EYorkshire wrote:

Must admit that the spots looked photoshopped on the FL2 in the catalogue, I think it's showing the look rather than the fix.

Have you think about the original ones

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They don't fit the MY11 front I don't believe

What a pitty I was thinking about to adquire them... but if they don fit our car. My Range Rover does not lose oil, footprint the ground he walks on

Bringing another old topic back up -

Was out in the freelander last night and I forgot how poor the front lights are - Yes thats after upgrading the bulbs

I guess I'm comparing the lights to the Disco with the xenon and spots and the defender now with LED spots.

Thinking about adding a couple of rigid LED spots - https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic82561.html

and adding a bracket similar to this -just long enough to get the lights on - -

Image taken from D3 site - as a guide only

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Going back to the issue of the wiring of driving lights (via the main beam), on many previous vehicles, I have always traditionally wired these through a relay powered from the main beam circuit (feed taken off one of the headlights) with an override switch on the dash.
I understand that the FL2 lighting wiring circuit uses FETs. Therefore, am I correct in thinking that if I locate the main beam wiring and test for +12V DC (to energise the relay coil), the multimeter will read +12V continuously (with ignition switched on)? However, it is only when you flick the main beam switch that the relay will receive enough current to energise the coil (even though we are taking milliamps)? I suppose it would be wise to obtain a relay with a diode across the coil to prevent any possible spikes. Auto electrical suppliers on the web supply these (just a case of connecting the coil & diode the correct way round).

Looking at the Disco 4 photo (nice job) it would be easy to manufacture brackets, which could be easily removed later on when selling the car.

Do we have any electronic experts as members?

Not sure about the fets, when I switch full beam on, I can hear a relay click, so I think if you piggy backed the relay you should be fine.

Fisha,
Looking at the wiring diagram (which I had mislaid until last night), the main beam as you said, appears to be wired ‘conventionally’ through a relay (not via FETs), so yes it’s a case of tapping into the cable at the back of a headlight for the feed to the auxiliary driving light relay solenoid.
However looking closely at the wiring diagram it looks like the relay maybe PCB mounted inside the Fuse Box / Central Junction Box (along with a few others) so may not be generally accessible without a strip down.
Interesting to see if anyone has changed a relay. Dread to think what the entire fuse box / CJB assembly costs.

If my rr was anything to go by, the relays on pcbs looked like they had a base soldered to the board that the relay then plugged into . So may not be the worst to change if needed.

Eurolandy wrote:

Fisha,
Looking at the wiring diagram (which I had mislaid until last night), the main beam as you said, appears to be wired ‘conventionally’ through a relay (not via FETs), so yes it’s a case of tapping into the cable at the back of a headlight for the feed to the auxiliary driving light relay solenoid.
However looking closely at the wiring diagram it looks like the relay maybe PCB mounted inside the Fuse Box / Central Junction Box (along with a few others) so may not be generally accessible without a strip down.
Interesting to see if anyone has changed a relay. Dread to think what the entire fuse box / CJB assembly costs.

v40mav wrote:

if there is a conventional wire to the head light where I can tap a feed for the relay - surely then the old standard install will work using a separate standard relay. ? Take a power supply straight from the battery - earth / feed from headlamp and use this to trip the spots ?

Any reason this will not work ?

Yes plan to keep the standard install fused relay etc etc. but the current draw will be low as I plan to use LED lights Disco 3 HSE

Defender Puma 110

Freelander 2 HSE

I'm looking for extra driving lights too. I'm not sure were and hoe to install them.
Second problem is the electricity: I'm thinking to take it directly of the headligt beam wires.

Roverland has installed driving lights earlier: -click-

I'm currently part way through my Driving light installation. Just installed the brackets and part of the wiring loom (while the bumper was off). I expect to complete it this weekend (dependent on the weather) so I will post some pics and a wiring diagram ASAP.
Chris