SIMON C
Member Since: 14 Nov 2006
Location: MID WALES
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i know its been asked BUT please read all before you shoot me down. have agreed p/x for a new SE today and my old SE has xenons have asked the dealer to swop lights cos im sure it can be done, but have been told it definatly CAN NOT be done and that the've confirmed it with Land Rover they say it's a new loom and relays also needs to go on computer to activate and can only be done in factory. D3 SE auto
D2 2 INCH LIFT, SNORKLE, CHIPED (and scratched)
AND THE WEEKEND TOY 90 3.9V8 AUTO FULL CAGE, WINCH AND LOTS OF EXTRAS!
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 5th Mar 2008 7:45 pm |
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Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
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Unless you have the adaptive adaptive ( lights move in the direction the vehicle is cornering) xenons then they are spinning you a story Simon.Adaptives need futher work .I've a set lying in my shed that I haven't got the guts to fit in case it wrecks the electronics.
Normal Xenons can be swapped straight into a vehicle that has previously been fitted with standard Halogens.I've done it as have countless others on the site.Simple lift out the halogens and pop the xenon units in .
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| 5th Mar 2008 7:53 pm |
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SIMON C
Member Since: 14 Nov 2006
Location: MID WALES
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any special tools needed, id love to swop them in front of the useless f***ers D3 SE auto
D2 2 INCH LIFT, SNORKLE, CHIPED (and scratched)
AND THE WEEKEND TOY 90 3.9V8 AUTO FULL CAGE, WINCH AND LOTS OF EXTRAS!
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| 5th Mar 2008 8:17 pm |
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Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
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8 fingers , two thumbs .You could even use one of the fingers to express your opinion 
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| 5th Mar 2008 8:20 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Mine (non adaptive) were swapped over from an 05 'S' to an 08 'XS'
Easy to do and apart from the occasional *flickering at start up they work fine. Unplug the cables, pull the tab (hardest bist as its damn stiff), and lift out.
You'll need to remove the grill too - but thats easy peasy.
Practise it first and then go to the dealer and show them how its done.
*As long as the engine is started before the lights are turned on, they dont ever flicker. Even then its just a couple of flickers a bit like a neon tube starting up.
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| 5th Mar 2008 8:25 pm |
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SIMON C
Member Since: 14 Nov 2006
Location: MID WALES
Posts: 35
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 thanks might just do that  D3 SE auto
D2 2 INCH LIFT, SNORKLE, CHIPED (and scratched)
AND THE WEEKEND TOY 90 3.9V8 AUTO FULL CAGE, WINCH AND LOTS OF EXTRAS!
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| 5th Mar 2008 8:26 pm |
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Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
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and charge them for your time in showing them how to do it
Good Luck
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| 5th Mar 2008 8:28 pm |
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90BHP
Member Since: 18 Oct 2006
Location: Half way along the road on the right
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. . . or borrow a set of halogens on "new car day"
Fit them before trade in and put the Xenons back into yours later in the day.
 "To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
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| 5th Mar 2008 9:03 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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(Apologies to Damon Albarn)
A stiff tab can be avoided if you take a route straight through what is known as..... White Grease.
Spray some white grease on the sliders and they slide a lot easier. WD40 and other spray oils are too thin or tend to attract dust, glooping up the sliders but white grease spray seems to be spot on. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 6th Mar 2008 10:06 am |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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Discowex wrote:You could even use one of the fingers to express your opinion
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
2007 Golf GT DSG
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| 6th Mar 2008 2:14 pm |
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Jimbob Squarepants
Member Since: 27 Oct 2007
Location: Miles Away from Home
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I'm watching a pair of Xenons on eBay, they are listed seperately. They seem very cheap at £80 each plus £20 P+P.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DISCOVERY-3-BI-XENON...dZViewItem
Are these what I need to upgrade to Xenons? I thought they were £780 per pair. Too much intellectual firepower can damage your common sense.
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| 28th Mar 2008 1:23 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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That looks suspiciously like the adaptive headlamp. There seems to be an extra lamp mounted in the sidelight assembly, which is only fitted on the adaptive lamps. NOT plug and play. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 28th Mar 2008 1:35 pm |
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Jimbob Squarepants
Member Since: 27 Oct 2007
Location: Miles Away from Home
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Thanks ND, I'll give them a miss then. Too much intellectual firepower can damage your common sense.
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| 28th Mar 2008 1:37 pm |
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BrumLee
Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
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Has anyone suffered cracks in the headlight lens that doesn't seem to be caused by impact damage? I have LR MOT warranty that says lamps, bulbs and reflectors are covered for breakage if it's a failure, anyone tested this?
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| 28th Mar 2008 2:31 pm |
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