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| Bonfire Bumpkin Member Since: 09 Mar 2022 Location: Chiddingly Posts: 8  
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thanks all - appreciate all the input (and no-one's patronised me yet, unlike the old D2 forum on LZ |
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9th Mar 2022 9:29 pm |
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| Bonfire Bumpkin Member Since: 09 Mar 2022 Location: Chiddingly Posts: 8
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d'oh - just realised I managed to send the link to Bobupndown via PM rather than on here, so he'll now no doubt think i'm flirting outrageously |
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10th Mar 2022 9:43 pm |
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| Grimdog Member Since: 08 Sep 2020 Location: Wakefield Posts: 313 
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At face value, I would pick the red one. Love the colour of your first choice, but newer metal and it's already passed the 50k potential money pit. Bonne chance |
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10th Mar 2022 10:40 pm |
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| Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2805 
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Ha ha! 😘 Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948 2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS. 2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone) 1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy) |
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11th Mar 2022 8:58 am |
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| Nodge68 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Newquay Posts: 2082 
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The odd mix of tyres (some Chinese) would suggest it's been run on a budget, so hopefully the service schedule has been kept up to date. To me it seems expensive for a 9 year old vehicle, but they are holding the money at the moment. For comparison, in 2020 paid £2000 for my 2009 MY SE as a bad runner, and sank another £1000 into it to bring it up to scratch, for which I replaced a piston, a replacement low miles cylinder head, rebuild rear diff, new brakes and shocks all round. Fingers crossed, it's working as it should now, and hopefully remains that way for a good while yet. It all depends on how much cash you want to sink into a depreciating asset, especially as fuel prices are on the rise, and electric cars are getting cheaper all the time. Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone. Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver. 1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project. |
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11th Mar 2022 4:15 pm |
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| Bonfire Bumpkin Member Since: 09 Mar 2022 Location: Chiddingly Posts: 8
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yeah - the assortment of oriental liquorice-based tyres was particularly unedifying but I'd budgeted for having to put full set of something decent on there anyway, so no real issue going forward; bit odd though as the spare is a pristine wrangler - wondering if another four of the same didn't disappear when this one was consigned to the temporary care of the dealer !
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11th Mar 2022 8:18 pm |
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| Thrud Member Since: 09 Oct 2021 Location: Home Posts: 92
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Best go to Powerful Uk and fill your boots! Good luck with the purchase, hope all goes smoothly.
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12th Mar 2022 9:25 am |
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| Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2805
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If its got halogen headlights, which I assume as GS of that age will have you'd be best taking the bulbs out, throwing them away and replace with a couple of candles! Seriously though they are poor and bulbs blow regularly. The best upgrade I have made is an hid kit from auto bulbs direct. Best £70 you will spend on it. Others have tried a variety of led bulbs with varying success.
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12th Mar 2022 10:42 am |
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| Sangina Member Since: 14 Dec 2017 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 42 
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Bob,did you replace both main and dip beams needing 4 bulbs.? |
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12th Mar 2022 12:34 pm |
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| PRadd Member Since: 09 Apr 2020 Location: East Lancs Posts: 359 
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A single bulb (HB3 9005) does both High & Low beam on a 2014. I'll be fitting 2 new ones tomorrow, will see how they last. 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 Manual Dynamic
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12th Mar 2022 12:51 pm |
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| Sangina Member Since: 14 Dec 2017 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 42
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looks like i need 4 bulbs as they are H7 replacements,lot of money at £150 for 4. |
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12th Mar 2022 12:57 pm |
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| PRadd Member Since: 09 Apr 2020 Location: East Lancs Posts: 359
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I bought 2 Osram/Sylvania HB3's yesterday for £15.63 (exact same bulb as are in currently (1 blown now) at least 2 years old - were in when I bought vehicle in Feb 2020) I'll see how they last 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 Manual Dynamic
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12th Mar 2022 1:22 pm |
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| Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2805
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As above, a single hb3 halogen is all you get for main and dip beam on each side, a shutter lifts when you select high beam so it's only 1 set of hids you need. The difference really is like night and day once they are fitted👍 Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948 2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS. 2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone) 1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy) |
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12th Mar 2022 3:48 pm |
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| PRadd Member Since: 09 Apr 2020 Location: East Lancs Posts: 359
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I presume the single HB3 replaced separate main & dip bulbs when the lights changed with the facelift? Is that when the "signature" DRLs came in?
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13th Mar 2022 11:35 am |
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