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D327V6TDI
Member Since: 05 Jun 2008
Location: WIGAN
Posts: 6
  
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my 2007 d3 hse seems to eat brake light bulbs. the guy at the business next door has a 2007 d3 commercial that is the same, and a customer has just pulled into our yard in a 2006 d3 hse with the drivers side brake light out, he said he is on the 2nd bulb in six months. are there any other members with the same problem or is it just a coincidence?
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 5th Jun 2008 4:12 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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BIG problem. A lot of us have switched over to LED rear lamps and they seem to last ages. The bulbs from Land Rover seem to last a lot longer than your typical Halfords replacements too from anecdotal evidence on here. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 5th Jun 2008 4:32 pm |
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Bodsy
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Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
Location: In the Clubhouse
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| 5th Jun 2008 4:34 pm |
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Ian 2206
Member Since: 30 Oct 2006
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 114
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18 months old and both brake lights have failed...the nearside one yesterday. What are the best LEDs to go for? D3 HSE, Stornoway grey, 2007 MY, side steps, privacy glass, door protection strips.
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| 5th Jun 2008 4:58 pm |
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jowett110
Member Since: 13 Jul 2007
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 265
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12 months in 3 off side and 2 nearside.
If on an auto, you probably sit with footbrake on at traffic lights, whcih does wear the bulb - put the EPB on and then get problems with that!  Wish I had a D3, but at least I now have a Landie - YIPEE
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| 13th Jun 2008 8:49 pm |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15214
 
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jowett110 wrote:- put the EPB on and then get problems with that!
Or if you don't want problems with your EPB ... stick it in Park  I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
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| 13th Jun 2008 9:02 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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NoDo$h wrote:BIG problem..
How long do you want them to last? bear in mind that brake light filaments were originally designed early last century for occasional use - the advent of the auto box means that brake light usage is far greater than they were designed for, and TBH, is a couple of £ every six months or so such a BIG problem? 
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| 13th Jun 2008 10:37 pm |
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craig
Member Since: 08 Aug 2006
Location: Home of LR.
Posts: 2545
 
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20 months into ownership 
38k on the clock
All original bulbs and still working
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| 13th Jun 2008 11:18 pm |
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Slimer
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Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
Posts: 16295
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1 blown in 30 months on the last D3 (replaced with the spare that's conveniently kept just below it ), none gone so far in the 9 months I've had this one, definitely doesn't rate as a BIG problem Al 
Oh, and I use my EPB all the time and it's never had an issue  The End
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| 13th Jun 2008 11:35 pm |
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philhunt
Member Since: 16 Sep 2007
Location: MI5 not 9 to 5
Posts: 1761
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Ian 2206 wrote:18 months old and both brake lights have failed...the nearside one yesterday. What are the best LEDs to go for?
Like many others on here, I replaced my brake, stop, side and numberplate lights with LEDS from UltraLEDS - there's a number of threads on this site so have a troll around for them to get advice on part numbers etc. On your first 2 orders from the firm you can use the discount code DISCOVER10 to get 10% discount.
The firm's website can be found here ultraleds
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| 13th Jun 2008 11:57 pm |
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jowett110
Member Since: 13 Jul 2007
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 265
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ronp wrote:jowett110 wrote:- put the EPB on and then get problems with that!
Or if you don't want problems with your EPB ... stick it in Park
Not as easy for traffic light drag races though Wish I had a D3, but at least I now have a Landie - YIPEE
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| 14th Jun 2008 10:07 am |
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