Hi took my disco to its 1st pay and play since I have owned it. I now have 2 lamps full of water, is there anyway I can seal my lamps for future playing?????

I used silicone around the rubber but it makes things a pain to change the bulbs. I eventually fitted two pieces of plastic over the access holes in the slam panel. Assuming you are not actually submerging your headlights then the water drops from the slam panel on to them from above and seeps inside.

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Dave

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Well my headlights did get submerged on my outing, is it possible to get a conversion so I can fit the sealed units from a Range Rover???

It is possible to upgrade the front of your 200 to a 300 spec which I think are sealed units, this would include some metal work for the lamp mounts and you can use the later indicators as well.

When sourceing parts you will need some lamp trims and grill, I hope that helps?

I am unsure about using the range rover units,

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Dave

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Hi Geoff 30, the 300 series lamps are not sealed as they have replacable bulbs.

It is possible to replace lamps I have seen it done a few times, I don't know was is involved but i would suspect not a lot and i think the grill stays but remember it's not just the lamps but their mounting kit also..

So go for it.

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Previously for 10 years: 1987 Range Rover Vogue Efi auto.

Hi Geoff, truthfully there isn't a successful way of waterproofing your headlights.

You can try silicone seal on the rubber seal at the back but as said previously it'll make more problems than it solves.

Is it just that you don't like the idea of water in the headlights or is somethng else going on?

I would just take 'em off and empty them, when you've finished your off-road plytime. Only takes a few mins.

Cheers
Dave

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'93 Disco Tdi 200 manual,


2005 Suzuki Bandit 1200

To be honest it is just the fact they are now full of dirt where the water has settled.
Do the 200 lamps come apart so I can clean the reflectors?

No, the glass is sealed to the reflector, so remove the lamp and hold under a tap although your headlamp reflectors aren't going to last very long and will discolor and the silver will start to peel away.

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1997 Discovery ES V8 auto.
Previously for 10 years: 1987 Range Rover Vogue Efi auto.

This sounds like something I need to tinker with, there must be a way to reduce this problem.

I have seen some of the pics in the gallery, there a disco with the TD5 lamps grafted on, looks like a good conversion.

bblurry expensive tho - the instructions are about £20 and the lights about a ton at least.


and the lights -

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