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Lakelander Member Since: 07 Nov 2019 Location: Cumbria Posts: 238 |
Finally fitted Osram Nightbreakers HB3 - they are an improvement and now OK on dipped beam especially when used in conjunction with the fogs ( also fitted with Nightbreaker H11 ) but would still like more distance on hi beam. think a switch to HID may be the only real answer.
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27th Jan 2020 5:50 pm |
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2796 |
The signature strip drl headlights were fitted to later models, not just HSE / Metropolis, my 2014 GS has them but with halogen HB3 bulbs as standard rather than factory fitted HID / Xenons.
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27th Jan 2020 6:14 pm |
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Lakelander Member Since: 07 Nov 2019 Location: Cumbria Posts: 238 |
thanks- can you point me to the thread re LED bulbs. i fancy doing this as it is much easier and cheaper, buthave read reports that although the light is much whiter there is little benefit to the beam distance as focus is not all that good? FL2 SD4 XS 2013 Orkney Grey |
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29th Jan 2020 6:21 pm |
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2796 |
The focus is fine with a decently made kit in projector headlights and distance is definitely improved. I think you are reading about lack of focus when these are fitted to reflector lamps.
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29th Jan 2020 7:14 pm |
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DarrenW Member Since: 04 Sep 2017 Location: Kings Sutton Posts: 97 |
I can second that about the HID kit that Bobupndown has. The difference is amazing. I have a Ford with HID’s fitted as std and they are nothing on the ones we have fitted. As for full beam distance and spread I have never had anything as good. Would recommend them to everyone. MY06 FL1 TD4 2 door red (gone)
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29th Jan 2020 10:58 pm |
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Lakelander Member Since: 07 Nov 2019 Location: Cumbria Posts: 238 |
Finally took the plunge and sourced a set of HID. Used LR Centre in Speke ordered part nos LR039792 and LRO39782, although they actually supplied the later versions with black reflectors which are LR058366 and LR058367, which in my opinion look better. Excellent service . Total cost for the pair £727 incl carriage, which is a lot of money but half the dealer price. As you all advised they are simple plug and play but required activation through the CCF. My independent specialist did this for £65. if and when i sell the car i will put the originals halogens back in and hopefully there will be a ready market to sell the HID/xenons so should recoup half of the cost. The car already has powerjets and the manual levelling on the dash works fine. My specialist is also an MOT station and advises he will not have a problem passing this set up at MOT time. Performance is great- i can now see at night! chalk and cheese over the halogens.
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9th Feb 2020 5:56 pm |
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Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053 |
Not sure about that, LED bulb replacement are more likely to fail an MoT than an HiD kit, the pattern thrown by LED cannot be as good as a decent HiD kit as the filament can never be in the correct position in the projector assembly where as an HiD bulb can be correctly positioned.
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10th Feb 2020 12:46 pm |
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M1key Member Since: 13 Jun 2019 Location: Cumbria Posts: 7 |
Glad you got sorted with headlights. I'm curious about this for two reasons: 1) I'm weighing up my options for improving my headlights 2) I'm Penrith-based, so very close to you! Which specialist do you use? Cheers Mike |
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26th Feb 2020 10:23 am |
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Lakelander Member Since: 07 Nov 2019 Location: Cumbria Posts: 238 |
i use Simon Huntingdon at Wigton. excellent quality work. he also does work on my Defender.
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26th Feb 2020 10:50 am |
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M1key Member Since: 13 Jun 2019 Location: Cumbria Posts: 7 |
Ah yes, I've used him before to help diagnose something - seems a very knowledgeable chap
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26th Feb 2020 11:03 am |
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LR2hselux Member Since: 23 Nov 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 48 |
HID or LED light sources are a Major failure for MOT in a halogen headlamp.
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26th Feb 2020 10:33 pm |
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Sperly Member Since: 26 Dec 2019 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 195 |
Absolutely correct, and rightly so. There are various chavs in Corsa's, 106's, Polo's etc round these parts that have done this modification and the reflector inside the original lamp housing causes oncoming dazzle no end. The sooner Plod start cracking down on this the better as far as I'm concerned...it has become a real bug-bear of mine recently. |
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27th Feb 2020 7:07 am |
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Lakelander Member Since: 07 Nov 2019 Location: Cumbria Posts: 238 |
not sure there are any differences between the construction of the projector headlamp itself between cars with halogen and cars with HID? same unit but plus ballast and bulb etc for HID ( plus CCF adjustment to give HID a start up boost)? FL2 SD4 XS 2013 Orkney Grey |
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29th Feb 2020 5:50 pm |
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Lakelander Member Since: 07 Nov 2019 Location: Cumbria Posts: 238 |
Of course I am just talking about FL2 here. There is a strong rumour that when LR decided to incorporate a DRL led unit in place of the second headlamp bulb, they planned to fit HID lamps to all vehicles to make up for the loss of headlight performance and compete with other luxury SUV brands.Then the accountants got involved and only HSE lux models got the HIDs ( and then Metropolis later on ). Not sure if HIDs were even a factory option? Does anybody know? All others ended up with the poor shutter/ HB3 system,which I think must use the same headlight structure but without the ballast.
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16th Mar 2020 9:21 pm |
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