Does anyone know if these exist for the D3? It's a roof mounted light bar.
This one is from Cheviot 4x4 but is only for the D1.
(I'm looking at different options for roof-mounted driving lights where I don't need to have a roof rack permanently attached or a half-rack).
Thanks.The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
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Anybody with, or who knows a company that does tube manipulation should be able to make one, The front Expo rack mount should be robust enough, failing that the short front Rhino rack rails could be adapted.
The D1 light mounts I have seen are pretty basic, with 4 self tappers through the gutter.
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9th Oct 2008 1:13 pm
BrumLee
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The problem would be mounting one of these as there's no gutter rail on the D3. You'd have to drill the roof and fit rivnuts to mount it, but you may find you need extra structual strenght to stop panel fracturing. This would mean dropping the headlining
No need to drill the roof, front rack mount points plus a bar to the roof rails to steady it should be enough, was thinking of something similar myself ages ago before I went off roof lightsThe End
9th Oct 2008 5:50 pm
discocuzzy
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As Slimer says, if you have Xenons and decent driving lights then rack lights really are purely a cosmetic thing on the D3 as you get no additional lighting benefit from having them attached.
Look cool though "you cannot teach stupid people to do clever things"
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9th Oct 2008 5:58 pm
Ken
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Nah Light is good
9th Oct 2008 6:01 pm
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..out of interest Ken, did you get much light bounce off the bonnet?"you cannot teach stupid people to do clever things"
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05 plate D3 HSE in Zermat- Gone
11 Plate D4 Landmark in Fuji white- Gone
08 Plate D3 Hse in Buckingham Blue- Gone
58 plate D3 HSE Silver- Gone
10 Plate D4 HSE Stornaway Grey
9th Oct 2008 6:13 pm
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Nah.. whatever Ken hits normally goes straight over the roof 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
The problem would be mounting one of these as there's no gutter rail on the D3. You'd have to drill the roof and fit rivnuts to mount it, but you may find you need extra structual strenght to stop panel fracturing. This would mean dropping the headlining
Well that answers that one...I'm not going that far...
Driving lights it will have to be (and maybe something on a roof rack if I end up with a full length one).The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
Club "yes, I too have had the EGR's replaced..."
Club "yes, I too have had the compressor replaced..."
Club "yes, I too once had the car at the dealer for a couple of weeksnearly 4 weeksover 4 weeks...5 weeks"
Club "yes, I too have had EPB failure..."
Club "yes, I too get mysterious bings and bongs..."
But you must admit...Ken's (ex)D3 does look 8) with those lights...The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
Club "yes, I too have had the EGR's replaced..."
Club "yes, I too have had the compressor replaced..."
Club "yes, I too once had the car at the dealer for a couple of weeksnearly 4 weeksover 4 weeks...5 weeks"
Club "yes, I too have had EPB failure..."
Club "yes, I too get mysterious bings and bongs..."
9th Oct 2008 8:11 pm
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HI
your totally right
kens[ex]d3 looks absolutely fr gin superb
dunc life is tooooo short.enjoy the moment.dont worry be happy
club BSS
9th Oct 2008 8:16 pm
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from that pic when it was in Kens hands to now it looks soooooooooooooooooo naked.
Wilma is in good hands now, whether its retirement or not we will have to see, but at a guess Wilma will rise like a Pheonix, well it may do if the vultures park near it at a SE meet, Stu will happily repossess the bits
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