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Xenon lights
I've noticed on my disco 3 Hse that only one xenon light comes on with full beam. It's fine otherwise,What bulbs would you recommend? TIA
11th Feb 2017 2:00 pm
Pete K
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The bulbs nearest the grill will be H7's.
Osram and Ring are good brands, but don't go spending silly money as they don't do an awful lot.
I noticed a Salisbury filling station were selling ring bulbs the other day. £3.50 ish ? for one.
Good brand, should last, nothing fancy
11th Feb 2017 2:11 pm
thommo1927
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Hello Pete,Sorry for the confusion but this is the bulb I'm in about
11th Feb 2017 2:55 pm
Pete K
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That's the HID isn't it?
On main beam a flap moves and the top half is brighter
11th Feb 2017 2:58 pm
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DSL will be along, and recommend a bulb for the HID soon. D3 owned from new, P017 brake recall, BAS FBHIC, new FBH, LR013487 oil pump, new water pump. RRS front lower suspension arms. New suspension compressor/ relay. New Denso alternator. CuNifer rear brake pipes. New GKN rear propshaft. New HPFP belt & tensioner. New A/C Condenser.NO WARRANTY for many many years.
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11th Feb 2017 6:56 pm
JMack
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thommo1927 wrote:
Hello Pete,Sorry for the confusion but this is the bulb I'm in about
That's the Xenon bulb in there, (D2S) but it has only one 'filament' instead there is a small shutter that opens for full beam. If your dipped beam works then the bulb is ok.
The small shutters have been know to stick open, so it may have been modded to stop it opening for high beam. I have done that to mine as despite working on the shutter problem several times it till jams open frequently.
The other lights beside that lamp only come on with main beam so I haven't noticed any real loss of light.
11th Feb 2017 7:31 pm
thommo1927
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These ok ?
11th Feb 2017 7:40 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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6000k will be bit blue, better 5000k or 4300k.
11th Feb 2017 7:48 pm
thommo1927
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Ok cheers
11th Feb 2017 7:49 pm
JMack
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It's a D2S not R that you need as well.
If you do need a bulb, since you said in the first post it didn't work on high beam but was fine otherwise.
11th Feb 2017 7:52 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Could be the shutter thingie in the light unit not playing?
11th Feb 2017 8:04 pm
thommo1927
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Is the shutter inside the headlight easy to get at ?Cheers
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