Series 2 front sidelights question

stamford · Dec 1, 2009

I have noticed that some series 2 have what appears to be either sidelights or driving lights in the top quarter of the indicator unit. My '99 doesn't, standard indicator and standard sidelight in headlamp unit. Is this a mod or another upgrade during later series 2 models? I can't keep up with the different versions I see on cars of a similar year and this also includes the rears.

Can anyone shed some 'light' on this?

V8_Disco · Dec 1, 2009

isnt that a running light - like the ones on cars made for the american market

Urban Panzer · Dec 2, 2009

stamford said:
I have noticed that some series 2 have what appears to be either sidelights or driving lights in the top quarter of the indicator unit. My '99 doesn't, standard indicator and standard sidelight in headlamp unit. Is this a mod or another upgrade during later series 2 models? I can't keep up with the different versions I see on cars of a similar year and this also includes the rears.

Can anyone shed some 'light' on this?

Erm, if you replace both bulbs there will def be some light on the subject

ALL pre-facelift D2's have them

listerdiesel · Dec 2, 2009

Standard light, see picture.

Peter

stamford · Dec 2, 2009

Right, so it seems pretty obvious that the car should have failed the MOT (completed before I picked it up) then as, according to you guys, I should have these fitted and working. What's the odds that both have failed and they assumed all was fine as the headlight unit has working sidelights.

Cheers chaps. Another job for the weekend.

Urban Panzer · Dec 2, 2009

Probably not a testable item, they are side markers not side lights, if one was working he may have noticed them a bit more.

And yes they do fail, quite often one goes and then a week later the other one lol....they are only tiny capless bulbs.

Out of interest, have you "wacked" the indicator, you may even find one comes on

listerdiesel · Dec 2, 2009

The sidelight and marker light wires tend to have electrolytic corrosion at the joint with the crimp, and snap off.

I had to remake my sidelight connection with new crimps when I repaired the headlight glass last week,

Peter

stamford · Dec 3, 2009

All sorted, both lamps were missing, inserted two new ones and all good.

Cheers chaps.

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