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Headlight bulb confusion?
Can anyone advise me which replacement bulb I need. Headlight photos below, the blue ring is the bulb thats failed.
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12th Aug 2019 1:01 pm
kajtzu
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You need a D3S xenon light. These are also sometimes called HID.
I myself am partial to Osram as a brand but there are many others. I would change both sides rather than only one side.
12th Aug 2019 1:09 pm
edwardandtubs
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any tips on whereabouts to buy the bulbs, just looked on Halfrauds they want £77 a bulb!Discovery 4 HSE Luxury Santorini MY12
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12th Aug 2019 1:22 pm
RogB
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thats about right for Hellfrauds and other places in general
have a look at Advanced Factors who i believe are a site sponsor on here
12th Aug 2019 1:34 pm
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Amazon are quite good price wise for the Orsam Night Breaker ones, about £120-140 for a pair.
12th Aug 2019 2:21 pm
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Those don't normally fail per se, they usually lose their brightness but don't usually fail.
Now for the bad news, the replacement will be considerably brighter than the other side and very probably, a different colour, which is why you should replace them in pairs. Mods:
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12th Aug 2019 2:38 pm
Batfink
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Have a look on hids4u. I got a pair of D2S for my D3 from them on their recommendation and they were a million times better than the rubbish Philips ones that were in there. They were about £65 for the pair 2006 TdV6 HSE.
12th Aug 2019 3:16 pm
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I got mine from Powerbulbs.com
12th Aug 2019 3:30 pm
dgardel
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Re: Headlight bulb confusion?
edwardandtubs wrote:
Can anyone advise me which replacement bulb I need. Headlight photos below, the blue ring is the bulb thats failed.
The bulb? or the Ballast (the ECU attached on the bottom of the headlamp) [13C170 on the pic below]
Those don't normally fail per se, they usually lose their brightness but don't usually fail.
Now for the bad news, the replacement will be considerably brighter than the other side and very probably, a different colour, which is why you should replace them in pairs.
I suggest you to replace them in pairs !!!Discovery 5 tdv6 HSE Corris Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition IID Pro MV License
12th Aug 2019 4:41 pm
edwardandtubs
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I've ordered some cheap bulbs, will see if that fixes it - if not I'll look at the ECU
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12th Aug 2019 6:36 pm
edwardandtubs
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Cheap bulbs turned up and all working now - thankfully it wasnt the ECU Discovery 4 HSE Luxury Santorini MY12
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14th Aug 2019 5:38 pm
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