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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: narked on February 13, 2007, 01:32:52
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Right, so I've got a worklight that I want to somehow attach to the rear of my Disco, to aid in reversing in rather dark places (no I am not going to be in rather dark places for any dodgy reasons!) and to improve light manouvering trailers about after dark.
And here's my question, where/how should I go about mounting it? Is it possible for me to mount it to the standard bodywork (without doing any real irrepairable damage), or am I going to need to get a single roofbar and mount it onto that?
Cheers,
Matt
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I HAVE MADE A COUPLE OF REAR LIGHT BARS FOR CUSTOMERS, BUT TO BE HONEST THEY ARE A PAIN IN DE AS, AS THERE IS NOT REALLY ANY EASY AND RIGID WAY OF FIXING.
I WOULD SUGGEST FOR JUST ONE LIGHT, RIVET A PLATE TO THE ROOF SOMEWERE WITH A LAMP BRACKET WELDED ON IT.
USE PLENTY OF SILICONE BETWEEN SO IT DONT LEAK, I THINK IT WOULD LOOK BETTTER TO.
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Mag mount it? the roof of the discovery is steel - then you can store the light inside until needed.
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Got a pair on mine either side of the rear door mounted on CB aerial gutter mounts :wink:
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Hrm, a few ideas there for me to think about. Guttermounts might be worth looking into...
Where do you run the cabling, through the rear door seal? That's where I've currently got my cb cable, not worried about it adding to any leakage at the mo due to the door being not very well aligned and letting water in anyway :P. Though at some point if I ever sort the door out, it'd be nice if the cabling didn't let water in.
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Watch out if you plan to do any laning. You don't want to rip it off whilst passing a low tree :lol: :lol: :lol:
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and remember the switch shhould have a telltale light on so you know from the driver seat when its on :wink: i,m thinking that could be a legal point i,ve read somewhere but i stand to be corrected
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Yeah, was planning on using an illuminated switch mounted on the dash somewhere. Don't want to be driving down the road at night with people behind me with it on do I! Not unless they forget to dip that is! ;)
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Seeing as my rear washer is broken, i'm considering using that hole to mount a light...... might not work though, it's only in the 'thought' stage at the moment.....
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Don't want to be driving down the road at night with people behind me with it on do I!
You could always tap into the standard reversing light circuit if you only want to use it for reversing.
LR illuminated switches are pretty cheap and there's usually a few spare spaces for them if you need a separate switch. Use the correct ones though, clearance is limited in some of the 'standard' switch locations and that makes routing the wiring a bit difficult sometimes.
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Never thought of using a LR illuminated switch! Got room for some, either behind the steering wheel, or I've got the dummy switch panel below the clock. Would one of the "fake" switches be removable to position one of those switches?
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Yes your fake switchs should just be blanking plates I'd have thought.
You might want to try the Vehicle Wiring Products website as they do illuminated rocker switches (http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.co.uk/VWPweb2000/switch-2/switch-2.html) with inserts that look pretty close to the defender ones.
With a bit of electrickery you could fit a three way switch... one set to operate with reversing circuit, one for off and one for on.
Whad'ya fink?!
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Aye, lots of ways to go about it. The 3 way might be a good idea, might look into that one.