I've read that FL2's are prone to headlight problems.
My handbook says my MY13 takes HB3 bulbs but when I search online I'm getting HB3 and H7, halogen and Xenon.
Short of taking the headlight out to take a peek can anyone shine a light on it...pun intended

I think it's written in the headlamp

I have an 09 car which takes 2 x H7’s in each headlamp.
I think the later models with the DRL’s took a single H3 but I stand to be corrected. Derek Hill
2009 FL2 HSE TD4 Auto

As mentioned above. If you open the bonnet and look down at the light here is a white sticker on the light that gives details of the light fitted. It should have either HAL for halogen or HID for xenon. If you have an xs then it is most probably halogen. Oh and welcome.

Hi, I have a MY13 xs too, that has an HB3 which is a single filament bulb and a movable reflector unit. You may be able to hear the reflector unit move. I tried to buy bulbs at halfords, but guy there didn't understand the system used so kept giving me twin filament bulbs! Their ''catalogue'' didn't show late model FL2s.

Andrew Page do (did) a Osram replacement. Easier to take out the whole light to replace. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

doesn't take much effort or time to take lamp unit out.

90vanman wrote:

Hi, I have a MY13 xs too, that has an HB3 which is a single filament bulb and a movable reflector unit. You may be able to hear the reflector unit move. I tried to buy bulbs at halfords, but guy there didn't understand the system used so kept giving me twin filament bulbs! Their ''catalogue'' didn't show late model FL2s.

Helfruad catalogue says the lamp for swmbo Kia was a Mini lamp NOT.
There was something a while back on here that they had stopped selling lamps to facelifted Freelanders. If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

yes that was me that was refused by Hellfrauds, they didn't want responsibility for HB3 bulbs blowing in LR/RR so just refused to sell them or list them.

There is a thread on here, which I added to, with a LR technical Bulletin number to modify the wiring for late model FL2 fitted with HB3 Halogen. Its free of charge at any LR main dealer.

technical bulletin LTB00841V2 released in March 2016)
Take that reference to your local LR dealer and it should be a free of charge modification.

in the meantime buy the bulbs from your local LR dealer, cost me about £35 but at least they lasted longer than any others I fitted.

Thanks all for your advice.
Took the car to the dealer who replaced bulb while I was there and it was indeed an HB3. If they are as prone to popping as often as they do I'm glad they are only a fiver.

That sounds cheap. The ones I've got from various dealers were well over that price - more like £15 I seem to remember

Thanks Rob knew someone mentioned it and since they done mine no more blowen lamps
Just came back from having tailgate switch done and whilst talking to workshop manager I mentioned bloody poor lighting and he said about a brighter lamp that they now use and he is getting me some FOC.
Something about the pattern of light. Will keep you all posted.

PS. Don't put bulbs in your car as you don't want flowers growing in the headlamps  If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

Well, so far so good, dealer fitted these for me and WOW what a difference.

Ring RW1005 xeononMax. 12v 60w p20d.


100% brighter.  If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

You will be able to see these then

Tempted but will they last, keep us posted. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Shame the Chernobyl glow has gone off them

well these lamps have lasted longer but I did have the resistor wire fix, lamps foc to.  If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.