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Peter



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 90 Td5 SW Epsom Green
Defender interior lamp
Done a search but can't find the answer.
The interior lamp seems to be brighter in some Defenders and not others. I have recently installed a new bulb, which has actually made a bit of difference but not alot.
I noticed down the local Halfords motor factors they sell a 5w and 7w version of the interior bulb. As I replaced like for like mine is still a 5W one,
Are others fitted with 7w bulbs ?

Thanks

Peter
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LED is your friend, mines like Blackpool
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I fitted LED lamps to both the internal lights, very bright. Thumbs Up

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/48-LED-1210-3528...35c2351cfa

Plenty of choice here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p...;_from=R40
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Try MUD they do one or there's plenty on ebay once you've seen what to look for Thumbs Up It's good to be back from the dark side


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I wouldn't bother using Mud-UK for an LED interior light.

As has been said eBay has loads of choices available and most are just a fraction of the £18.00 MudStuff are charging.

Unfortunately I can't remember who I used but I got two with 20 LED's each from a UK seller for much less than half the Mudstuff price for one.

Fitting couldn't be simpler and the difference they make is far superior to a standard bulb.
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Tiger wrote:
LED is your friend, mines like Blackpool


Likewise... is like turning on the sun...
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careful with higher wattage filament bulbs, they could get hot enough to melt the light unit

LEDs must be the best way to go, low heat, low energy Thumbs Up
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5 Watt ??
Mine had 10 watt as OE fit [but fitted with LED now] Cool Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.
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Peter



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 90 Td5 SW Epsom Green
In my other 90 I fitted Fluorescent triple tube caravan lamps front and rear, which is much brighter than LED and has better light spread.
But in this instance just wanted to fit a better bulb. I have never found LED's terribly reliable.(Before CREE bulbs)

So if they are 10w, will change it to that.

Thanks

Peter
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custom90



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Peter wrote:

But in this instance just wanted to fit a better bulb. I have never found LED's terribly reliable.(Before CREE bulbs)

Peter

I tend to agree but their not all bad. I find the cheaper the LED's are the less likely they'll be any good. The standard bulbs are IIRC 36mm 10w festoon as I replaced mine just the other day with 38mm LED's although they do fit it is slightly larger.
I'd also steer clear of E-bay for any bulbs and use somewhere like Auto Bulbs Direct.

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Dave-H wrote:
5 Watt ??
Mine had 10 watt as OE fit [but fitted with LED now] Cool


I remembered it was 10W on a Td5 and the 10AS will switch a total of 20W to ground.
So i have 10W in the front, 5W in the middle and 5W at the tail door and a 1W LED strip on the tail door itself. 6yrs on, they all are still working. From the land of the most expensive land rover defenders on planet earth. At �125k for a XS 110 csw and you get to own it only for 10yrs! Please find me a good reason to stay on this island.
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Lorryman100 wrote:
I fitted LED lamps to both the internal lights, very bright. Thumbs Up

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/48-LED-1210-3528...35c2351cfa



I fitted a pair of the above ebay specials today.. WOW... Massive improvement over the standard 10w festoon bulbs.. At £3.10 for a pair, delivered from Hong Kong, not a bad investment! Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy ... ,-------,
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