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lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2832

Headlamp failure

There's a lot of people on the USA Defender forum having failures of the halo LED in premium headlights.

However l've not seen mention of it on here. Has anyone had this part fail on their Defender? lt's just the halo ring that seems to be the issue, not the actual headlight or side lights.

These parts are not cheap, although Powerful U.K. are offering replacements at around 1/4 the price of Land Rover.

5th Jun 2023 7:26am

lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2832

Nobody then.

lt must be a USA thing, maybe only affecting LHD versions?

5th Jun 2023 12:02pm

whiterdesign

Member Since: 10 Jun 2021
Location: Preston
Posts: 269

I’ve seen some uk failures mentioned on the Facebook pages 110 XS 250 MY 23 Gondwana Stone, Cold climate pack and towbar

5th Jun 2023 12:40pm

mmbanf

Member Since: 16 Mar 2021
Location: Milano
Posts: 166

it would be interesting to understand the origin of the defect, here in Italy I saw a defender with a DRL failure, it could be a condensation problem, or excessive temperature (there is a fan inside the headlight) or who knows what else… .

5th Jun 2023 1:35pm

stevemfr

Member Since: 18 Sep 2022
Location: Strasbpurg
Posts: 138

It's a Land Rover. It's not a failure, it's a feature. It's a happy Defender winking at the world

RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s,
2 FL1s and a L663 on the way

5th Jun 2023 5:19pm

zilch

Member Since: 11 Sep 2019
Location: Whitsundays & Sydney
Posts: 820

Had our near side front headlight replaced under warranty due to the Halo DRL failing,
work was done 3 weeks ago when it was being serviced.. so add Australia 🇦🇺 to the list

yet another pommie bar steward down under

MY20 110 P400 SE Defender
MY10 3.0 RR Sport

9th Jun 2023 10:35am

Moo

Member Since: 01 Oct 2021
Location: UK
Posts: 1398

I saw my first one the other day. Looked very lopsided! Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.

9th Jun 2023 1:08pm

dsstephens

Member Since: 06 Jul 2022
Location: Hartwell
Posts: 16

on my 2020, the passenger side DRL died a couple of months ago. The day before it was replaced at the dealer, the drivers side died. So I went from one side dead to the other side dead for months, since the driver side won't be available until July.

Fortunately, both under warranty, given the absolutely absurd cost for a headlight and complete lack of serviceability. 2020 SE First Edition
2004 Disco2
1986 110 V8
1971 Series IIa 88”

10th Jun 2023 11:46am

lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2832

ln the U.K. there's already a company offering headlamp units for a fraction of the LR price. l imagine LHD versions will soon be added to their catalogue.

lnterestingly they seem to be manufactured by the same company who make the OE headlamps.

13th Jun 2023 3:33pm

Moo

Member Since: 01 Oct 2021
Location: UK
Posts: 1398

Saw another DRL failure today. Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.

15th Jun 2023 11:21pm

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