Xenon bulbs

Hi All,
could someone tell me if its ok to swap halogen bulbs in the headlights for xenon bulbs, or is it more complicated than that.Is it a power issue
kind regards Steve

633Gunner said:

Hi All,
could someone tell me if its ok to swap halogen bulbs in the headlights for xenon bulbs, or is it more complicated than that.Is it a power issue
kind regards Steve

Click to expand...

Yes it is OK. Xenon bulbs are Halogen but with the addition of a small amount of Xenon gas to produce more light up to a claimed 80%, so it's a straight swap.

Hi Discool,
thanks for the info,i had some idea it would be ok but wanted to make sure, i knew someone with far greater knowledge on landys would know
many thanks Steve

Just done mine on a 2002 facelift. No worries even with plastic covers. Makes a great improvment. For a good deal try Ace Parts on ebay. Not cleaver enough to show the link, but the service is good.

Had them in mine over 2 years no problems with mot or anything else...Tony

spanishlair said:

Just done mine on a 2002 facelift. No worries even with plastic covers. Makes a great improvment. For a good deal try Ace Parts on ebay. Not cleaver enough to show the link, but the service is good.

Click to expand...

Got a phone number if it helps.

spanishlair said:

Got a phone number if it helps.

Click to expand...

Then look at LCD tail / stop lights. Freeky white bulbs that go red when activated.. gotta have them!

spanishlair said:

Then look at LCD tail / stop lights. Freeky white bulbs that go red when activated.. gotta have them!

Click to expand...

That will be LED's I have a high level brake light which came out of a Volvo estate that has clear LED's that turn red when powered up.

OK LED.. LCD whatever.. Stll good.. MOT could be an issue?? Very bright !!

Thanks everyone for all the info,great forum much appreciated
king regards to all Steve

Just had a quick look for bulbs and saw H4/H7/T10 any ideas for a discovery3

You need to speak to Katie at Ace parts. I had the same problem. Mine is a D2 but also a D3 when it comes to lights. They have a reference site that tells you the correct bulb you need. Its not perfect because they sent the correct bulbs, exept the front spots which were wrong- NO PROBS i phoned and she sent the right ones free of charge.

Thanks Spanishlair i will give them a call much appreciated would you have the number
steve

633Gunner said:

Just had a quick look for bulbs and saw H4/H7/T10 any ideas for a discovery3

Click to expand...

Halogen bulbs for the D3 with out HID lamps are H7

I fitted these to my 93 200TDI LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 89-04 XENON BULBS ICE BLUE HID SET on eBay (end time 11-Oct-10 03:42:03 BST) they look great and compensate massivly for the short commings of the Disco 1 headlight units. If you have a working dim-dip unit they are noticably brighter.

I have also upgraded my tail/brake bulbs for LED's from Aceparts my son told me they are much brighter than others but because they are that much higher they don't dazzle. They are quite expensive about £15 + postage but they have a very long life expectancey, will be fitting indicators next.

I have also fitted LED number plate lights because the MOT guy said the new replacements were rubbish so fitted these and blinded him LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 89-02 LED LICENCE PLATE LIGHT BULB on eBay (end time 06-Oct-10 18:42:09 BST)

MOT man hasn't said anything about the upgrades and he's a fussy git.