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warren



Member Since: 14 Oct 2009
Location: East Lancs.
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England 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Santorini Black
Lack of Lights
Big Black is throwing her toys out of the pram again...

On my way back from North Yorkshire and put the lights on as it was starting to get dark. Get's a bit darker and I thought the lights didn't seem to be lighting up all that much. Turns out only the sidelights are working.

Put the side lights on and the dull dip-dim lights come on as normal, but put dipped beam on and they go out again. High beam works as normal.

LRA coming out tomorrow morning to have a gander.
Post #60237 20th Feb 2011 7:18pm
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noworries4x4



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That will be the light stalk contacts burnt out and melted i have had 2 switches so far If everything is under control you are not going fast enough.

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Post #60239 20th Feb 2011 7:30pm
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warren



Member Since: 14 Oct 2009
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England 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Santorini Black
Oh joy!

Guess I could think of it as an additional security device. If someone robs off with it they won't see where they're going, and because theres not much diesel in it they won't get far if they do... Every cloud eh!
Post #60247 20th Feb 2011 7:41pm
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leeds



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For such a young vehicle I would not expect the light stalk to have a problem. 10+ years yes

When we sell Lightforce lights as additional driving lights we recommend that they are NOT wired through the normal light stalk.

This means that they are NOT road legal in the UK however they do provide a completely seperate light system if your main lightstalk burns out



Brendan
Post #60257 20th Feb 2011 8:22pm
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K9F



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
I have a set of 240 XGT Lightforces and have used a tap off the main beam feed for the relay coil for the lights in series with an independant illuminated switch! The few milliamps required to pull on the relay won't have any adverse effects on the main beam stalk contacts and can be independently selected or deselected by means of the dash switch! Thumbs Up 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!!
Post #60262 20th Feb 2011 8:59pm
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noworries4x4



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Mine is standard Land Rover all the way but i have still had 2 light switches burt out (i do do a lot of escort work lights on in daylight 8hrs+) If everything is under control you are not going fast enough.

Every Day 16 MY Discovery 4 Commercial Workshop and Escort Vehicle
Weekends 07MY L322 TDV8 Vogue SE
Series 1 80" 3ltr 6cyl with overdrive
No Worries 4X4
Post #60266 20th Feb 2011 9:13pm
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Toplink



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We must all remember who makes the light stalk. Mr Lucas aka the Prince of darkness,I believe he patented the short circuit. Its never over in my land rover.
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Post #60279 20th Feb 2011 9:50pm
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warren



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England 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Santorini Black
LRA been out. Fuses, bulbs, switch, stalk, relay, etc all ok but still no dipped beam.

Back at the dealers again...
Post #60332 21st Feb 2011 10:38am
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DefenderOfTheEarth



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
My lights (and Defender lights in general) are so poor on dipped, I sometimes wonder if they are also broken!!

Main beam is fairly decent.

Anyone retro fitted xenons to a Defender? Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.
Post #60334 21st Feb 2011 10:42am
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ken



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TBH fitting Xenons on a Defender raises quite a few questions, In the end I went for a LED solution thats e marked as well and lets say the results are great.

By no means a cheap solution but IMHO a proper solution
Post #60336 21st Feb 2011 10:48am
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DefenderOfTheEarth



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
Ken - any details? LED lights are the way forward IMO.

My bike like has six XPG LEDs kicking out up to 1700 lumens - more than a car headlight on main beam!

Two of them (I tested two for a review) on my bike on the BM roof (BM lights in full beam):


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 Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.
Post #60337 21st Feb 2011 10:54am
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ken



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Try Tim at the mobile centre great guy knows his stuff


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Post #60339 21st Feb 2011 11:03am
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DefenderOfTheEarth



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
Cheers! Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.
Post #60345 21st Feb 2011 11:44am
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warren



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England 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Santorini Black
There was a small writeup on those LED lights in last months LROi

Just been to pick up the hire car... Disco 4 Shocked
Post #60347 21st Feb 2011 12:41pm
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warren



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England 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Santorini Black
Turned out to be the relay after all!

Friggin' thing!
Post #60645 22nd Feb 2011 9:27pm
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