xenon

[trowel 7]

as above would these be any good in pick up truck or are these bulbs a waste of money

[Rupert]

I have them in my car and i dont care for them,its a different kind of bright,you can see stuff but it doesnt seem to fill the area with light,also they dont seem to heat up to defrost them.

[moor man]

Dont know about xenon but i fitted 'halford extreme brilliance' bulbs to my old 4x4, what a difference! When I sold the car I swapped the bulbs and fitted to the new car. Good value for money as they were a BOGOF I think

Edited December 1, 2012 by moor man

[shaun4860]

I think im right in saying that if you retro fit xenons its going to be an MOT failure as you need self leveling lights and headlight washers too,

 

cant remember when its coming in (may even be in now)

 

[Rupert]

I believe you are right.

[beerdeor]

I think im right in saying that if you retro fit xenons its going to be an MOT failure as you need self leveling lights and headlight washers too,

 

cant remember when its coming in (may even be in now)

 

You are quite right if it is a HID install.but if its just fake white light xenon bulbs then its no problem............ I should add I am an MOT tester

[Rupert]

As a MOT tester where do i stand? factory bi zenon and no in car adjuster?

[greyhead]

i'm a tester too, i agree and i wouldnt bother changing especialy to cheap chinese stuff, quite a few seem to give a poor output and pattern on the beam tester

 

are your lights that bad, i dont have any problems with my discovery or defender with plain old halogen,

[M.I.A]

I think im right in saying that if you retro fit xenons its going to be an MOT failure as you need self leveling lights and headlight washers too,

 

cant remember when its coming in (may even be in now)

 

 

My car has xenon lamp units as standard but no headlight wash?

 

Scrap that, ive just had a look at a picture and it does indeed have head lamp washers

 

I didnt know that was a must for mot, as they say you learn something new everyday

Edited December 1, 2012 by M.I.A

[bedwards1966]

If you do fit them, make sure they're adjusted correctly. Few bother, and there is little worse than some inconsiderate idiot coming the other way blinding you.

[Schern]

As a MOT tester where do i stand? factory bi zenon and no in car adjuster?

 

You don't get an in car adjuster. The system automatically adjusts based on how much weight is in the car.

[Cosd]

Phillips Night Breaker Plus bulbs are supposed to be very good. A lot of the guys on the Land Rover forum rave about how good these are.

 

Phillips Extremes are another one often talked about.

 

 

Cos

[trowel 7]

i'm a tester too, i agree and i wouldnt bother changing especialy to cheap chinese stuff, quite a few seem to give a poor output and pattern on the beam tester

 

are your lights that bad, i dont have any problems with my discovery or defender with plain old halogen,

seem to get blinded by cars cooming other way every body elses lights are brighter than mine