Hi everyone
Thinking of putting face lift bumper onto mine couple of questions
1 do foglights on 57 plate bumper fit face lift bumper?
2 what about towing eye cover are these the same on both types of bumpers?
Any help and advice would be great
Thank you

Read the previous postings as it’s been done before. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Yorky Bob you a helpful bloke cheers

2007 GS, you may just need that tow eye. My best advice is don’t bother, save up and buy better and newer. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Cheers Yorky Bob to be honest it does me as most of the time am in my defender 90 which i love but just thinking of a cheap face lift for the freelander but i cant seem to find anything regarding if fog ignts are the same

After market fitting of fogs is not straight forward so if you don’t have them now I would forget it. If you have them I would assume if you get a facelift front you need to get one complete with fogs and just wire in. Towing eye won’t have moved is my best guess.

A MY 13 car on is a better investment long term. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Yorky Bob wrote:

2007 GS, you may just need that tow eye. My best advice is don’t bother, save up and buy better and newer.

Best option would be a facelift bumper that already has the fog lights fitted (per link).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-FREE...Sw95BbwPtj FL2 now gone and have a couple of items left for sale:-

Brodit active iPhone holder + Brodit dash clip,
Bluetooth Music Streaming Module.

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However its his money, (and he clearly has plenty as he also keeps a Defender 90 on the road ) so here is some alternate advice to 'buy a newer model'

if your current FL2 has fog lights already then they can be a straight swap over to a 2010> facelift bumper but you will need the correct fog light inserts for the new bumper. Everything else just swaps straight over.

as Rogb said
straight swap,i got my foglamp inserts from Powerfull uk (on ebay).plain black or with a silver surround,cost around £40 pair,they also do a number of "how to"vids inc upgrading the front bumper etc.its not as hard as it looks.
sandy
 gone
P38 v8 auto no problems,great howle from exhausts when giving it welly
Td5 auto head gasket,no5 pot not uncommon but good car.
1st Tdv6s manual epb problem fixed under warranty(stealer said"never heard of this before,i suggested he looked at d3 forum.
2nd Tdv6 se auto epb
3rd Tdv6 xs auto 2008,swmbo,s favourite.

Yorky Bob wrote:

After market fitting of fogs is not straight forward so if you don’t have them now I would forget it. If you have them I would assume if you get a facelift front you need to get one complete with fogs and just wire in. Towing eye won’t have moved is my best guess.

A MY 13 car on is a better investment long term.

Disregard the above - go for it.
I did. Relatively easy, satisfying and practical upgrade, You can never have too much light on the road, although I do admit not totally necessary

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic30584.html?highlight=fog+lights Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Thanks for input, i agree with yous im going for it face lift bumper is on the cards so basically buy bumper and new surrounds probably from powerful uk and my existing fogs will fit in
Thank you

ive not looked recently, but 2nd hand bumpers on ebay were going for around £100-£150 depending on condition, then you have the price of the inserts (£40) and a respray (£200)... all in maybe £500 to facelift the front end or less if you find a decent bumper in the same colour.

However.... to any non FL2 owners they wont be able to tell the difference so its only personal preference if you change it really.

When looking at the facelift front bumpers,look VERY carefully at the item,zoom in as much as poss,check the top right and left fixing brackets are not broken,also if you have front p/sensors make sure the locating brackets are still there,they are not cheap if you have to buy them.stealers want £50 a set
I was dead lucky with mine,i got a matching Santorini black one in very good condition for £150 all in inc postage from Scotland,i was able to give it a serious t cut with a polisher and it came up well.
When it was all done and dusted I put the old one on fleabay and got £60 for it.
let us know how it goes.
don't forget to check out the "how to"on youtube by powerfulluk.
cheers
sandy
 gone
P38 v8 auto no problems,great howle from exhausts when giving it welly
Td5 auto head gasket,no5 pot not uncommon but good car.
1st Tdv6s manual epb problem fixed under warranty(stealer said"never heard of this before,i suggested he looked at d3 forum.
2nd Tdv6 se auto epb
3rd Tdv6 xs auto 2008,swmbo,s favourite.

Lightwater wrote:

Yorky Bob wrote:

2007 GS, you may just need that tow eye. My best advice is don’t bother, save up and buy better and newer.

Agree, not worth chucking good money after bad. How often do you really really really absolutely critically need fog lights. If they are there great, if not, one can usually cope.

I haven't even bothered using mine with the fog here. Yes we get fog. Have used them once or twice on outback dirt tracks to highlight holes in the track & to light the side of the road for kangaroos. Beyond that I would save your hard earned cash for a better investment!

It's just dead money & simply a waste of one's time for nothing of substance.