Member Since: 29 Oct 2014
Location: Sydney
Posts: 17
Front Parlklight Bulb Replacement
Hello Fellow Disco3ers,
Looking for some advice on LED parklight bulb replacement.
I was able to purchase a few different types of LED bulbs W5 (501) online, these look great! nice, strong while light however, these only seem to last a few weeks and then they start to flicker and die-off.
Guessing this is due to some sort of issue with what may be compatible for Disco 3 and LEDs.
Would anyone know what type and best place to buy a W5 parklight bulb to fit my Disco 3 which may be compatible?
Or should I simply stick to the common halogen?
Thanking you in advance. 8)
Rgds
Gab
4th Mar 2017 10:56 pm
JMack
Member Since: 02 Aug 2014
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 1517
I presume you mean the small 5W5 bulbs in the headlight assembly. (in the UK they are called side-lights, or positioning lights)
I've found it depends on the quality of the LED that you fit, as to how well/long it lasts.
This type have been mostly very poor,
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But these ones so far have been very good.
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I have tried both types in interior lights.
In my 'side lights' I have
and they have been in for over a year.
5th Mar 2017 12:04 am
Roidster
Member Since: 04 Nov 2016
Location: London/Herts
Posts: 137
i had the same issue. The cheap ones are just unreliable. For sidelights I can heartily recommend these type
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6th Mar 2017 9:38 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Got 30 of these cheap ones in the D3 & D4, and 2 in SWMBO's Jazz.
Not a single element has failed in any of the 30 since fitting last September, no flickering either. Lots of expensive options for LED bulbs but not all the cheap ones are unreliable.
6th Mar 2017 9:50 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13635
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i bought a set of those after u recommend them and are brilliant
replaced the side lights and all the interior ones
couldn't believe the difference inside the landy ,
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