New Disco3 G4 Owner

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MaG4	MaG4 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 34, Visits: 88	Yersterday I stopped by the LR dealership to discuss all this... To our surprise, upon opening the hood and revising all the electrical connections, we came across the entire roof rack lights installation. It is all hooked up properly and the switch (which I should connect to the lights switch) was stored next t the battery with all the wiring curled up. Great news, because all I have to do now is stretch this cable and bring it up the A-bar (through the outside, beneath the black plastic cover...next to snorkel) and up the roof rack railing. This is how the installation was done previosuly when the lights were installed. Now I have to speak to the installer and think of a movable cross bar which is able to hide the lights...
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MaG4	MaG4 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 34, Visits: 88	kind of....good detailed description but before speaking to the installer, I would like to be 100% sure of the location. Would be great to see a picture of the location where the cable goes out through. Is it possible for you to send me any?
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CraigS-L	CraigS-L posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 479, Visits: 2.6K	Have no pictures but can describe it. On the RHD cars the dash switch feeds through a grommet behind the dash in to the second battery box directly in front of the driver, where the relays sit. From here the power is fed either to the front lamps, or across the back of the engine bay to the base of the A pillar. Is it then fed up the A pillar and comes out through a hole drilled in the plastic roof trim, inside the pedestal for the expo rack, and then to the lights at the front. Does that make sense :unsure: Craig Steger-Lewis 2006 D3 Thailand Media Vehicle Stages 1 & 2 2004 D2 Landmark Auto (much missed already!)
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MaG4	MaG4 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 34, Visits: 88	Hey guys, I am about to carryout the roof rack LIGHTS installation with an experienced offroad preperation company here in Madrid. I have one last doubt which I need some advice on: Where does the electrics (cables) go through the roof? Please send me a picture of the exact location so I can see where the cables are passed through. This way, the installer can do it the same way as it has been done on the orignal competition Disco G4s.... I already have the switch placed inside the dashboard for the roof rack lights, so i imagine, or hope that the cables might be already passed through the car and near the roof, waiting to be connected (because my car used to have the roof rack original lights but for some unknown reason, they were taken off). Thanks a lot!
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roymck	roymck posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 6, Visits: 118	Yes your correct , I have roof lights on my D2 but its still on UK plates , and will be in Spain for as long as i can without getting it onto Spanish plates . The annoying thing is new jeeps ( the 4 door station wagon style) have the factory option of roof lights as a Standard fitment and i have seen these in Spain on new Jeeps ...In the Uk you dont know how lucky you are , different size tyres , raise the suspension , all no problem , spain you would think the world is going to end if you modify your car . Believe there is a fully kitted G4 RR sport in Northern spain and it passed the ITV with roof lights as he had a letter from LR saying that they where factory fitted ..Good luck Roy
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MaG4	MaG4 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 34, Visits: 88	Spanish law is different. Here they forbid you to have even "decorative" lights on your roof rack. I have even tried installing on my other DiscoTD5 these lights with the cover and had them always disconnected, but even so, I got fined and they gave me 15 days to take them off! If Spanish Authority notice that you have any electrical circuit installed above, they do not give you an "ok" when you pass the car through it´s 3 years check. In addition, all national police pull you over if they spot you with these lights and fine you up to 600 euros!! It is all a pain in the ***...so we Spanish Civilians have to find other ways in order to have them fitted on top without being spotted. That is why I must install them in a way that they can be kept hidden.
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camel_landy	camel_landy posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 264, Visits: 2.9K	Hmmm... You'll probably find that it's quite LEGAL to have the lights fitted. It'll just be ILLEGAL to actually use them while on the road. Well, that's the way the law works here in the UK. HTH M __________________________________________ The box said: "Windows 11 or better...." ...So I used a Macintosh. :D __________________________________________
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MaG4	MaG4 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 34, Visits: 88	Thank you for all the detailled pics. Really appreciatte the help. Once I have the lights fixed on y rack i will post some pictures up. As the lights are illegal in Spain, I am going to install them in a way that they can be folded down behind the air deflector. And whenever I want, I simply roll the lights up. They will be mounted on a bar which will allow me to lay the lights down at anytime, this way avoiding police to see them...
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bigdave G4	bigdave G4 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 60, Visits: 297	Here you go
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aedwar57	aedwar57 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Committee Members Posts: 521, Visits: 1.9K	anyone here going to the Spanish 'National?' at the Experience cemtre in October? Alan BT08BTX (Beatrice) Atlantic Rising 110
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