Member Since: 01 Feb 2016
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 37
Discovery 3 Xenon LED DRL halo conversion
On Sunday I installed some halos in my D3. 4x120mm rings in the headlights and 2x80mm rings in the fog lights. Took a while ( 7 hours ) but was well worth it for the results. I had already had the lights apart previously to de-tango them when I bought the car back in Stepember. This time while doing the halo conversion I also sprayed the inners which are screwed into the front cover gloss black which I personally think is an awesome look.
I managed to get an ignition live to run them from an unused plug located behind the front grill which was handy.
This conversion could be done on a model with halogen lights but I think you could only install one halo in each headlight rather than the two in mine.
The pictures have uploaded the wrong way around. I was trying to show the stages you need to look from bottom to top
23rd Feb 2016 7:59 am
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6266
why not just get a Beemer?
23rd Feb 2016 8:14 am
ChrisDisco3HSE
Member Since: 01 Feb 2016
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 37
Because beemers are f*****g
23rd Feb 2016 8:23 am
grzesiul
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Location: UK
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lol
23rd Feb 2016 8:26 am
ChrisDisco3HSE
Member Since: 01 Feb 2016
Location: Lancashire
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And let's face it. It looks much better than the front end of a beemer and looks a lot meaner
23rd Feb 2016 8:30 am
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6266
true dat
hence I like LR cats much more then beemers
23rd Feb 2016 10:02 am
Panoramix
Member Since: 16 Dec 2008
Location: Milan Area
Posts: 3247
Well done Chris, looks very nice!
Which plug you used for live ingnition? Front PDC may be?
You drilled the rear of your headlamp or is possibile use the factory plug for go out with the new wires?
Max
Discovery 3 "Tank", 2.7 TDV6 - Fully Land Rover Passion edition
LR4 "Enterprise", 5.0 V8 Petrol: now factory style but it will be like that for a long time
L322 "Centurion 3.6 TDV8", Land Rover Passion edition in progress
23rd Feb 2016 10:47 am
ChrisDisco3HSE
Member Since: 01 Feb 2016
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 37
I brought the wires through a small hole in the rear of the headlight next to the indicator cap which I drilled myself and sealed it with silicone. I put them on plugs incase I need to remove the headlight in the future and I linked the fog light halo onto the same plug. I then brought both sides of the halo wires together and joined them in another plug and linked them into the unused plug behind the front grille.
The wire becomes live when I unlock the doors which is handy at night. Once I switch off the engine or lock the car they stay on for around 3 minutes until the wire is no longer live
23rd Feb 2016 11:00 am
Panoramix
Member Since: 16 Dec 2008
Location: Milan Area
Posts: 3247
Cool 8) 8) 8)
Discovery 3 "Tank", 2.7 TDV6 - Fully Land Rover Passion edition
LR4 "Enterprise", 5.0 V8 Petrol: now factory style but it will be like that for a long time
L322 "Centurion 3.6 TDV8", Land Rover Passion edition in progress
23rd Feb 2016 11:06 am
ChrisDisco3HSE
Member Since: 01 Feb 2016
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 37
There's people on eBay charging £250 to £400 to do this conversion and that's not including doing the fog lights like I've done
23rd Feb 2016 11:22 am
Woolmeister
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Some black screw cap covers wouldn't go amiss on your numberplate...
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23rd Feb 2016 11:26 am
ChrisDisco3HSE
Member Since: 01 Feb 2016
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 37
Haha didn't notice that. Might invest in someMY2006 (56) D3 HSE 126k
Rear windows limo tinted
Front windows tinted 50%
Landrover rubber Floor mats
Samsung 501 LED interior bulbs all round
Landrover logo door projectors
De-Tango'd headlights. Sprayed gloss back. 120mm LED DRL halos installed
Samsung 501 LED sidelights
Samsung H11 LED turning lights
P27 chrome Amber indicator bulbs
80mm LED DRL halos in fog lights
Samsung H11 LED fog lights
23rd Feb 2016 11:55 am
landrovergaz
Member Since: 01 Jan 2015
Location: birmingham
Posts: 5
Wire (DRL) in grille
Hi mate could you post a pic of the wire in the grille your talking about please
thanks
25th Aug 2016 5:37 pm
battrooper
Member Since: 11 Jun 2016
Location: Castlewellan
Posts: 136
Aaaaahhhh. Why could I not have seen this earlier. That looks fantastic.
I had my lights apart today for a detango and had toyed with the black idea. Even used black tape on parts to see what it looked like. I was not sure but seeing yours on a completed car is as I said fantastic...
25th Aug 2016 7:45 pm
VVS210
Member Since: 05 Aug 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 506
Chris - how did you get the fog lights apart please? I want to add LED halo DRLs to the fog lights on my D4 but having just tried the hair dryer trick to try and remove the glass from the front the 'glue' holding it in did not soften and I am now left scratching my head as to what to try next.
Any hints or tips from you or others much appreciated.
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