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farmer giles

Member Since: 09 Feb 2011
Location: worcestershire
Posts: 1299

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Cairns Blue

what is the general consensus on these replacement lights, then?

the bulbs with 6-16 leds within the bulb length are good, but the ones with a wire to a 48 panel is a bit more of a faff to fit?

cheers

7th Feb 2012 9:46am

Jammer600

Member Since: 27 Feb 2011
Location: Bath/Warminster
Posts: 306

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green

Ha ha, mine arrived too, put them in, only one bloody worked!! Turned it round and hay presto

mine are the 16 led ones!! Good and brighter!! Especially for just over £3!!! 90 Puma HT

7th Feb 2012 10:00am

Inigo

Member Since: 13 Nov 2011
Location: Kent
Posts: 614

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey

I just received some 16 LED ones from Ebay and while they are nice and bright, the bulb part is a little shorter than ideal for the clips and so is slightly loose. I couldn't find out what length the bulbs should be and guessed at 36mm. I will order up a 38mm version and see if it fits more snugly.

7th Feb 2012 10:28am

Jammer600

Member Since: 27 Feb 2011
Location: Bath/Warminster
Posts: 306

Gently bend the connectors in?! 90 Puma HT

7th Feb 2012 10:38am

Inigo

Member Since: 13 Nov 2011
Location: Kent
Posts: 614

I did have a go, but they are very springy and I didn't want to bend them too much in case I want to revert back to the standard. Maybe it is being a little precious, but for another £2, I thought I'd get the right size.

7th Feb 2012 10:42am

bob neville

Member Since: 30 Apr 2009
Location: Marbella
Posts: 3247

37mm 16 LED's fitted fine in mine OK, if anything they were too tight

The retainers bend OK so you will not have an issue going back to the original, they are spring brass/steel ?

Light is excellent.

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7th Feb 2012 12:37pm

The Boy

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: East Northants
Posts: 1459

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Rimini Red

Quote:
37mm 16 LED's fitted fine in mine OK, if anything they were too tight

Mine too

7th Feb 2012 12:59pm

ickle

Member Since: 22 Jul 2010
Location: South Vendee
Posts: 1728

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Alpine White

Joe, if you nip round, I have a spare you can try - they are really good

Keith

7th Feb 2012 8:57pm

farmer giles

Member Since: 09 Feb 2011
Location: worcestershire
Posts: 1299

Hi Keith,
sorry for the late reply, little Ben has had a sickness bug yesterday and i was at home looking after him.

yep i would love to take you up on your offer. Can you pm me your address (not actually sure where you live

)

also, a heads up to say several vehicles have been broken into in the village - mainly Green Close i hear.

Cant make tonight but any other day after 7.15pm is convenient for me.

Cheers

9th Feb 2012 10:19am

shaun.mobile

Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: England
Posts: 156

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Fuji White

my 48ers arrived yesterday (after what seemed an eternity) fitted them late last night in the dark using just the illumination from the other interior light. got luck with polarity and shorting issues.

they provide a clear white light and not too bright imo, however aestetically they are less than pleasing witht eh 48 points of light glaring throught the fitting. they would have been better if they had been diffused more.

i bought 4 so that i would have spares and i am now thinking of piggybacking 2 together for the rear interior light in my 90.

we have young twins and getting them in and out of the baby seats is a nightmare in poor light with their little arms and legs flailing about.

9th Feb 2012 10:49am

JWL

Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3443

Stuck some in mine today, a 6 led in the front, another 6 led above the 2nd row seats(put another OEM interior light in months ago) and a 48 led in the back light. Looks the business, just got to wait for dark now. For the sake of £4.28 it seems to be worth doing

11th Feb 2012 3:21pm

LR90XS2011

Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: bickenhill
Posts: 3615

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

fitted my 6 LED ones yesterday I also had to tweek the holders and blew a fuse but happy with the result and the 6 LED ones appear brighter than the previous lamps DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy

11th Feb 2012 3:59pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey

CarlW wrote:
Didn't do this myself but a piece of insulation tape on the metal back plate might avoid inadvertant contact (maybe not such a good idea if you put the original bulb back in due to the heat from the bulb).

Thanks to Carls' tip, I finally managed to fit my 48 LED lights today without blowing any more fuses

Here's a picture showing the difference between the old and new. It's quite difficult to photgraph the LED lights - in reality, the individual LEDs are more clearly defined.

Click image to enlarge

They're nice and bright, although it does feel a bit like sitting in a fish tank at night

Darren

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16th Feb 2012 11:25pm

Lorryman100

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 2686

bob neville wrote:
37mm 16 LED's fitted fine in mine OK, if anything they were too tight

The retainers bend OK so you will not have an issue going back to the original, they are spring brass/steel ?

Light is excellent.

Bob

Same here with mine. 16 led in front and the 48 in back makes a big difference over the standard bulbs.

16th Feb 2012 11:38pm

robpenrose

Member Since: 15 Jan 2011
Location: Hampshire or Cornwall
Posts: 338

shaun.mobile wrote:
my 48ers arrived yesterday (after what seemed an eternity) fitted them late last night in the dark using just the illumination from the other interior light. got luck with polarity and shorting issues.

they provide a clear white light and not too bright imo, however aestetically they are less than pleasing witht eh 48 points of light glaring throught the fitting. they would have been better if they had been diffused more.

i bought 4 so that i would have spares and i am now thinking of piggybacking 2 together for the rear interior light in my 90.

we have young twins and getting them in and out of the baby seats is a nightmare in poor light with their little arms and legs flailing about.

I dont like the look of small patch of LEDs in the middle of the light lense, so Im going to double up mine too. If you fit them a particular way round, two will fit nicely together.

Will be nice and bright..

I had to order 3 more as the one of the first two that came had two LEDs that didnt work on the board Current:D4 HSE
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17th Feb 2012 9:26am

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