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Blacktt600



Member Since: 30 Nov 2013
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England 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Cairns Blue
Map reading light
Anybody fitted a map reading light and if so which one. Looking at fitting 2 on the trims above the rear passenger doors for the kids to read when away on holiday.
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Terryt



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I have a hella map light .easy to fit ,robust ...we use them on the response vehicles at work and they take a hammering and last well.
Terry
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Happyoldgit



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey
Long arm Hella mounted on the side of the cubby box, fused +ve direct from battery. Would be easy to mount on the rear of box for rear seat use too [taking it as read that it's a CSW USW without bulkhead]. Steve.
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Post #304636 3rd Feb 2014 9:57am
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bpman



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2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
I fitted a RRC auto dipping mirror, it has 2 map lights built in Thumbs Up

the same as this one on ebay

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I have the Outback roof console with map LED spot lights Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition

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Post #304659 3rd Feb 2014 11:56am
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davew



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England 1990 Defender 90 V8 Petrol PU Auto Rioja Red
Maybe a bit pricey being an LED one but I use one of these...
http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/hard-wired-map-light

Used one last year to do the BAMA Salisbury Plain night navigation competition and it did the job nicely, being able to use it in red mode as well as white meant that I could read the map with it and still be able to see outside when I needed to and I suspect it also meant less reflected glare for the driver. The switch is perhaps a little fiddly but OK when you get used to it.

Fitted the same one to Pam's 90 after the Salisbury plain event.

Being an LED the current draw is tiny so no problem if it gets left on. http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/


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Post #304665 3rd Feb 2014 12:15pm
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The OSRAM units are nice...

http://www.mobilecentre.co.uk/index.php?ma...eyword=map


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g-mack



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bpman wrote:
I fitted a RRC auto dipping mirror, it has 2 map lights built in Thumbs Up

the same as this one on ebay



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Post #304752 3rd Feb 2014 6:28pm
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Pickles



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Australia 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green
bpman wrote:
I fitted a RRC auto dipping mirror, it has 2 map lights built in Thumbs Up

the same as this one on ebay


That looks like a nice item. Couldn't find it on Ebay.
So, you fitted this in a Defender?...If you did, how did you do it, does it use the same fittings as the Defender? I like "Factory/OE" type options, & this one looks good to me.
Cheers, Pickles.
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bpman



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2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
pretty easy to fit,, un-snap the defender mirror, 3 screws, the mirror is simply screwed on Thumbs Up

electrical feeds taken from interior light.
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mk1collector



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England 2004 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Bonatti Grey
Any pics of it fitted please?
Post #304996 4th Feb 2014 12:21pm
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