Rear reg. Plate lights

[Cogcog]

Donme some googling but cannot answer this:

Anybody know when rear reg. plate lights became obligatory?

I think I am about to become the proud and oily owner of a 1971 Landy and there is debate about where to site reg plaes (left or right), and with that I am assuming there was no rear reg plate light at manufacture?

[healeyneil]

Rear registration plate lights became covered by legislation in 1938

[Cogcog]

healeyneil said:

Rear registration plate lights became covered by legislation in 1938

Looks like I will have to make sure I have one!

[x type]

Cogcog said:

Donme some googling but cannot answer this:

Anybody know when rear reg. plate lights became obligatory?

I think I am about to become the proud and oily owner of a 1971 Landy and there is debate about where to site reg plaes (left or right), and with that I am assuming there was no rear reg plate light at manufacture?

I may be wrong but I think the reg plate light is actually built in to the rear lights

The rear side / brake light lens has a clear bit at the bottom of it as per answer 3 in the link below to act as number plate light and if you scroll down the answers there is a picture of the light

https://www.lrukforums.com/threads/correct-rear-li...

[Cogcog]

x type said:

I may be wrong but I think the reg plate light is actually built in to the rear lights

The rear side / brake light lens has a clear bit at the bottom of it as per answer 3 in the link below to act as number plate light and if you scroll down the answers there is a picture of the light

https://www.lrukforums.com/threads/correct-rear-li...

Will check, i would have thought the S2 is similar. Yes.

[Cogcog]

[ARHarh]

My 1971 land rover has one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lucas-467-Number-Plate-... weather it is right or not I don't know.

[v8250]

1971 Series III Land Rovers had the over number plate light fitted [as did most Land Rovers through to end of the Defenders in 2016]. Here's the component number & info'

https://www.lrworkshop.com/diagrams/land-rover-ser...

and later part number/info'

https://www.lrworkshop.com/diagrams/land-rover-def...

[Cogcog]

Will take a look tomorrow. Thanks folks.

[paintman]

Cogcog said:

The clear part at the bottom of that light is the number plate illumination.

[fourfoldroot]

When I temporarily debumpered my tr4 for rechroming, the numberplate lights were in the over-riders. All I did was rewire them into these led studs that fit in place of the numberplate securing screws. Neat and provide enough light for legislative purposes.

[Cogcog]

fourfoldroot said:

When I temporarily debumpered my tr4 for rechroming, the numberplate lights were in the over-riders. All I did was rewire them into these led studs that fit in place of the numberplate securing screws. Neat and provide enough light for legislative purposes.

That's pretty nifty!

[LargeRed]

photo'd these today.



note this lamp has been replaced as witness make on paint shows.




was at a car show today. two land rovers, both claimed to be 1955's

[Cogcog]

Looked today and as a very late (July 1971) S2, it has the reg.light built into the taillight as previosly illustrated.

[xyyman]

fourfoldroot said:

When I temporarily debumpered my tr4 for rechroming, the numberplate lights were in the over-riders. All I did was rewire them into these led studs that fit in place of the numberplate securing screws. Neat and provide enough light for legislative purposes.

What a great idea, just ordered a pair off eBay for less than a fiver. Thanks for the tip.