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ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Heated TruckLite Phase 7

BCdefender, a member from Canada, in another thread kindly pointed us to this new TruckLite. With countless posts on here about all LED headlights in wintry/snowy conditions remaining too cold to avoid snow build up on the lens, TruckLite have launched a real innovation here, the heated TruckLite Phase 7. Kudos to them for being the first to launch such heated LED headlamp. Details below.
http://www.northridge4x4.com/truck-lite-he...ights-pair
Now waiting for Nolden and JW Speaker to follow suit, and launch a heated Nolden2 and heated Speaker EVO3.

Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw

4th Nov 2015 5:18pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Great idea. Should have done that from 'day one first generation!' Let's not go there!

How do you fair with yours in Wintery conditions Eric? The single time we did have any significant snow here the build up on mine was quite bad. The light-guards retaining the snow didn't help matters either. If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

4th Nov 2015 5:51pm

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6657

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

What I think someone should use is those lamp sources which let off a bit of heat as well. I think they might catch on

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

4th Nov 2015 5:54pm

dave18

Member Since: 11 Jul 2015
Location: Gorleston, Great Yarmouth
Posts: 497

1984 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Portofino Red

Wonder how much for UK spec ones !!

4th Nov 2015 6:14pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

Martin wrote:
What I think someone should use is those lamp sources which let off a bit of heat as well.

Euhhhh? Not sure I understand such complicated English phrase as Martin uses here. Is that Queen's English, or Shakespearian maybe? Can you repeat in plain cockney for this foreigner? You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw

4th Nov 2015 6:39pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

I'm not sure either Eric, it's not just you!

Does he mean candles?

If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

4th Nov 2015 6:44pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

K9F wrote:
Great idea. Should have done that from 'day one first generation!' Let's not go there!

Your fishbowls would have dried out naturally then Mal, or you might have had to change your goldfishes for tropical fish, maybe Amazon Piranhas.

Now as to your question about how I fare with my EVOs in wintry conditions, well,..... you know, I have never driven in the snow since having them installed. The SVX barely has come in touch with 1 or 2 drops of rain in the last 3 years.

Still, I think these heated LED lamps are one of the best developments I have seen in the last year.
If Nolden would launch such a heated version, or Speaker does, I may well change. Out of those two my choice probably would be Nolden, because I really do not like this half moon parking/DRL light of the EVO2. Much prefer the more discreet smaller parking light LED of my EVOs, and want to keep my sober Alive Tuning DRL bumper.
That being said, the heated TruckLites obviously look even more classic than Nolden and Speaker, so if Naka or other bring those to right hand driving Europe, I might go for the heated TruckLites.

And me who thought to be over with upgrades for this year, and could start saving for more already planned Entreq reliability upgrades to be installed in Germany after the winter.

4th Nov 2015 7:00pm

Green Machine

Member Since: 19 Nov 2010
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 1226

I think what Martin is referring to is the fact that a traditional halogen headlight bulb generates a certain amount of heat (just put your hand infront of a standard Defender headlight once it's been on for a while), which has a side-effect of melting any snow on the lens. An LED lamp obviously generates far less (almost no) heat, hence the problem of snow build-up becomes a potential issue. 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green

4th Nov 2015 7:08pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

K9F wrote:
Let's not go there!

You went there didn't you Eric?

ericvv wrote:
Your fishbowls would have dried out naturally then Mal, or you might have had to change your goldfishes for tropical fish, maybe Amazon Piranhas. Eric

I was thinking exactly the same. Maybe a little sand and a lizard or two?

If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

4th Nov 2015 7:17pm

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6657

Yep I was referring to heat given off by a good old halogen bulb.

What do the car manufacturers (BMW/Audi etc) who fit LED/laser headlamps as factory fit do?

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

4th Nov 2015 7:19pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

Some have washers but certainly not all. Not sure if they're heated either?

If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

4th Nov 2015 7:39pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

^^ I think those cars all have washers, noblesse oblige, non? New Beemers, Audis, etc. with LED headlights are abound here in Geneva, even the new scooters here have LED headlights already. To my knowledge none of those have heating elements, like the new TruckLites do have, incorporated into their lenses.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw

4th Nov 2015 9:16pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8582

To the best of my knowledge Trucklite have been offering heated lights to the American military for a number of years now.

They are available for LHD vehicles, I do not think they are available for RHD/UK spec vehicles.

Brendan

4th Nov 2015 9:18pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

^^ Fine with me

With the proper E marking, bring 'em on Brendan and Peter

Seriously now, reading the link from our Canadian friend, it looks like a brand new evolution of the Phase 7, so not sure at all that this has anything to do with military specs, so worth for you/Peter to dig in to. Guess I would not be the only one interested in heated LEDs.

4th Nov 2015 9:31pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8582

Military heated Truck-Lites have been around for a while now.

Standard Truck-Lites have product code 27270C

Heated Truck-Lite have product code 27275C

Now Truck-Lites with heated lens are definitely DOT marked which have a very different beam pattern to E marked ones. Now some questions may have to be asked.

Brendan

4th Nov 2015 10:50pm

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