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william john



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United Kingdom 2012 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey
HIGH LEVEL BRAKE LIGHT

Hi, has anyone considered trying to source an led equivalent unit to replace the original.
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BossBob



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I simply replaced the incandescent lamp with an LED. There is already a light pipe to spread the light from the point source of the filament so that works for LED’s too.
I bought these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143847676967
Post #420414 16th Apr 2022 7:13 pm
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william john



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United Kingdom 2012 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Thanks Bosbob. I would need a red led as mine is the white lens.Any suggestions.
Post #420420 16th Apr 2022 9:01 pm
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BossBob



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Baltic Blue

Red lens, white lens. The incandescent lamp in the white HLBL lens that I fitted to replace the original red HLBL is a plain ordinary clear lamp so why do you need a red LED?
Post #420424 17th Apr 2022 5:41 am
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BasketBoy



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Zermatt Silver

Replaced mine with one of these...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363213229438?fi...BMupiF7oZg

Works perfectly and a reasonable price. 2007 TD4 HSE
Post #420431 17th Apr 2022 9:38 am
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william john



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United Kingdom 2012 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

sorry, was understanding you would need red bulb in clear lens. Obviously not so.
Post #420496 20th Apr 2022 5:45 pm
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Lightwater



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If the brake light complies with an incandescent bulb, why replace it? Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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CED



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Can’t see the point point of messing about with these LED bulbs and the problems that crop up on system that isn’t designed for them
Post #420515 21st Apr 2022 2:12 pm
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Boxbrownie



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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

BossBob wrote:
Red lens, white lens. The incandescent lamp in the white HLBL lens that I fitted to replace the original red HLBL is a plain ordinary clear lamp so why do you need a red LED?


It’s a CHMSL*……..pronounced chimsle……. Laughing

*Centre High Mounted Stop Lamp

I fitted an LED bulb in ours, worked fine with no warnings. Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......
Post #420516 21st Apr 2022 2:22 pm
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BasketBoy



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Zermatt Silver

CED wrote:
Can’t see the point point of messing about with these LED bulbs and the problems that crop up on system that isn’t designed for them


I replaced mine as the original high level light had cracked. no issues with the LED version, also replaced all the interior lights with an LED set from PowerfulUK, again no isues and much better light. 2007 TD4 HSE
Post #420525 21st Apr 2022 5:24 pm
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Martin S



Member Since: 23 Apr 2022
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United Kingdom 2015 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Stornoway Grey

BossBob wrote:
I simply replaced the incandescent lamp with an LED. There is already a light pipe to spread the light from the point source of the filament so that works for LED’s too.
I bought these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143847676967


I replaced the std bulb with led and thought nothing more about it — UNTIL — the locking on the tailgate stoped working. It kept unlatching every time I applied the brakes. Put the std bulb back in and it’s back to normal!
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BossBob



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Strange! That didn’t happen when I fitted an LED in my high level brake light.
Post #432333 7th May 2023 9:34 am
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MotionInc



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LED in mine, no issues.

Make sure the LEDs are CANBUS error free models everywhere on the vehicle.
Post #432335 7th May 2023 10:35 am
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