SUV/Off Roader Lighting ?

[J4CKO]

How come so many off road type vehicles, for example a Freelander I saw tonight have cut outs for lights in the body, which have no functioning lights in them yet they have them down low in the bumper, have seen loads of them ?

[ChemicalChaos]

Err, cutouts where exactly in the main bodywork, apart from the foglight holes in the bumper ?

[skyrover]

A proper offroader will have no low down lighting where it can be easily damaged.

Indeed most offroaders actually remove or fit heavy duty bumpers with good clearance.



A freelander is a soft roader, so beyond style there's no real practical reason.

[shielsy]

He means the rear lights...

[P I Staker]

Mk1 Freelander has reverse and fog lights in the body and side/brake and indicators in the bumper.

I believe the EU (?) say that indicators and sidelights must be visible when tailgate is open. Same reason lights appeared in the rear bumper of Mk1 Discoverys.

Edited by P I Staker on Tuesday 24th March 20:51

[J4CKO]

shielsy said:

He means the rear lights...

Yeah, sorry, I mean the rears.

[Rickyy]

Similarly, the Daihatsu Sportrak had lights in the bumper and blanks in the bodywork.

[furrywoolyhatuk]

Different markets require different positions. For example my old vitara off roader had the bumper mounted lights moved to the body to allow for a rear winch bumper. Those lights came from a Spanish vitara.

[cptsideways]

Only cars with spare wheels on the boot