I've got the Halfords 382 LED Upgrade 21W bulbs in mine, very bright and nice and white. If you've got a trade card, they cost £10 for the pair and have a 5 year guarantee I think.1972 Range Rover Classic 2 door V8
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28th Jul 2017 10:58 am
stiff
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You could always fit a Rigid Industries LED pod and wire it into the reversing circuit as well as put a 3-way switch up front so you can switch it on as a stand alone rear light or when a tailgater flashes you at night...
Not that I condone the latter...or have looked at the wiring...or have a switch and light handy that just needs fitting...MY2008 D3 - It got me hooked...gone
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28th Jul 2017 11:12 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Just upgraded bulbs will be fine, I don't want NASA to think there's been a solar flare on the drive. Plus trying to keep this car as standard as possible, it's a novel experience.
Will have a loook at the Halfords ones.
28th Jul 2017 2:14 pm
lynalldiscovery
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Be aware I fitted some led reverse light bulbs and they stayed on when driving, I never noticed but luckily a workmate told me, I can only assume as they use so little power the slightest bit was enough to power them up.
28th Jul 2017 2:34 pm
professorpool
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Cut and psate from their website:
Halfords 382 P21W LED Car Bulbs x 2 Extra Info
Twin pack
Suitable for 12V vehicles
6000K colour temperature – bright white appearance
500 lumen output
Low energy - last up to five times longer than standard bulbs
Easy to fit
Faster illumination for safer driving
Five year guarantee
Suitable for interior and off road use only
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28th Jul 2017 2:35 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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It too worried about the "off-road use" malarkie, its for use on my drive and that's deffo off the road.
28th Jul 2017 2:39 pm
professorpool
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More curious than worried.
I wonder why that is in the description?D3 07 SE - still going strong
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28th Jul 2017 2:41 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Probably coz they are brighter than standard bulbs.
28th Jul 2017 2:43 pm
Mr.Pastry
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OK fair one. Is there a legal issue with regard to the brightness of reversing lights?
I have an LED spot wired up to my reversing lights, fitted professionally and been through an MOT.D3 07 SE - still going strong
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FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
They're not checked as part of the MoT so shouldn't cause any issue. The only problem is if they are on while driving forward. I used to run 2 15w LED work lights as reversing lights never an issue for MOT.1972 Range Rover Classic 2 door V8
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2016 Land Rover Discovery 4 Landmark
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28th Jul 2017 3:51 pm
SHARKYSHARKS
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Re: Reversing light upgrade, which one?
DSL wrote:
Had a look for recommendations re LED reversing lights, but just got confused. Any recommendations from AF? I did find "GLO112" but got nothing found.
Suggestion peeps, please.
I've got the Advanced Factors GLO 100 they're 😎
Even got them as sidelights on my Scania
And on my Transit comparison between them and standard ones
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28th Jul 2017 4:23 pm
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Went for the lazy option and the £19.99 ones from Halfords, well was in there anyway.
Before
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After
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Will see the full difference once it gets dark.
11th Aug 2017 2:21 pm
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There was a thread some while back about upgrading reverse lights and I got some that were recommended back then. They are very good and still going strong. I'll see if I can find the thread.
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