Light Units. Name & Part Numbers

[Jabbawocky]

Hi all

Sunday 28th March 2010. I have just started to update this section. Over the next week I will be adding lots of updates.

The question of which are the correct lights to have on your Series 2 has been asked right from the beginning of production.  The longer Series 2's were produced, the more lights land Rover used and the more confusing it became.  It got that bad that in May 1966 Land Rover produced a Service Newsletter to explain to dealers what was what.  The Service Newsletter is a very useful document to help identify lights that are fitted to your vehicle and does go some where to explaining what should be on your vehicle.  There is no definitive answer to that question as Land Rover fitted what they had in stock, but the Parts books should help you to narrow down what could have been fitted.

Later in production things got even more confusing, because up to three manufacturers were producing very similar lights.  For example, The standard Lucas Lamp that continued through Series Three production and onto the Defender, was first used on Series 2's from suffix 'B' vehicles onwards and very similar light lenses have been produced by Lucas, by L.E. Perei and by Wipac.

Please also look at the photos below of lights on members vehicles.  These should help you to identify your lights. The original and alternative manufacturers will be listed on the pictures.  Please remember that the combinations of lights on these vehicles may not be correct as they may have been changed.

If you have any further information or photos of lights, please post the information below.

Downloadable PDF's

Service Newsletter May 1966
Series One Part Book Supplement Series 2 Vehicles. (should be added in next few days)
Series 2 Parts Book. (should be added in next few days)

Side Lamps


Sparto Complete Unit 505144
                      Lens 504130


F3.

F4.

F5.      Sparto 536117


F6.      Wipac 531687?


F7.

Stop/Tail


Sparto Complete Unit 276317
                      Lens 500411


R1.       L. E. Perei 589446


R2.

R3.

R4.    Wipac             stop/tail


R5.

Flasher Lamps


Sparto Complete Unit 279188
                      Lens 500838


Sparto Complete Unit 505145
                      Lens 500837


Wipac 536148


F2.

If you have further information, please post or PM me.


Cheers Mick

[5988]

Had a look in my parts book and got the following (not got pics of them..imm  match the diagrams to mick's pics later)
Up to Suffix A
Side lamps
Sparto 5835 ..... LR part no -505144
Lucas Lu52437 .. LR part no -510179
Tail Lamps
Sparto 57101 ....LR part no - 276317
Lucas 54570677 LR part no -  510176
not found the flasher lamps yet

From suffix B onwards (excluding dollar area...will add them later)
Side lamps
Sparto 62402     LR part no - 536117
Wipac Wp840     LR part no - 531687
Lucas  Lu52721  Lr part no -  547344
Tail Lamps
Sparto 62401    LR part no -532881
Wipac Wp842    LR part no -531684
Lucas Lu64271A Lr part no - 547346
Flasher Lamps
Sparto 02325    LR part no - 536152
Wipac 843        LR part no - 536148
Lucas Lu52722A Lr part no  -547345

Wipac lamps only for french vehicles

hth

[Calum]

Sparto rear lamps on my 1967 Suffix D Carawagon.
Similar to the Perei units by the looks of it, but not the same. I think this one on the O/S has a clear section in the bottom to light the numberplate up.

[Jabbawocky]

Hi Paul

Cheers for the photos.  Any chance of you confirming the part numbers of these lamps.

Cheers Mick

[crashbox]

All my series 2's (58,59,59,61) have had sparto's originally.
 rear indicator lenses/lights are totally out of stock everywhere 

Not out of stock in my spares shed! ;) Probably got two if not three vehicle sets of the lenses and chrome rings. Don't ask me to dig any out in a hurry though, they're well buried under other stuff. I actually prefer the domed glass Lucas lights myself, although if I was going for a rivet-counter resto I'd probably fit the Spartos. My '60 had Lucas ancient & modern fitted when I got it. The Spartos came of a '61 109" 2a - a very very low numbered one, and a 58/59 vintage 88" basket case with no identity where one vehicle was made out of two - with modern lights....

[Loz2286]

I actually prefer the domed glass Lucas lights myself,

 

My 61 S2 has only ever had the Lucas glass ones.

[Jabbawocky]

Eric

Please can you take some individual pictures of your early Lucas lamps?

Cheers Mick

[jasonofbillinge]

The extent of the pool of knowledge on this forum is pehenominal. 

However, its things like this that make my wife worry about me. 

You are to the series II club what Aether was to the Greeks.

Regards

JasonofBillinge.

Sat here listening to the radio as i have enforced a TV ban by removing the fuse from the plug.

[Ian59]

^^^^ Agreed, thats why its such a good forum :good day

Especially for sad :rivets  counters like me!

I salute you all! (and if we all spent all this time watching TV Jason, we wouldn't know all this, so good idea!)

Ian

[trueS2]

I found this on my Series 2 from 1961.
front side lights Lucas 638
front falshers Lucas 639
stop tail Lucas 581
rear flashers Lucas 637

Ist been fitted with Lucas all round and receives just that again now.
See pics

regards
TrueS2

[George1990]

Do you know where to get the numbers for the RAF lights? I imagine they're the same as the MOD lights with the wings on.

Cheers