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Philip1972
 


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Yes, another idiot question from me (Headlamps)

I have searched for info but I get confused Embarassed

I have a 2011 Disco 4, and I seem to have Xenons, but thats it. Sidelights are normal and no DRLs.

Now, I can get pretty much any headlamps I like for almost free, so, if I get some from say a 2016 Disco, ASmile Will they fit straight in and BSmile will they work?
  
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Needs new bumper for 2016 lights unfortunately. Sad

PS And not an idiot question, the only idiot question is the one you don't ask. Thumbs Up

PPS And how can you get any lights for free? Whistle
   
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h I see.

So what year are the most modern lights I can fit?

And shhh, but I am in charge of headlights and rear lights at JLR Whistle

I guess I should know the answer to my question really, but I havent worked on the Disco 4
  
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Disco_Mikey wrote:
Hi there, new best friend Thumbs Up Whistle


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Well....

Philip1972 wrote:
h I see.

So what year are the most modern lights I can fit?

And shhh, but I am in charge of headlights and rear lights at JLR Whistle

I guess I should know the answer to my question really, but I havent worked on the Disco 4


Well Philip
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Staff sales discounts etc is all well and good, but you still have to fund the 50k or whatever to have a new one!

I like to buy my car's, and i would feel a little bit sick if i had a 50k loan for a car Thumbs Up
  
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is there a definitive list of what headlamps should be on a given D4 ?

I'm asking because current car doesn't have any headlamp levelling adjuster inside the car and dealer said he thought there was except on the xenon equipped cars (which have to have auto levelling). when I look at the headlamps themselves, label says "non-level" or similar.

Are they the right units ?
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DSL wrote:
Needs new bumper for 2016 lights unfortunately. Sad


Not strictly true Whistle

You do need the later grille, but 2014>> lights fit a pre 14 bumper, there's a very small almost unnoticeable gap where the grille corner and bumper meets Thumbs Up

If you don't have fairy lights, you don't have xenons, IIRC all xenons have led fairy lights, but not al, have active cornering or infiltrate lights, the lens looks like a xenon as its a glass fish eye, but the halogen has the same lens with a 5w side light, very rare early landmark lights are halogen with fairy lights Thumbs Up

So as for new lights, fill your boots Thumbs Up

Hardware17 wrote:
is there a definitive list of what headlamps should be on a given D4 ?

I'm asking because current car doesn't have any headlamp levelling adjuster inside the car and dealer said he thought there was except on the xenon equipped cars (which have to have auto levelling). when I look at the headlamps themselves, label says "non-level" or similar.

Are they the right units ?


I've a D4 GS, came with poverty level Halogen, before that a D3 S again started life with halogen, neither had an internal leveller , with air suspension you don't need one, the car self levels to accommodate payload, there is a manual adjuster on all light units , you can set the height accordingly with that

Yes I fitted xenons to both Thumbs Up
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thanks Beanie.

I was spoilt somewhat by the previous D4 "GS" being oddball spec .. Xenons, leather seats (but not heated) for starters ... dealer suspects it was ex-demo.

On replacement, which is an XS, I've tried uprating the halogens but it's not noticeably better and I was thinking of LEDs but when I was picking up a DRL kit last week, someone came in bringing back mid-range LEDs and saying they weren't any improvement over Halogens ... so it's going to have to be high-end LEDs. But Xenons aren't much more than that £-wise.

Decisions, Decisions.
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Get quality xenon bulbs, I use osram cool blue intense, no concerns, have also had Phillips xtreeme in the past, both good upgrades Thumbs Up
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Thanks beanie for a great response Thumbs Up

So if i go a take out my halogens and bung in a pair of 2016 lamps, will they work straight away, or do I need wiring and some ECU jiggery pokery?
  
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You'll need to enable xenons in the CCF to get them to work Thumbs Up
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