb 2012
Location: Beside the Solway
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JST wrote:
They look quite well made.

As for positioning...well its the old problem with a FL2 and I have not seen a really good answer to this. I take what you say about under the number plate but do we not stray into the complexities of the law? My knowledge may be out of date so I would appreciate enlightenment (no pun intended) but if the lights are low enough to be under the number plate are they not then considered to be fog lights and therefore cannot be used in clear conditions?

If fitted to a car they are deemed to be "Auxillary Main Beam Headlights" under The Roads Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989. Schedule 5 Part 2.
There is no height stipulation in the Regulations regarding Auxillary Main Beam Headlights therefore the lights can be fitted at any height from under the bumper to above the roof.

14th Nov 2012 5:44 pm

JST

Member Since: 01 Nov 2011
Location: Lizant
Posts: 1098

Yes of course!....it is dip beam where the issues are. Thanks. John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

14th Nov 2012 5:58 pm

chrisdeeming

Member Since: 29 Dec 2011
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 828

richardk wrote:
Not for me thanks hate fairy lights on cars - fine on Xmas trees. If I need some extra light on country lanes I put the front fogs on which help to identify the edges of the road and where the ditch is.

I don't need to identify the edges I wanted a longer beam of light to see whats coming ahead of me fog lights if correctly installed only light up road close to the vehicle. As for them looking like fairy lights its not as if they are those crappy drl which are on all the time it will be for a practical purpose on dark road, plus no one would ever see them but me unless i was an idiot and drove round with them in incorrect situations. When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car

14th Nov 2012 6:03 pm

Mona Geeza

Member Since: 22 May 2010
Location: Devon
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2010 Freelander 2 TD4_e XS Manual Stornoway Grey

alex_pescaru wrote:
Take them from the source. http://www.china4x4accessories.com/
It will be much cheaper....

Until the UK put import taxation on the things!

14th Nov 2012 6:25 pm

Mona Geeza

Member Since: 22 May 2010
Location: Devon
Posts: 1293

If you start sticking lights anywhere on the front on bars or whatever isnt that similar to the old bull bars thing, and how you have to now have the car front nice and smooth so any pedestrian slide up the bonnet and over the roof so the car behind runs over them instead??

14th Nov 2012 6:29 pm

npinks

Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
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That is one way to look at it

14th Nov 2012 6:43 pm

chrisdeeming

Member Since: 29 Dec 2011
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 828

I don't drive on the pavement so I should be ok lol When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car

14th Nov 2012 6:44 pm

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