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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19572  
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Are you sure they are aligned properly?
I went to LR to get them done properly supposedly and they still weren’t. They were pointing at the floor. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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30th Oct 2018 8:38pm |
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| williamthedog Member Since: 29 Dec 2012 Location: south wales Posts: 3441 
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What make are the lights?
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30th Oct 2018 8:55pm |
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| Natellis107a Member Since: 01 Aug 2018 Location: North yorkshire Posts: 9 
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These are the lights that I bought.
They are aligned properly. They are great on full beam but dipped is  and struggle to see enough |
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30th Oct 2018 9:19pm |
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| Natellis107a Member Since: 01 Aug 2018 Location: North yorkshire Posts: 9
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Sorry forgot to upload
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30th Oct 2018 9:20pm |
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| Natellis107a Member Since: 01 Aug 2018 Location: North yorkshire Posts: 9
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30th Oct 2018 9:21pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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To simplify comments, afraid you’ve been taken for a ride by a Chinaman for your £58.99.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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30th Oct 2018 11:37pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4784 
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In a nutshell Eric is correct I'm afraid. To get decent and legal light output you need to be spending at very least double that on a branded pair from the likes of Trucklite, Nolden (OEM) or JWSpeaker
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1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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31st Oct 2018 6:50pm |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 906 
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Kind of sums it up. You have been unfortunate but the paradigm does hold true you get what you pay for. I doubt at the MOT the tester would be happy with that beam pattern. Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest |
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31st Oct 2018 7:16pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8578
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Sorry Natellis, the lights you have bought are illegal for road use in the UK as they are not approved for road use.
Unlike a halogen filament bulb a LED either works or does not work as long as the voltage is above the minimum to trigger it. So fitting a wiring loom will do nothing for the light output. Best advice would be to bin those, you could try returning them with the hope you get some money back but that is highly unlikely. If you look at the other items sold by that ebay seller and you will see that they are not a specialist LED seller but sells anything that they can locate in China. Chances are they just buy in stock when orders come in. I am unaware of any unbranded LED headlights which are road legal in the UK. Your real choices are 1) Fit Wipac crystal headlights with uprated bulb and loom. 2) Fit road legal branded LED headlights such as Noldens, Truck-Lites, Vision X, JW Speaker Brendan |
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31st Oct 2018 8:00pm |
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| Natellis107a Member Since: 01 Aug 2018 Location: North yorkshire Posts: 9
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Thanks for you help guys answered all my questions.
I went cheap and it didn't pay off but Odell I like the trucklite ones they look nice |
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1st Nov 2018 9:35am |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3997 
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Trucklite are good, I have those.
Your best bet might be using PayPal if the buyer won’t refund you and accept a return. Try raising an issue to say the goods aren’t fit for purpose. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS |
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1st Nov 2018 9:46am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8578
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Have a look at the latest version of a LED headlight from Truck-Lite here
4x4overlander has them for sub £300. This headlight is a four function light, low beam, main beam, DRL and direction indicator and carries all the correct approval markings for legal use in the UK. Please note that in the UK that a motor vehicle is only allowed one indicator per side at the front of a vehicle so it is a case of either indicator in the headlight or the standard indicator at the front of a standard Defender. There are many more multifunctional lights being produced especially in the 90mm range. Brendan |
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1st Nov 2018 9:51am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8578
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Please be aware and be careful where you buy your LED headlights from.
On one well know internet site there are (being polite) some scamming businesses. There is one company selling
for less then £100 Sounds a right bargain there doesn't it compared to normal price of around £400 Only slight problem is that these are unbranded, illegal headlights which are just trading off the the name of a reputable headlight maker using the correct part number from a reputable maker. If headlights are claimed to be DOT/SAE approved they are illegal in the UK. Please learn what the correct approval markings look like to avoid the scammers. Brendan |
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1st Nov 2018 10:06am |
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| barbel jim Member Since: 12 Dec 2012 Location: Northants Posts: 1411 
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Have you reported the listing Brendan ??
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1st Nov 2018 3:00pm |
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