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destroyityourself · ***** Joined: 10 Nov 2014 Posts: 782 Location: wales

mot time is soon for my 95 shogun glx. all the rear light work on the bumper but the main ones on each rear pillar dont seem to, one also holds some water.

would the lights working on the bumper be enough to pass mot? untill i get them fixed

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peteinchad · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 20:50 Post subject:

If it's a Shogun then most of the lights in the body are not wired and don't have bulb holders.

The bumper lights are normal for Shoguns - to make them legal in UK.

Pajeros have fully working lights in the body but no bumper lights and are technically illegal.

destroyityourself · ***** Joined: 10 Nov 2014 Posts: 782 Location: wales

Minirob · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 21:03 Post subject:

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wooby23 · ** Joined: 24 Dec 2010 Posts: 65 Location: Hereford

The body mounted lights on a Paj are a hell of a lot easier to see than the bumber fitted ones on a Shoggie, so why out of interest are they deemed technically illigal?

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peteinchad · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:59 Post subject:

They cannot be seen from certain angles because of the door mounted spare wheel.

The ones in the bumper on a Shogun are never obscured by the spare.

You will notice that Lawn Rovers etc all have bumper lights if they have a spare whell on the rear door.

wooby23 · ** Joined: 24 Dec 2010 Posts: 65 Location: Hereford

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rich r · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:01 Post subject:

They're not illegal, just don't meet the requirements for a vehicle sold as new in the UK/EU. All Japanese import Pajeros had to go through an SVA/IVA/whatever it's called this week test, the requirements for a non-new car are far looser, and so the lack of bumper lights isn't a problem. There are certain things that have to be done to pass the test - for example a rear foglight, speedo in mph

The issue is to do with the spare wheel obstructing the view of the right hand lights, particularly if parked with sidelights on (eg on an unlit road). Some UK/EU manufacturers get round it by moving the lights up higher (eg Honda CR-V etc), some by putting additional lights lower down in the bumper (eg Shogun, Disco etc).