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| Beco90 Member Since: 10 Jul 2024 Location: South Wales Posts: 33  
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Hi all,
The recent thread on LED headlights https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic96225.html has prompted me to seek out an upgraded headlight relay for my Defender. I don’t really like LEDs so would like to stick with getting the most out of the output of my standard headlights. In my previous Defender I fitted a loom from the Dutch outfit Land Reiziger. However when searching for them earlier sadly they seem to have closed down. Can anyone recommend where I can source a good quality upgraded headlight loom? I’m aware of the Red Bison/Boomslang version but would like to avoid that given its poor reputation for quality and the use of only one fuse and a fuse holder with a reputation for melting/failing - I don’t want to run the risk of losing both main and dipped beam. See here for example: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic45391.html I don’t have the ability to make my own, so was hoping that another small business might have stepped in to fill the gap in the market. Can anyone recommend a good option/supplier? Many thanks |
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13th Jul 2025 8:07am |
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| fogbank Member Since: 30 May 2024 Location: Daylight Savings Posts: 30 
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Having had the Landrigzier on H7s in wipac crystals and LEDs there’s no comparison, I’d personally never not have LED, the best but sadly not legal were the classic car LEDs in the crystals, the normal h7s were so bad i decided it was worth the risk running the LED bulbs until i could put some sealed units in, i eventually went to Truck Lites to stay legal but they weren't as good as the wipacs with LEDs .
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13th Jul 2025 5:58pm |
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| Notyalc Member Since: 27 Jul 2018 Location: Northumberland Posts: 170 
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https://www.paddockspares.com/pm330-boomsl...-loom.html
There will be other sources… Google defender headlamp loom upgrade. |
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13th Jul 2025 6:15pm |
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| Beco90 Member Since: 10 Jul 2024 Location: South Wales Posts: 33
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Many thanks for this - I’ll drop Paul a DM to see if he would make something up for me. Otherwise maybe I’ll have to put a wanted advert up for a Land Reiziger loom and hope someone has one on a shelf after swapping to LED units! Yes, I wish I had the knowledge and confidence to build my own but it doesn’t seem safe or sensible to teach myself on a fairly critical system haha |
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14th Jul 2025 5:44pm |
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| Beco90 Member Since: 10 Jul 2024 Location: South Wales Posts: 33
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Thanks - that was actually the version I was trying to avoid  but it did lead me to spot that FlatDog are advertising a “heavy duty” version of the Boomslang loom, although it doesn’t explain in exactly what way its heavy duty… possibly waterproof relays. I’ve emailed them to ask whether the heavy duty version is now properly fused. I’ll post any reply I get here for others. |
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14th Jul 2025 5:46pm |
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| fogbank Member Since: 30 May 2024 Location: Daylight Savings Posts: 30
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Might also be worth speaking to Dan Padmore who owns pace automotive, he’s been very proactive with wiring fixes.
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14th Jul 2025 7:25pm |
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| julian Member Since: 17 Feb 2017 Location: Devon Posts: 182 
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It's just some wire and relay holders.
I've, previously, purchased a "boomslang" one new. If I was ever to need another, I think I'd get one of the £15 eBay ones and extend the wires if I needed to. |
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14th Jul 2025 9:46pm |
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| Vitesse Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Sussex Posts: 401 
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I re wired the lighting circuit completely on my Puma not long out of the factory. Appopriate relays and new loom to fit in with the existing setup. That was 10 years ago and have had zero issues with the lighting electrics. I run crystals (don’t like the LED headlamps ) and are perfectly good enough for me.
But I agree that fitting the aftermarket loom or developing your own solution definitely helps the standard headlights to perform better and in my case I am still running the original switchgear 👍 2015 90 XS Santorini Black |
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16th Jul 2025 10:36am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20910
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Ceramic plugs can be a better option for halogen (incandescent bulbs) due to heat, but with LED standard is fine. Personally I just used plastic, as whilst the ceramic can be better with heat, it can also be slightly brittle and less resilient, so something to think about. _\Hennessey|Venom| F5/___
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