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jules



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lanryHappy wrote:
I did an LED conversion over December because changing halogens every 45-60days became old!
Purchased this: https://www.banggood.com/LED-Headlight-Kit...rehouse=CN

It fits tightly in the light housing. The beam spread is way to high, and carries no distance. Close up it is very white and bright. At 12v 3A, only 36 watts!
I wish I could manipulate the focus to get a better beam.

Oh well Big Cry

Hoping for a nice LED bulb to come along.


As described in the video above - the poor beam is probably because your LEDs are not emitting light from the same point as the OEM bulb filament. The LED has to be designed with its diode/s as near to centre of the long axis of the unit as possible in order to mimic the halogen filament - a few mm away will make quite a difference to where the light is focused by the reflectors. Jules
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jules wrote:
Yes I saw that on Ebay - but its always "out of stock" in the orange bar at the top of the page whenever Ive searched before.


I hadn't spotted that... a US supplier...https://www.roverjaguarparts.com/oem-parts...p-lr081691. Will allow you to add the part to the basket... not cheap though and this company will not ship internationally. It suggests that the thing is not totally extinct though.

Couldn't these parts be made up by somebody with a bit of electronics nous and appropriate connectors?
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Happy Nomad: "Couldn't these parts be made up by somebody with a bit of electronics nous and appropriate connectors?"

I was hoping that someone on here might know the specifications of the "Resistor Fix" as finding it in the UK is now looking doubtful.

FWIW I messaged the Ebay seller - they are not expecting to have any. Jules
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Censored disgraceful that they will no longer do a fix on their own cock up. If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Shocked

The cars been obsolete for how long now? All are outwith the manufactures standard 3 year warranty.

I bought a pair of brand new MY15 Metropolis headlamps and I’ve never looked back tbh.

Luckily JLR made it a piece of cake to remove the headlight and change the bulbs anyway Thumbs Up MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
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If a four year old car is accident damaged then, it possibly can't be repaired to its original pre-accident condition because the car is 'obsolete' and parts are no longer available?

I thought this in another thread in which somebody said that the plastic door rubbing strips are no longer available... what happens in the event of accident repairs where a replacement is needed?
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LR NUT wrote:
Shocked

The cars been obsolete for how long now? All are outwith the manufactures standard 3 year warranty.

I bought a pair of brand new MY15 Metropolis headlamps and I’ve never looked back tbh.

Luckily JLR made it a piece of cake to remove the headlight and change the bulbs anyway Thumbs Up


How complicated is it to upgrade a MY14 car with halogens to HID ? What about the self-levelling? Jules
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You need to have the CCF enabled to take Xenons I got Mikey to do mine took literally a few minutes if that. JLR themselves don’t have access to edit the CCF for Xenons but most good Indy’s will. Install new lights the harness and wiring is all the same therefore it’s a plug and played . The self levelling will not work but you can still manually adjust the lights via the dash scroller and there is adjustments on the actual headlight itself.

I took mine to an MOT test centre to check the adjustment and it just needed a little tweak. MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
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LR NUT wrote:
Shocked

The cars been obsolete for how long now? All are outwith the manufactures standard 3 year warranty.

I bought a pair of brand new MY15 Metropolis headlamps and I’ve never looked back tbh.

Luckily JLR made it a piece of cake to remove the headlight and change the bulbs anyway Thumbs Up


Well not everyone's in the position to fork out for new headlamps and as for being obsolete, we are in a bad place if a bit of wire is obsolete. If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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HappyNomad wrote:
If a four year old car is accident damaged then, it possibly can't be repaired to its original pre-accident condition because the car is 'obsolete' and parts are no longer available?

I thought this in another thread in which somebody said that the plastic door rubbing strips are no longer available... what happens in the event of accident repairs where a replacement is needed?



Agreed Thumbs Up If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Not sure why people are getting worked up about "obsolete parts" that were intended for a specific Vin range only and their car has already had the fix! Neutral Same applies to accessories that might no longer be available from a main dealer to repair accident damage. You cannot expect any manufacturer to keep loads of old stock just in case in todays financial climate. As for rubbing strips Matford (site sponsors) have loads available so no need to worry on that count! Thumbs Up
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LR NUT wrote:


I took mine to an MOT test centre to check the adjustment and it just needed a little tweak.


I thought HID lights needed to be self-levelling to be legal, but Ive read through MOT documents and it seems manual levelling will do.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/syst...-draft.pdf

You are definitely not allowed to put HID bulbs in halogen light units - with good reason. Jules
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dondiddy wrote:
Not sure why people are getting worked up about "obsolete parts" that were intended for a specific Vin range only and their car has already had the fix!



Our MY14 seems to have the same problem as the cars which were offered the "resistor fix", yet its VIN is not on the list of applicable vehicles.

Not getting worked up but simply seeking to improve things because:
Im on my 4th set of bulbs.
But also :
The trouble with only having one bulb for main and dipped is that you lose everything on that side when it blows.
The coverage and brightness is not as good as our previous FL2 which had twin halogens bulbs. Jules
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Jules as I live out in the sticks I have noticed a huge difference with the lamps I had fitted which is in a earlier post in this thread but the original lamps were way to yellow in the lanes and as you say when one goes you are knackered. Shocked


Still carry spare though Whistle If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Another HB3 blew last night. Evil or Very Mad Jules
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