TD5 Rear Lights

[Bush Tucker Man]

Not the most interesting of topics I know, but.....

I was heading into Wakefield this morning at about 07:45 & saw 2 Discovery Td5's in queuing traffic heading in the opposite direction.
One was a 'pocket headlamp' model, the other a 'standard lamper'.

On looking in my mirrors I realised that both had upper body tail-lights, then I realised I'd not really seen many Td5's in the dark

Just out of interest can anyone tell me when the tail-light went 'upstairs'?, as weren't the early ones fitted with bumper tail-lights like the Discovery 1 (& for the same reason - visibility with the rear-door open)

[muddyweb]

Mine was a 2000 model, and had high level tail lights... the bumper mounted ones were Fogs.  Pretty sure the Series 2 always has been.

The cluster uses something like 4 lamps per side, so you get reasonable light distribution and a bit of redundancy when a lamp fails.

[muddyweb]

Just another thought... in terms of visibility with the door open.. there is a red light in end of the door which comes on with the sidelights, so if the door is open, this is showing to the rear.

[Hightower]

Mine was a 2000 model, and had high level tail lights... the bumper mounted ones were Fogs.  Pretty sure the Series 2 always has been.

Mines a very early TD5, originally reg'd in 1998, and it has tail, stop and reverse lights at high level.  The ones in the bumper are indicator and fogs.
I think that I prefer the new setup though, with the indicators up high.

there is a red light in end of the door which comes on with the sidelights, so if the door is open, this is showing to the rear.

Not in mine there's not  :(

[Paul]

tail, stop and reverse lights at high level.  The ones in the bumper are indicator and fogs.

Same setup here. :D

/me goes out to check for a light in the end of the rear door.

[BRO]

As far as I am aware the move was for the DSII styling 98 onward...

all new body panels (apart from rear door??? - is that correct?) Forward facing 3rd row seats and TD5 option for Diesel...

[thermidorthelobster]

all new body panels (apart from rear door??? - is that correct?)

Yes, that's correct.

The side doors are steel, not ally, but not many people notice.  The rest of the body is ally apart from the roof, which was also steel on the D1.

David