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thermidorthelobster:
The headlights on the TD5 are much better than on the old 200Tdi but still nothing particularly great;  mine seem to need adjusting upwards a bit, which doesn't help, because at the moment I can only see about a yard in front of the bonnet.

So I thought, how about putting some spots on the roof rack.  I'd want to wire in 2 switches on the binnacle, so I could turn them on and off independently, and also switch them in and out of the main beam control.  My idea was to run the cabling up the inside of the plastic trim at the corner of the windscreen, then up a roofrack leg.

But if I'm going to do that, I might as well stick a worklight on the back as well, and run the cabling up for a CB aerial.  And if the cabling is there, I might as well install a CB in the map pocket.  And lo, what started as a fairly straightforward 50 quid job suddenly comes to a couple of hundred quid and a lot more work.

Given I don't often use the vehicle off road, should I just be sensible and not bother?  :lol:

Jas278:
My response "why dont you use it offroad "  thats what there for  :lol:

thermidorthelobster:
I do sometimes (it's been to Iceland, it's going to Norway this year, plus laning in Surrey and Wales) but not enough to give a clear reason to fit the spots.

landroverkeith:
theres always a reason to fit spots :)

thermidorthelobster:
If anybody knows a good place online to buy rectangular spots, now would be a useful time to share your knowledge.  The usual suspects have a fairly motley selection.

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