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  • DieselRanger
    Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
    Location: God's Country, Colorado
    Posts: 752
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Silicon Silver

    LR "Alpine Light Kit"?

    Has anyone seen one of these for the D5? My dealer knows nothing about this, but does say there's a wiring harness under the rails somewhere.

    Wondering if it looks like the light bar on the roof of either the Metzger kit or the Disco SVR...?


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    1st Jun 2018 7:26 pm
  • JonM
    Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
    Location: North Yorkshire
    Posts: 574
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Carpathian Grey

    I think your going to be disappointed Rolling with laughter

    http://gear.landrover.com/gb/en/discovery/...tiary-tabs
    MY2022 D5 HSE D300 - with extra nice bits added
    MY2019 D5 HSE 3.0 SDV6 - sold to a dealer for a crazy price!
    1st Jun 2018 9:14 pm
  • Blackfly
    Member Since: 15 Jun 2017
    Location: Up North
    Posts: 466
    Canada 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Indus Silver

    Took me a while to work out what this was lol.

    Anyway fwiw, When I fitted my frontrunner rack I had to remove the caps on the rails to access true mounting bolts, did not see any wiring loom. but I wasn’t looking for one .

    Not sure if this helps
    F50, Fourtack, LR3 and now..............D5 HSE TDV6
    1st Jun 2018 9:22 pm
  • DieselRanger
    Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
    Location: God's Country, Colorado
    Posts: 752
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Silicon Silver

    JonM wrote:
    I think your going to be disappointed Rolling with laughter

    http://gear.landrover.com/gb/en/discovery/...tiary-tabs


    See, this is what I'm talking about - it tells you absolutely nothing about what it is. I thought it was the low-profile LED light bar. The picture of the top of the vehicle from above shows absolutely nothing in the LR catalog. The big picture at the top of the page is the same picture for all "towing and carrying" accessories, and is of the luggage rack.

    The price seems...um, light...for a light bar - most aftermarket 20" Cree LED light bars are double the price. and ten times the ugly.
    5th Jun 2018 5:51 am
  • RyanRC
    Member Since: 05 Apr 2017
    Location: Connecticut
    Posts: 76
    United States 

    JonM wrote:
    I think your going to be disappointed Rolling with laughter

    http://gear.landrover.com/gb/en/discovery/...tiary-tabs
    Seems to me at least by the link provided that while this is called a Alpine Light Kit, it has nothing to do with something that projects any lighting but is more like a Ext or relocation kit for the Nav systems antennae?

    Here is the description:

    "The alpine light kit is required for fitment with roof rails. Objects placed above the roof mounted satellite antenna may reduce the quality of the signal received by the vehicle and could have a detrimental effect on the navigation and satellite radio systems, if fitted."
    10th Jun 2018 6:00 pm
  • Blackfly
    Member Since: 15 Jun 2017
    Location: Up North
    Posts: 466
    Canada 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Indus Silver

    It’s listed for about 57 quid, one site describes it as a roof finish. I think at that price you won’t be getting much of a product
    F50, Fourtack, LR3 and now..............D5 HSE TDV6
    10th Jun 2018 10:15 pm
  • IndusD4
    Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
    Location: Sydney
    Posts: 698
    Australia 

    Here is a picture of them on eBay. Looks like 2 bits of plastic to finish off the roof rails that already finish off the car.
    2016 D4 TDV6
    IIDTool BT
    11th Jun 2018 12:14 am
  • HDFB110
    Member Since: 22 Nov 2017
    Location: Glos
    Posts: 38
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Corris Grey

    Yes - two pieces of black Perspex that fit under the roof rails.
    My car came without roof rails - the original fit parts are non drilled.
    These come with the correctly located holes to allow the roof rails to bolt to the car roof.
    Could drill the originals yourself -measuring might be an issue, also the Perspex might shatter or splinter.

    Not too sure of the description - 'Alpine Lights'

    Guessing this is trying to hark back to the old series/defender 'alpine lights' - which actually let in light !!!
    11th Jun 2018 2:07 pm
  • DieselRanger
    Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
    Location: God's Country, Colorado
    Posts: 752
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Silicon Silver

    Yeah, and I've now seen some pictures of the SVX Disco annotated with "roof lighting kit not available for sale in the USA" or words to that effect. Roof-mounted LED light kits aren't road legal - but we're all big boys and girls, we can decide when it's appropriate to turn on our lights, and pay the consequences if we use them illegally or inappropriately.

    Guess I'll be looking for someone to re-sell a set at some point and pay shipping for it.... Whistle
    11th Jun 2018 4:57 pm
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