Driving Lights-Diff Breathers

Nigel ... Fair enough comment. As I remember it, flicking through in the newsagents, there didn't seem to be any mention of construction.

Don't forget the mag was also giving a pair of narva lights away. No use in bagging a prize is there.

No way are Narva lights better than Lightforce lights. Another mag did a comparison with all the proper gear and lightforce were well out in front.

Narva Lights aren't bad, for your average driving light, but just don't compare to the lightforce.

Well, I fitted three of the Narva 180mm body driving lights to my Landcruiser, and I ain't very happy. The lights are absolutely great in terms of setting the forest tracks alight; however, mechanically, they're just not up to the job. Rubbish, actually. Problem is, the top lens retaining clip is just plastic, whereas there's a proper metal screw clamp holding the lens at the bottom. What I've found is that over corrugations and potholes, the plastic just doesn't exert enough pressure on the lens, and it simply pops away from the housing (which I may add is a very nice metal-based unit). To their credit, though, the Narva sales rep for my area is meeting up with me on Friday morning this week, to replace the lot at no charge. They readily acknowledge the problem and say it's been rectified. If anyone wants to know how it goes, email me on root@plexus-technologies.com after Monday the 23rd of September, by which time I hope to have had the chance to put them through a trail or two and see how they stand up to the shock.

Re Diff Breather

I drive a Toyota, and have found an alternative method. If you take the original breather plug, remove it and replace it with a union fitting. With a good quality hose clamp, fix enough tubing to reach your desired location for the new breather and refit the breather plug. It will still work exactly the same way.

Be careful about using inline fuel filters (new ones) as they have the ability to attract moisture, which is what you are trying to avoid.

Cheers........