highlandcow
Member Since: 14 Oct 2009
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That's me ordered a pair of white LED lights. I'll see how I like the colour temperature and think about replacing the doors' puddle lamps.
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 1st Nov 2010 10:35 am |
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SazzaG
Member Since: 30 Jan 2010
Location: Sussex
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I'll be very interested to see how the puddle lamps are - the brighter the better with those, I think!
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| 1st Nov 2010 1:59 pm |
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highlandcow
Member Since: 14 Oct 2009
Location: Location
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...and received an email before noon informing me that they've been dispatched.
I'll take a photo of the puddle lights if I do change one - I'm not home for another ten days or so.
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| 1st Nov 2010 3:29 pm |
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MogulBoy
Member Since: 07 Feb 2010
Location: Devon
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I take it the puddle lights are in the doors on the Disco? i.e. you open the door and the light illumates the ground. Shame that they dont have them built into the door mirrors as that serves to illuminate the ground as you approach the car and not just as your stepping out of it. That's the one feature that I will miss when I ditch my Ford C-Max (Ghia) for my new Disco!
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| 1st Nov 2010 4:48 pm |
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highlandcow
Member Since: 14 Oct 2009
Location: Location
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There are puddle lights in the wing mirrors on the D4 and FL2, but not the D3, in addition to puddle lights on the doors.
The D4 wing mirror lights are LED, the FL2's are filament of some description.
To go further off topic, I agree with others that the D4's wing mirror puddle lights are a missed opportunity for providing illumination for the wing mirror surround cameras.
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| 1st Nov 2010 5:37 pm |
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DaveC
Member Since: 29 Sep 2009
Location: Wirral
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Quote:There are puddle lights in the wing mirrors on the D4
is that a HSE thing as I haven't got lights in my XS mirrors?! 
the puddle lights are in the bottom of the doors so nicely illuminate your saturated shoes   XC90 T8 R Design Pro
MY14 D4 HSE Lux (sadly gone)
Mariana Black with Ivory interior and lots of toys!
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| 2nd Nov 2010 5:01 pm |
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highlandcow
Member Since: 14 Oct 2009
Location: Location
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DaveC: it might be an HSE thing, both the FL2 and D4 with wing mirror puddle lights were/are HSE.
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| 2nd Nov 2010 5:27 pm |
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DaveC
Member Since: 29 Sep 2009
Location: Wirral
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damn damn damn XC90 T8 R Design Pro
MY14 D4 HSE Lux (sadly gone)
Mariana Black with Ivory interior and lots of toys!
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| 2nd Nov 2010 5:33 pm |
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mwestcrew
Member Since: 24 May 2005
Location: Warwickshire
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The LEDs in the mirrors are great....they come on with the headlights when you plip for "get you home" lights and when you unlock and it's dark. They are really bright and very focused. I'd like to try and get some of these to swap for my puddle lights. They are probably not available without the whole mirror though!  2011 D4 Landmark, Mini Cooper SD Clubman, Range Rover Vogue SE
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| 2nd Nov 2010 9:20 pm |
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SazzaG
Member Since: 30 Jan 2010
Location: Sussex
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I've got the puddle lights in my XS, but maybe they came as part of the surround camera package? Not sure. They are marvellous though!
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| 2nd Nov 2010 11:05 pm |
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scootay2k5
Member Since: 20 Jan 2010
Location: nottingham
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back to the subject regarding replacing the 501 bulbs for LEDs from the all mighty HIDS4U does anyone know how many bulbs exactly are required
Tailgate?
Puddle?
Interior?
etc.
Sorry its a bit cold and raining outside, just wondering if anyone knows
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| 3rd Nov 2010 12:30 am |
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DiscoDad
Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Beautiful Teesdale
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Hang on a minute! What's all this about LED puddle lights in the door mirrors?
My HSE doesn't have them and there is no mention of them in the handbook (not that I can find anyway)!
Anyone got a picture of these lights?
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| 3rd Nov 2010 12:41 am |
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scootay2k5
Member Since: 20 Jan 2010
Location: nottingham
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even my D3 got them... if your not happy i dont mind swapping cars with you? 
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| 3rd Nov 2010 12:42 am |
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Jamieklb
Member Since: 15 Aug 2010
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At least 20 bulbs if you do all of them. That's why most of mine are from that auction site. 2015 Discovery 4 HSE Corris with Blackpack
1965 100" Coil Spring Hybrid Offender.
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| 3rd Nov 2010 7:58 am |
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mwestcrew
Member Since: 24 May 2005
Location: Warwickshire
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Well I know a bit more about this now....if you have surround cameras then you get superbright LEDs in the bottom of the mirrors. All this talk of changing bulbs made me think about changing my door bottom puddle lights for these very bright LEDs. So I went to the stealer to look at the MicroCat and there were no LEDs shown, I got them to order a door mirror camera and it turns out the LED is part of camera module.
I'd take a picture but the car is at the Stealers again and no idea when it'll be back!! 2011 D4 Landmark, Mini Cooper SD Clubman, Range Rover Vogue SE
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| 5th Nov 2010 6:44 pm |
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