I have a 2012 six cylinder Freelander 2. The plastic lenses on that model are clear so the brake light globes are red. The side pins are also offset.

A year ago I had a brake globe go so I went to my local car parts shop where I was informed that they could help if I bought a clear bulb (Packet of two) then spray it with lens dye, a substance hitherto unknown to me. Anyway, it did the job but I had to file off one of the offset lugs to make it fit.

Recently the other brake light globe went, so I contacted WA's only Land Rover dealer where I was quoted $Au242.00 for two globes (supply only) and they would take three days from Sydney.

Now I have a great auto electrician so I went to see him. Within 90 minutes he had two red globes delivered by courier (along with other stuff he had ordered) He discovered that the terminals where the globe sits were also dirty, so cleaned those, filed off one offset lug and it worked a treat. I gave him twenty bucks.

The other thing that I need to explain is that when I had earlier attempted to use my one year old spray dye, the can refused to work so in an attempt to make a new clear bulb red, I dipped it into red paint. This was a mistake as I learned that these globes run very hot. It was fortuitous that the terminals were dirty and a circuit was not made otherwise there could have been a fire. So I don't know how much the " genuine" globes cost overseas but just advising there is an alternative to paying big bucks. I would be interested to know if anyone else with my model Freelander 2 has had any brake globe replacement issues.

No different to my A3+ Xerox printer years ago. They wanted about $1000 for a memory card. The printer cost about $4000. Went to a computer shop I had been using for years, about $80. Badge engineering at its best!

LR original bulbs are Philips or Osram. LR original starter battery in my car was an Exide. Pull a few things out of the car and they will have Ford stamped on the back. Roof rack rubber strips have Volvo on the back.I haven't looked but the external light fittings probably come from Bosch or the like. Pretty much like every car. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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Why wouldn’t you just go to Supercheap & buy a pair for $7… (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
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Just saw this. RE my globes. I went to Super cheap. They only had plain globes with the pins I wanted. So I bought those plus a can of lens dye. A year later when one of them went I replaced the globe with a seven dollar one that I ordered from my auto electrician. He filed off one of the offset pins and it worked.