Defender Spotlamp Nudge Bar on D1

RetroPug · May 23, 2024

Has anyone ever fitted one of the Defender nudge bars that can have spotlights mounted to them on a Discovery 1 bumper?

This style:

land rover defender A Bar With Ring Spotlights | eBay

Very clean Black Powder Coated Steel Front A- BarDirect fitment for: Land Rover Defender (w/o air con)Has some light scratch’s from use, see photosLights are Ring brand and are had not had water inside them and are corrosion free inside Paint has peeled on feet of...

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I'm sure it will physically fit as there's a flat surface ontop of the front bumper and there are smaller D1 fitment bars that mount there that can have spotlights mounted on the top.

I've tried looking online for images of anyone having done this but haven't found any.

Hicap phill · May 23, 2024

The bolt patterns to the chassis are different.
Unsure if the hoop will be to high as well
Bolt into chassis directions
Landrover vertical
Disco/ Range Rover horizontal

RetroPug · May 23, 2024

Hicap phill said:
The bolt patterns to the chassis are different.
Unsure if the hoop will be to high as well
Bolt into chassis directions
Landrover vertical
Disco/ Range Rover horizontal

The flat top surface of the front bumper on mine has already had some random holes drilled in it by someone. Drilling more to bolt this one on instead of the ones intended for discoveries would be easy enough.

It's whether it looks okay, doesn't stick out too much, isn't too tall etc. as you say.

discool · May 24, 2024

RetroPug said:
The flat top surface of the front bumper on mine has already had some random holes drilled in it by someone. Drilling more to bolt this one on instead of the ones intended for discoveries would be easy enough.

It's whether it looks okay, doesn't stick out too much, isn't too tall etc. as you say.

Bull bars for the D1 like the previous RR slotted through the under bumper spoiler to bolt onto the leading edge of the chassis.
Then for the D1 there’s the A bar and made of … shall we say made of plastic and foam, which appears to me a lot lighter and a bit thinner but even that is only an inch paway from the leading edge or the bonnet.
So from that the I don't think the Defender item will fit.

So it wish just to fit driving lamps there’s available lamp mount bars for fitting on a bumper suitable to do that.

RetroPug · May 25, 2024

discool said:
Bull bars for the D1 like the previous RR slotted through the under bumper spoiler to bolt onto the leading edge of the chassis.
Then for the D1 there’s the A bar and made of … shall we say made of plastic and foam, which appears to me a lot lighter and a bit thinner but even that is only an inch paway from the leading edge or the bonnet.
So from that the I don't think the Defender item will fit.

So it wish just to fit driving lamps there’s available lamp mount bars for fitting on a bumper suitable to do that.

Yes.

For the D1 there's a low lamp mount bar, where the lamps mount ontop.

The defender has a much taller lamp mount bar, where the lamps mount underneath.

Both appear to bolt down to the top of the front bumper:

Defender as in the first post:

land rover defender A Bar With Ring Spotlights | eBay

Very clean Black Powder Coated Steel Front A- BarDirect fitment for: Land Rover Defender (w/o air con)Has some light scratch’s from use, see photosLights are Ring brand and are had not had water inside them and are corrosion free inside Paint has peeled on feet of...

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D1:

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 1 LIGHT BAR + LIGHTS D1 LIGHT MOUNTING BAR TF7003 89-98 D1 | eBay

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION TERRAFIRMA LIGHT BAR + 8 INCH LAMPS Code: TF7003 + DA4088 Black Terrafirma light mounting bar with britpart 8inch driving lamps ---Discovery 1 89-98 8" LIGHT - 100 WATT Code: DA4088 Black Pair ---All Models For extra light when needed. > High power halogen lights > Fits all...

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I'm pondering if the defender one could be used similar to the D1 one.

Anaconda · May 25, 2024

The Defender one bolts through the bumper into the chassis with the rear two holes and into the bumper with the front two holes.
The Disco 2 one in your link bolts into the plastic front bumper .
Just buy the correct one. Be easier I would have thought.
Unless of course the D1andD2 bars are the same?
Paint if first though as the paint is rubbish.

RetroPug · May 27, 2024

That's good information, thanks.

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