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has anyone else done a xenon conversion i done mine as soon as i bought the car and it makes a massive difference not only to the light output but to the overall look of the vehicle when the lights are on.
pic no.1 this is a pic of my van with one side converted and one standard
pic no.2 this is my bike with a xenon conversion
pic no.3 this is my bike with standard halogen bulb
will post pics soon of my fl2 conversion

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I was wondering how easily this could be done.
Let us know whats involved and approximate cost.

Cheers

charlie wrote:

I was wondering how easily this could be done.
Let us know whats involved and approximate cost.

Cheers

Sounds easy enough.

I may give it it a try when I eventually take delivery.
Thanks TD4 HSE Auto Caspian Blue

charlie wrote:

Sounds easy enough.

I may give it it a try when I eventually take delivery.
Thanks

do those headlights have automatic leveling ?

Paul wrote:

do those headlights have automatic leveling ?

brian27 wrote:

charlie wrote:

I was wondering how easily this could be done.
Let us know whats involved and approximate cost.

Cheers

its very easy mate
remove both headlights 10 mins then remove covers to access bulbs
remove standard h7 dipped beam bulb replace with new xenon h7
the kits come with a wiring harness which plugs straight into existing wires
drill one hole in plastic cover which you have removed to install the new wiring harness
refit headlights plug in xenon ballast pack then check opperation
if all is well mount the 2 xenon ballast packs somewhere behind the headlights either with screws or double sided tape.
close bonnet and enjoy
the kits on ebay range between £75--£100 including p+p
the kit i bought was 6000k which has a slight blue colour

Interesting...... Never thought they was convertion kits available, could you answer a few questions?

Will the light level adjustment still work when you convert these, as i use this alot when towing so i don't blind people aswell as slow them down

Do they alter the full (high) beam aswell?

Also when these go in how do you align the beams, so your headlights are not boz eyed? and pointing to the correct position?

finally will they still be able to be switched over if i take it to France, I've not done it but the manual says there is a lever that switches them over instead of sticking those lenses on.

Did you buy yours on eBay (eBay Shop??), or could you point me in the direction of a online shop?

Cheers

npinks Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Hi all , if you have a one of these conversions done, now bear with me its a woman thing is there anything that can go wrong i know there only lights but i have read somewhere that these bulbs have melted the plastic on the headlamps on some makes of car and could this conversion affect your warranty i asked my hubby he just said don't be daft and i was hoping for more of an answer than that really

shar wrote:

Hi all , if you have a one of these conversions done, now bear with me its a woman thing is there anything that can go wrong i know there only lights but i have read somewhere that these bulbs have melted the plastic on the headlamps on some makes of car and could this conversion affect your warranty i asked my hubby he just said don't be daft and i was hoping for more of an answer than that really

I have to admit i have thought about the diference in heat generated by the xenon convertion

If they are 300% brighter, does it mean more light = more heat? Discuss  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

I guess that each conversion kit has its own specs, but I would be very careful when upgrading. What I can tell you for sure, is that LR does not allow LR dealers to do an upgrade from halogen lamps to HID or AFS and the reason is that you need sensors around the car which are used for the auto leveling plus various special cables and computers which coordinate the whole system. Having said that, I'm pretty sure that any other available system on the market which does not include all those components is not as reliable or sophisticated. I beleive that chances are that you would blind many opposite comming drivers. I have seen some JEEP's here that have sth that looks like XENON lights (but just regarding to the white light they emit) but the rest of the headlight is like a simple halogen unit: whole result is awful! My dealer also told me that the FL2 HID is a very high tech system regarding to the bulb used and the light emitted.

Brian,
I hope you travel in a westerly direction when going to work and not easterly. I better keep some sunglasses in the vehicle when i'm out from now on...  Out with the old (2007 SE)
In with the new (2012 Dynamic with everything). Now also gone.

I found a dutch company that sells Xenon lights with automatic height leveling:

http://www.pilotxenon.com/index3.html

Seems interesting but I do not have any further information. (at present they have 1 dealer in Belgium)

On page 73 of my handbook it shows how to change the dip for use on the continent - but that only applies to the Xenon lamps. Reading your posts I assume you are like me and have the Halogen lamps. These do NOT have the lever in the picture.

I recently spent 5 weeks fully loaded and towing a caravan around France with only a very small amount of black tape on the lens.

No problems with the French flashing me. If you look at the Land Rover beams on a wall there is very little of the usual upwards triangle of light to cover up. I suspect that I might not really needed the tape at all.

Previous vehicles I have owned, have had a much larger upward triangle to mask.

npinks wrote:

brian27 wrote:

charlie wrote:

I was wondering how easily this could be done.
Let us know whats involved and approximate cost.

Cheers

its very easy mate
remove both headlights 10 mins then remove covers to access bulbs
remove standard h7 dipped beam bulb replace with new xenon h7
the kits come with a wiring harness which plugs straight into existing wires
drill one hole in plastic cover which you have removed to install the new wiring harness
refit headlights plug in xenon ballast pack then check opperation
if all is well mount the 2 xenon ballast packs somewhere behind the headlights either with screws or double sided tape.
close bonnet and enjoy
the kits on ebay range between £75--£100 including p+p
the kit i bought was 6000k which has a slight blue colour

Interesting...... Never thought they was convertion kits available, could you answer a few questions?

Will the light level adjustment still work when you convert these, as i use this alot when towing so i don't blind people aswell as slow them down

Do they alter the full (high) beam aswell?

Also when these go in how do you align the beams, so your headlights are not boz eyed? and pointing to the correct position?

finally will they still be able to be switched over if i take it to France, I've not done it but the manual says there is a lever that switches them over instead of sticking those lenses on.

Did you buy yours on eBay (eBay Shop??), or could you point me in the direction of a online shop?

Cheers

npinks