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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3753   
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Pretty impressive improvement Eric!
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8th May 2015 11:22pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769  
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Hi Eric, do you know if the wires for the light went through the existing washer jet hole or were three holes drilled, two for mounting and one for wires?
Cheers  Ray
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8th May 2015 11:30pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Not sure of that Ray, as I left it to the service department of my dealer, and I did not want to stand on top of them. The most important for me is that they used everything that I provided, most importantly the stainless fixings, the Duralac anti-corrosion paste (they know that tube very well by now from a few other jobs
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I could have done this by myself, but my dealer is a quite good one here, and I feel more comfortable to leave them loosening up the headlining at one side from back to front, and put it properly back. Matter of fact they broke a few of the headlining plastic fixings in the removing process, but the good thing again is that they have the original replacements for that in stock then again. I got both headlining and rear trim back clean and as firmly fixed up as before. They know I will be checking all that.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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9th May 2015 6:23am |
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| AndyTunn Member Since: 10 Jan 2015 Location: Auckland Posts: 313  
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Hi, I put my light in the same position as Eric's  Click image to enlarge The connectors for the S17 are roughly central on the lamp unit, but I had to enlarge the washer jet hole slightly to get the wires properly lined up when I had the lamp in the "ideal" position. Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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9th May 2015 9:03am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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thanks for the info guys, I think I need one on my 110 so the list gets longer yet again  Ray
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9th May 2015 9:43am |
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| dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586 
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Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge from the cubbybox switch (ON-OFF-ON) you can choose: 1. ON 2. always OFF (centre position) 3. ON with Reverse From the rear switch (ON-ON) 1. as "decided" from the cubby switch 2. ON Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition
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9th May 2015 2:44pm |
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| CDN38 Member Since: 14 Nov 2014 Location: Courtenay, BC Posts: 729  
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I'm running double S18's, it's a serious amount of light. I went with the same configuration as mark_d. Makes backing up (and camping so much easier)
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21st Aug 2015 7:01am |
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| tasr12 Member Since: 09 Jun 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 228 
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Tricky,
I was originally thinking one of these two: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390813112667?_tr...:MEBIDX:IT http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27W-Spot-BEAM-LE...0813112667 Obviously a step down in price but then they are both around 27w in output where as the Scenelite S17 is a total of 12.5w. Am I missing something? Or is it that the lumen output of the Scenelight being 1400 will make it brighter? Apologies for the stupid question! T. 2002 110 CSW TD5, Zambezi Silver 1995 110 CSW 300TDi - SOLD |
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21st Aug 2015 9:50am |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971  
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Lumens is a measure of light output, watts is a measure of power.
One does not directly relate to the other. Just because something is higher powered doesn't make it brighter, it might just be more inefficient. The two you link to don't list a lumen rating. One is also listed as a "spot" which you really don't want for a worklight. |
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21st Aug 2015 7:17pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16875 
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I used to have a pair of the Wipac (first link in post above) and although ok they weren't very bright, and after about three years the rubber housings had perished so you got black if you touched them and the light tended to fall out of the housing.
I replaced them with a pair of this type, available from many sellers, link . These produce about 10 times the light (a much whiter light too) and are much better. I was so impressed that I have fitted an additional side-facing one on each side of the roofrack, as well as the rear pair. Fantastic amount of light, ideal off road, or towing a trailer in narrow dark places! |
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21st Aug 2015 7:54pm |
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| Crafty1980 Member Since: 21 Jul 2014 Location: Norfolk Posts: 74
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I'm looking to install a pair of scenelites now that I've saved a bit of dosh!
Was trying to look at the wiring diagrams that someone put up early in this thread but they're not there anymore. Could anyone help me out with this? I'd like them to automatically work when selecting reverse gear, but also would like a switch in the back to operate from a permenant live. I know the purple wire in the rear interior light is a permenant live... Is that the most sensible one to aim for? ...or are there any others in the very rear that could be used? I know earlier 90s used to have one at the very back but that's gone now hasn't it?! Thanks, Ben |
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9th Nov 2015 12:00am |
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| Crafty1980 Member Since: 21 Jul 2014 Location: Norfolk Posts: 74
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...I forgot to add... What are the legalities with reversing lights? Once I've installed the scenelites, could I do away with the existing reversing light altogether?!?
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9th Nov 2015 12:02am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8578
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Not legal I am afraid to say.
Reversing lights have to be type approved which basically means E marked. I very much doubt that the scene lights are E marked. Maximum number of reversing lights is two. Position etc no requirements. Now if you have normal reversing lights plus say two scene lights separately switched as work/camping lights then you could legally use them to reverse up your private drive as you are not on a public highway  .
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9th Nov 2015 1:01am |
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| Crafty1980 Member Since: 21 Jul 2014 Location: Norfolk Posts: 74
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Interesting! Same goes for a big light bar on the front I assume? i.e. You can wore it into the full beam circuit, as long as it's also able to be switched off completely or switched on independently?!
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9th Nov 2015 8:21pm |
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