Crackers
Member Since: 18 Sep 2013
Location: Camberley, Surrey
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MY2005 with basic halogen headlights.
What's the best upgrade to make those dull filament bulb candle-like sidelights brighter please chaps?
Simples, like.... 
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 8th Jul 2020 9:12 pm |
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Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
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You can get LED's
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| 9th Jul 2020 8:04 am |
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Crackers
Member Since: 18 Sep 2013
Location: Camberley, Surrey
Posts: 162
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Thank you. I am aware of that, however, many of the posts on the subject point to products that are no longer available.
I'd welcome any up-to-date views on products, options, things to avoid.
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| 9th Jul 2020 10:31 am |
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nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
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I use these..https://www.powerbulbs.com/product/philips-x-treme-ultinon-led-w5w-t10-6000k
Very bright and white rather than blue... I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
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| 9th Jul 2020 10:36 am |
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Geoff at Drym
Member Since: 18 May 2015
Location: Cornwall
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Advanced Factors stock them (or certainly did a very short while ago). When fitting they will only work a certain way . If they don't light up, turn the bulb 180 degrees and refit. They are polarity sensitive. I've got them on my 2007 D3 and they are a vast improvement.
Got them on all interior lights as well.  2007 Disco3 2.7 tdv6 SE
gvif with reversing camera
V8 brakes with new EPB module and shoes
Later D4 grille
Alive tuning remap
Mazda MX5
Ferguson ted20 tractor
Hyundai Getz 1.4 (wife's )
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| 9th Jul 2020 10:39 am |
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Crackers
Member Since: 18 Sep 2013
Location: Camberley, Surrey
Posts: 162
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Thanks Nige and Geoff. A search for LED bulbs on AF site returns nil results?! I'll check out the ones Nige recommended (after I've spoken to my mortgage broker!)....
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| 9th Jul 2020 10:50 am |
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Lrsg
Member Since: 10 May 2020
Location: Norway
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Or don't bother with new bulbs, replace the whole unit:
https://www.powerfuluk.com/vehicles/land-r...rades.html
Bought a pair of the led side repeaters when I failed to seal the originals, which were constantly drawing water. Higjly recommended, and completely waterproof.
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| 9th Jul 2020 7:27 pm |
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Crackers
Member Since: 18 Sep 2013
Location: Camberley, Surrey
Posts: 162
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Thanks. I had a good look at that link but you lost me there bud.. I don't see any simple sidelight LED upgrades?
Love the instruction on one product to put the light unit in the oven!
Just brighter sidelight bulbs, that's all I want, that are e-marked and legal...
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| 9th Jul 2020 9:20 pm |
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aja4x4
Member Since: 14 Apr 2019
Location: Westbury
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Just get a pair of xenon head lights, they take seconds to fit and give the best light output of any car i have ever driven
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| 9th Jul 2020 9:49 pm |
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Crackers
Member Since: 18 Sep 2013
Location: Camberley, Surrey
Posts: 162
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Don't think I have the loom for them bud...? Don't even have an Aux socket!!!
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| 9th Jul 2020 10:04 pm |
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aja4x4
Member Since: 14 Apr 2019
Location: Westbury
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As far as i know they use the same plug
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| 9th Jul 2020 10:09 pm |
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Crackers
Member Since: 18 Sep 2013
Location: Camberley, Surrey
Posts: 162
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Simple plug-and-play on a Disco 3, with no dash light warnings or loom changes required..?
Sounds good if that's how it works 
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| 9th Jul 2020 10:36 pm |
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Waylander11
Member Since: 21 Apr 2016
Location: Leicestershire
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you would need to update the ccf otherwise they will flicker when first turned on this is what i had to do on mt 2008 other than that yes plug and play D3 in Buckingham blue now SWMBO's Mine D4 commercial
Xenon's fitted Timed climate
EGR Blanked Remapped
Remap Reversing Camera
gear box reset
updated Bluetooth
4x4 info
all done by Bodsy
Fridge fitted
Reversing camera fitted
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| 10th Jul 2020 6:28 am |
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Motolab
Member Since: 18 Oct 2019
Location: Sleen
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| Re: Sidelight Upgrade to LED |
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Crackers wrote:MY2005 with basic halogen headlights.
What's the best upgrade to make those dull filament bulb candle-like sidelights brighter please chaps?
Simples, like....
This topic seems to turning in a direction away from the title 
Even In the xenon headlight unit, these „sidelight“ bulps are still filament bulb candle–like lights...
And yes you can make them LED...
The earlyer mentioned/advised philips 5w5 T10 will do a great job..although i like the 4000k more In my xenons, because it matches the xenon colour (4300k) better Best regards
Harold
Always looking for Pre '55's & Pre war British Motorcycles! knowing or having one for sale? PM please. I visit the UK 6 times a year
Ps. I edit my texts quite often, english is not my native language, so I will edit My “typo’s” etc.
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| 10th Jul 2020 8:03 am |
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