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| iruffell Member Since: 03 Sep 2010 Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire Posts: 343   
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Yes from the outside, you'll find out how rusty the retainer rings are when you do it
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12th Dec 2012 3:53pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20446
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Take out the sidelight and indicator the the plastic panel and go from there.. Easier access then otherwise you risk dripping the light by accident. You also only need to remove one screw on the headlight bezels or you will put the adjustment out of alignment. Hopefully someone will be along shortly to tell you the exact positioning of the screws I mean. I'm afraid I can't remember now.
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12th Dec 2012 3:55pm |
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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630 
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On my TD5 I did it through the back, because I'm an awkward sod.
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12th Dec 2012 4:29pm |
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| Marius Member Since: 21 Dec 2010 Location: South Africa Posts: 231  
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No space in the Puma to do them from the back
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12th Dec 2012 4:37pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309 
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12th Dec 2012 7:50pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309
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of the four screws in the main headlight bezel the ones in the 12 o'clock and 9 o'clock position are used to adjust the beam alignment
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12th Dec 2012 7:56pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20446
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Sounds right to me. I did it myself but was nearly a year ago so I've forgot which one's now off the top of my head. No Guts, No Glory.
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12th Dec 2012 7:58pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309
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Are you saying you can remove the glass and access the bulb by only removing one of the four screws holding the glass to the bezel? |
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12th Dec 2012 7:59pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309
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12th Dec 2012 8:02pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20446
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Yes I did. Mainly because I didn't want to mess the alignment up. Turns out MOT time I did anyway by changing over to Crystals anyway I assume because of a different unit. However for a simple bulb change you should only have to remove one screw per headlight remove change and re-fit. As simple as that. No Guts, No Glory. 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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12th Dec 2012 8:16pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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Nice little write-up here you may find useful in buster's guides...
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f41/headlight-renewal-130728.html Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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12th Dec 2012 8:58pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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It really is a simple 5-10 minute job. Do it as per kmac's pic from the handbook above. Once you have the indicator and sidelight units off and removed the plastic trim, remove the four larger cross head screws that secure the bowl to the wing and pull the whole lot complete with headlamp leveller out. There's no need to touch the bezel screws, the headlamp adjuster screws are the ones with the springs underneath so there should be no confusing them.
One thing to watch for is don't let any of he four screws drop down through the small slit in the headlamp box - best cover that with a bit of masking tape first. One trick is to use double sided tape which will ensure the screw will just drop and stick and not fall down through the slit into a small box section from which they are a PITA to get out. Steve. Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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12th Dec 2012 9:05pm |
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| Marius Member Since: 21 Dec 2010 Location: South Africa Posts: 231
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I'll give it a go tonight.
I'm fitting H4 55W Xenons. Thanks for all the diagrams guys. |
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13th Dec 2012 11:36am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2656 
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Spoken like a man with true experience of Land Rovers. I lost half-an-hour to a screw in that slot before! |
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13th Dec 2012 8:22pm |
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