Out of interest has anyone replaced the front side lights with LED equivalent? Was looking at them last night and notice the slight yellowness when compared to the H7? halogen main and dipped beams, be good to swappem out if a suitable LED replacement (or non yellowish standard) bulb exisits?

If you have the adaptive xeon headlights it must make the standard side lights look very yellow.. a bit naff perhpas?

Stevea

Haven't done it on the LR2, but have them on my Audi and they look perfect against the xenons, but they're a bit too blue or purple (dependent on the type) in my opinion against the standard halogan headlights.

Think I might have to go and take a look at swapping the sidelights on the LR2 and Porsche now, as they must look a bit yellow aginst the xenons.....  Once you've tasted GREY you'll never go back!

Hello guys, be careful with LED lights on the outside of your Freely 2 as this is NOT street-legal under the present EU-regulation. Audi and some other brands have a special permit to use LED-lighting, and in mid terms this will also come for our Freely.
If you want to match the colour of your 5W side-bulbs with your H7 or Xenon main lights, then go and buy the blue W5W lamps from Phillips, which are approved and legal. Even thought they look blue they provide a very white light similar to Xenon.

YF

YF whilst you are right about the LED bulbs not being legal I am pretty certain that there is still no strict criteria for LED lighting on road vehicles as the current legislation relates to filament type bulbs and not LED's. My info goes back a few years when busses and Range Rover started using them and at that time they were basically reading between the lines as there were no rules specifically saying LED's were not allowed.

In the years I ran my Audi with aftermarket LED bulbs I never had any issues with yearly tests (Not that i would expect any) or with the police and for the limited use the sidelights are I can't see any major safety issues with LED sidelights, unless you do drive with only sidelights on in the evenings. Once you've tasted GREY you'll never go back!

I've just had Audi-esque LEDs fitted to my RRS and the sidelight in the adaptive unit has also been replaced with an LED. Job required removal of the headlamp units for 3 days as the background to the light unit was also painted Stornoway.



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Sorry to totally disagree with you Tim, but I think that looks awful. How can anybody thnk of copying an Audi of all things
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Each to their own Andy, as of 2009 all new European cars will have them or have their headlights adapted to be daylight running lights.
Anyway mine only come on when the sidelights are on, so you don't see them all the time unless I drive with the side/headlights intentionally on. How can carbon have a footprint, it has no feet?
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We have had daylight headlights on in Scandinavia for years, which has never been a problem or the need for Christmas-tree lighting. The nearest I have seen to this earlier is the decretive lighting Turkish and other middle eastern lorry drivers hang up all over their vehicles - Yuck.
In fact, if all cars are to have this type of lighting in future, I think it will cause more distraction on the roads than a simple relay fitted that’s keeps the normal headlights on at all times.  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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Somebody here recently calculated that having the normal headlights on all the time was going to cost the motorist some horrific amount in extra fuel burned to make up for the extra load on the alternator/battery.
Strange then that running the RRS with it's chiller box between the front seats running makes no noticable increase in fuel consumption and I'm sure that running a fridge most of the time puts a bigger load on the electrics than running with the headlights on all the time! How can carbon have a footprint, it has no feet?
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Tim in Scotland wrote:

Somebody here recently calculated that having the normal headlights on all the time was going to cost the motorist some horrific amount in extra fuel burned to make up for the extra load on the alternator/battery.

Yes I saw a few stories based on that claim, which I have to say I thought was utter cr4p. Differences in driving styyles and even the odd heavy footed race away from the lights will have far more effect on fuel usage. I don't even see the supposed dramitic increase in fuel consumption with air-con running, I have achieved plenty of 40mpg tankfuls all with air-con on.

I don't think the close up picture of you light mod does it justice, that's not the way anyone would normally see the lights, there's an RR around here with a similar mod, looks fine to me!

And by the way I'm all in favour of daytime running lights. Stornoway Grey GS ... What a fine motor ... but not any more ... ... psst look at my gallery!
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Here's another picture with the full effect.................................


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Gone (only a little missed) RRS Tdv6 2.7SE Giverny Green/Aspen
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Please no more photos - looks quite silly in that last photo
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well for the count

I like the lights Tim

I was sat in my office looking at my lights thinking could we get some leds in the FL2 lights, but not sure if the shape would work with them

Personally I think they look different in a good way  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

for me they look great take no notice of grumpy AndyC he has no taste comes from living in Norway think the cold has affect his head.  Freelander2 GS TD4 Manual in Lago Grey .Roof Mount DVD 9.2''Screen~Window Tints~Parrot CK3100 Bluetooth~Retro Fit Sony Satnav~iPhone Dashmount~Side Steps~Woodco Armrest~Mudflaps~Land Rover Sunglass Holder~LED Interior Lights~Private Plate.Evoque Collected 17th Sept 2012.


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Tim, I was following the thread on the RRS forums a few weeks ago - personally, i think they look great and would jump at the chance if they had something similar for the FL2... (sorry AndyC - i also think the Audi LED's look pretty smart too...)

Out of interest Tim, and if you don't mind me asking, how much did they set you back - somewhere in the region of £400 / £500?

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