Rover 75 Torch

[Heinzy]

Couldn’t believe my look, an original R75 torch dated July 1999 came up for sale on ebay. Snapped it up! I reckon there quite rare second hand let alone brand new. Fitted it this morning and charged it up and works great. Thought the rechargeable batt would but knackered after 20 years but ran it for 30 mins this afternoon before switching it off and didn’t fade. 

I believe they were a bmw product as l had one in my mid 90s 525d.

 

 

[barefoot]

I didn't know they were even a thing!

[Rod/b]

Can’t think of anything i need less...

 

 

(checks eBay anyway)

[Heinzy]

Hehe you’ve not lived till you’ve had a torch in your centre console.....mind you my phone torch is a million times brighter.. kinda pointless in one way but a nice touch if l ever flog the car

[Tam]

Great getting something like that. I know there not really useful but highly desirable to the 75 nuts. 

[mat_the_cat]

You might be able to drop in a high powered LED, and make it useful too!

[Aston Martin]

BMWs had these in the glove box?

[Cookiesouwest]

Yep straight out of BMW, with a Rover badge on it. Looks same as ones in the E34, possibly (probably) other beemers

[cort1977]

My 92 e36 had one.

[stuboy]

are they as rare as the mk1 mondeo glovebox torch?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Very useful for checking for mayo in the coolant/rotted out trailing arms (delete as applicable) on a deserted A-road late at night!!!

[Heinzy]

On 4/22/2020 at 10:29 PM, stuboy said:

are they as rare as the mk1 mondeo glovebox torch?

Wow yea bet they are even rare Right!

[Heinzy]

On 4/22/2020 at 8:41 PM, Cookiesouwest said:

Yep straight out of BMW, with a Rover badge on it. Looks same as ones in the E34, possibly (probably) other beemers

Must have been an option to all BMW’s I suspect, not sure whether you could get one with a new beemer?

[Heinzy]

On 4/22/2020 at 8:12 PM, mat_the_cat said:

You might be able to drop in a high powered LED, and make it useful too!

Yea I have seen you can get an led bulb, but in all honesty prob not change it as it will never get used. Its a bit like the electric rear window blind, a nice touch too but Cannot  think of an instance when you would ever use that lol.

[TheXUDfiles]

On 4/22/2020 at 8:41 PM, Cookiesouwest said:

Yep straight out of BMW, with a Rover badge on it. Looks same as ones in the E34, possibly (probably) other beemers

They did a similar thing with the radio in the 400 si. A BMW Business Radio with the BMW logo replaced with a Rover one. Highly prized by the BM fraternity, I'm told. 

[Rocket88]

3 hours ago, Heinzy said:

Yea I have seen you can get an led bulb, but in all honesty prob not change it as it will never get used. Its a bit like the electric rear window blind, a nice touch too but Cannot  think of an instance when you would ever use that lol.

Dogging ?

 

[camryv6]

5 hours ago, colc said:

Dogging ?

 

I was going to say that too, do we got to the same place ?

[Lord Sterling]

I love little touches like these. My old e46 BMW had the torch in the glovebox. Never used it mind but its nice to know its there.

[Heinzy]

Yea these nice little touches are great.