Yes, but you don't need to - you only have to modify the bulb. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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15th Jan 2018 10:35 am
Jimmy444
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Perhaps I'm just a cheap skate at heart, if mine give up the ghost I'll give your solution a try and see the comparison.
15th Jan 2018 10:50 am
Pete K
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I imagine car drivers aren't too impressed with this mod, as you wait to turn right out of a junction!
I imagine that is why a 35W was fitted!
I would have thought an upgrade to 55W was more than sufficient!
15th Jan 2018 1:19 pm
Erea
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I have the stronger bulbs in and I was also wondering if they would dazzle oncoming traffic especially traffic at right angles to me, but from what I have seen these lights are aimed down very low lighting up the near ground and don’t shine into oncoming drivers eyes. Dipped headlights point far higher than cornering lights.
As said, the angle is low. The beam control is also spot-on and the intensity is inline with the dipped beams (the higher colour temperature of which will cause more glare). I've been at the receiving end of them myself many times and they have never been an issue - it's no different to looking at a normal halogen headlight. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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15th Jan 2018 2:15 pm
Pete K
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Pete K wrote:
as you wait to turn right out of a junction!
On a normal car, when a car is waiting to turn right out of a junction, all your would see is an indicator flashing.
On later cars the right fog light would be on.
On a D3 the corning light would be on.
If the car coming down the road was a lower car than a D3 (quite likely), that car would have the cornering light pointing right into the windscreen.
I don't see the relevance? As dipped beams of about the same intensity as the main dipped beams but aimed lower, they will not present any issue out of the ordinary.Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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16th Jan 2018 1:11 pm
Pete K
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dipped beams point forward and do not cause a problem.
cornering lights point out the side so they can't be compared.
Yes they can - why should a beam at 0 degrees viewed at 0 degrees be any different to a beam at 45 degrees viewed at 45 degrees? On the horizontal plane, it's a perfect relationship and when it comes to any vertical inclination, occasional glare from normal dipped beams is going to be statistically much more common. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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16th Jan 2018 1:38 pm
DiscoJeffster
Member Since: 27 Feb 2016
Location: Perth
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So interesting. When I try and use H9 65W in my 2010 D4 they only turn on for a short moment before they’re disabled with a fault logged. Presumably they’re drawing too much current and the Body Computer is seeing it as a short circuit as the fault describes. Not sure why this has worked for others and not me.
7th Jul 2018 12:01 pm
Erea
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Munster
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D4 must be more sensitive to voltage than a D3.
I presume they are working normally with original bulbs.
7th Jul 2018 12:51 pm
DiscoJeffster
Member Since: 27 Feb 2016
Location: Perth
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Well I was doing the cornering light retrofit and purchased H9 but now I have a pair of H9 I can’t use. Ah well.
7th Jul 2018 1:06 pm
Erea
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Are you sure it’s the bulbs that are causing the problem so? I’d test them with a weaker bulb to see if everything works.
7th Jul 2018 1:22 pm
DiscoJeffster
Member Since: 27 Feb 2016
Location: Perth
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Yeah that's the plan. I'll try a fog light globe and see if the 55w is better. Failing that I'll have to purchase a 35w.
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