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adriansnelius
Member Since: 31 Aug 2011
Location: manchester
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Hi
I would like to update my regular lights on the disco3 to xenon
My wife has found some on eBay and I am unsure if they can be easily fitted to my car?
They are the adaptive type xenons but my lights are regular.
Thanks
Adrian
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 6th Sep 2011 7:29 am |
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Bodsy
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They will work, but you may need to plug them into a car that already has adaptives in order to get them to be level.
Other than that, you need to get the Xenons enabled to stop the startup flicker. Plenty of people (Wiggs, Geoff & some others) on here can enable them.  Bodsys Brake Bible
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| 6th Sep 2011 8:35 am |
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geoff.
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: West kent
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wiggs is nearest to you he,s in manchester
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| 6th Sep 2011 8:38 am |
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TwelveSticks
Member Since: 16 Jan 2010
Location: Dublin
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Switching the halogen units for the normal (non-adaptive) Xenon ones is a straight plug-and-play job - done it myself. I don't think that you can switch for the adaptive ones though...
I should add that, although others have needed them 'enabled' to stop the flicker, mine didn't need that. 2001 D2 GS (I must be mad!)
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| 6th Sep 2011 8:39 am |
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geoff.
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: West kent
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you can use the adaptive lights as standard xenons just done mine and you can also enable the cornering lights
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| 6th Sep 2011 8:44 am |
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adriansnelius
Member Since: 31 Aug 2011
Location: manchester
Posts: 11
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Hi all,
Thanks again for the quick and useful replies
I will get the xenon headlights and try fitting them,
Geoff, thanks for the info on wiggs, but unsure who he is as I am new to all this.
Thanks
Adrian
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| 6th Sep 2011 11:15 am |
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sopjas
Member Since: 30 Dec 2008
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I fitted some on my 55 plate S model and no flicker so did not need to do anything.
Just fit either way they will work. 'Just because you're breathing doesn't mean you're alive'
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| 6th Sep 2011 11:25 am |
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Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
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adriansnelius wrote:
Geoff, thanks for the info on wiggs, but unsure who he is as I am new to all this.
Adrian Click Here For Wiggs' profile
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| 6th Sep 2011 12:02 pm |
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KeroseneJunkie
Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Herts.
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I have just bought a used 2005 (05) D3, and am new to LR and the Discovery. My D3 was sold to me as 'S' spec, but I actually believe it is the base 7-seater model as there is no sat nav and no Xenon headlights fitted etc, and no S' badge either, although a LR main dealer told me that not all 'S" spec vehicles were badged (?). Anyway, one of the halogen dipped beam headlight bulbs has just blown: have I really understood this thread correctly, can you really just replace the halogen bulbs for Xenon bulbs? What about ballast etc.? Have I misunderstood something here? - I thought some kind of conversion kit was needed to fit Xenon bulbs into a D3 with halogen headlight bulbs...
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Ian
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| 10th Sep 2011 10:29 pm |
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dsd1036
Member Since: 27 Feb 2010
Location: Surrey
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geoff. wrote:you can use the adaptive lights as standard xenons just done mine and you can also enable the cornering lights
Not all have cornering sir 
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| 11th Sep 2011 5:47 am |
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Popelka
Member Since: 31 May 2008
Location: Praha (Prague)
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they are talking about changing the whole headlight unit it will also have the ballast with it, the light units are same size/shape/fitting so just swap out Experience is a difficult teacher, because she gives the test first and then the lesson afterwards!!!!
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| 11th Sep 2011 6:34 am |
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anglefire
Member Since: 09 Mar 2010
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You can do the swop without doing anything - but chances are they will flicker for a few seconds on start-up. (The halogens are soft-started to make em last longer )
Wiggs enabled mine about a year ago and also did the corner lights as I had the adaptives - The up/down movement seems fairly stiff, but the left/right is relatively loose. I have had them checked to alignment after I first had them enabled and they were fine - and have been through the MOT this year no problems (With lights  ) too.
When you switch them to/from Europe they will tend to move left/right as the lever is quite deep in the unit. I just move them back to center and they are fine - I've never been flashed - and as I say when checked they were bob on Mark.
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