Angel1403
Member Since: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Scotland
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Hi,
I got my D3 today...........Its great what a great drive! Its so much better than my Cayenne S that I traded in.
Anyway, it a 2005 model HSE Its supposed to have Bi-Xenon lights however, I cant see the beam turn when I turn into a corner nor do the beams do a self movement test when I switch the lights on (Cayenne Did)??
Is there an easy way to tell if it is Bi-Xenon as oppossed to Xenon....or are all HSE Bi-Xenon by default?
Cheers
Allan
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 18th Oct 2006 9:16 pm |
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WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 3637
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Hi Allan,
The 2005 model HSE does have the Bi-Xenon lights but the adaptives (with the beam turning feature) did not appear until the 2006 model - sorry about that.
Paul 1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
1999 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Rioja Red, sold
2002 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Buckingham Blue, sold
2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Adriatic Blue, sold
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Zambezi Silver, sold
2011 Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE Nara Bronze, sold
2016 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Lux Nav Twilight Bronze, sold
2020 Range Rover Evoque P250 First Edition, Nolita grey, sold
2023 Range Rover Evoque P300e Autobiography, Carpathian grey
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| 18th Oct 2006 9:20 pm |
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oliver77
Member Since: 23 Jun 2006
Location: Mid Wales
Posts: 398
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It should have Xenons and you should be able to see this by having like a glass ball in the headlight unit and no headlamp leveling switch on the light control panel. I think your car will have standard Xenon's but is a little too early for them to be adaptive unless they were specified when new.
Enjoy your car though
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| 18th Oct 2006 9:21 pm |
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Angel1403
Member Since: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 59
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Thanks Paul.................So in reality are they just Xenon or are there Bi-Xenon lights that dont move but are better than normal Xenon lights??
Sorry if a stupid question 
Cheers
Allan
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| 18th Oct 2006 9:23 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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turn the lights on manually before starting the car, if they're adaptives, they 'do the dance', you'll also have the H7 lamp in the sidelight compartment of the lighting cluster - if you don't, they're not adaptives
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| 18th Oct 2006 9:24 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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The landrover definition of Bi-Xenon is:
Xenon gas-discharge lamps produce a brighter, whiter beam with twice the light output and 60% more spread than the glowing filament and reflector system of conventional Halogen lamps. The result is a headlamp that gives deeper, more effective illumination of the full width of the road, while using 30% less power and with five times the lifespan.
Bi-xenon headlamps use a single xenon lamp to produce both the high beam and the low beam. The full light output is used to produce the high beam, while the low beam is formed by moving a shutter between the bulb and the lens, thus blocking off a portion of the light.
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| 18th Oct 2006 9:27 pm |
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Angel1403
Member Since: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 59
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Thanks everyone
I think they are adaptive I tried the manual on method and I think they danced
I did not want to do too many on/off I have set the lights for manual use> I will keep an eye on it.
Cheers
Allan
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| 18th Oct 2006 10:13 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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There will be no think about it, its very noticable. Is it a 2005MY or a 2005 built car? From memory it was the 2006MY that started the adaptives, they are actually pretty good and the kids love them! DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 18th Oct 2006 10:20 pm |
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Angel1403
Member Since: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 59
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I think it 2005MY it has (5) in the vin and was reg 4-05.
Yea, it was very noticable on the Porsche.
If they are not attaptive I will still be happy...........Its a much much better drive than the Porscge was.........although, not quite as fast 
Cheers
Allan
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| 18th Oct 2006 10:29 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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Interesting to hear objective differences between the two. What did you use yours for (on and off road) What is the experience like of owning one etc. DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 19th Oct 2006 11:19 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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A Pepper Pig off road 
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| 19th Oct 2006 11:54 am |
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Angel1403
Member Since: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 59
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Pelyma wrote:Interesting to hear objective differences between the two. What did you use yours for (on and off road) What is the experience like of owning one etc.
I only had the Cayenne S for 2 month prior to the Disco. All on road use.
Porsche good points:-
Its a Porsche
Its very fast
Nice quality.
Great 6 speed auto box.
Very good dealer customer care.
Porsche Bad points:-
Poor steering very heavy & not, for me anyway, nice to drive around town.
Very thirsty average 15.8 mpg town & dual carriageway mix.
I had steel suspension.Very hard ride. Air much better
Insurance expensive & tracker required.
The Cayenne with the smaller engine is better to drive but very slow compared to Cayenne S.
Disco 3 Possitive.
A different world much better steering and for me the better all round package. It will also be better off road/snow etc.
More space.
Nicer interior
Looks better
More MPG
Cheaper insurance
If I had test drove a Disco 3 at the same time as Porsche I would have purchased the Disco!
Disco Negative.
Auto box a bit slow to change in comparison to Porsche, but still ok.
I hope this is useful?
Cheers
Allan
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| 19th Oct 2006 10:10 pm |
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Swifty
Member Since: 13 Sep 2006
Location: here
Posts: 245
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Hi,
I think you have sorted it now, but I have a 2005 S with Bi-Xenon that re defo not adaptive, but i had a loaner 2006 HSE that defo did have adaptive as well as loads of other stuff mine doeasnt have (  boo-hoo).
As others have said, you can easily see them dance around and if you have slow tight corners, you can clearly see them moving.
I found them really usefull on the roads around here - but hey, back to the S now and the lowley Bi Xenon without adaptive. I'll struggle on!
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| 19th Oct 2006 10:39 pm |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
Posts: 11412
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Does anyone know the part nos. of the xenon lamps, non-adaptive type? Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
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| 31st Oct 2006 9:46 pm |
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WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 3637
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Slimer posted this information a while back, have a look at the post below.
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic4176.ht...art+number 1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
1999 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Rioja Red, sold
2002 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Buckingham Blue, sold
2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Adriatic Blue, sold
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Zambezi Silver, sold
2011 Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE Nara Bronze, sold
2016 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Lux Nav Twilight Bronze, sold
2020 Range Rover Evoque P250 First Edition, Nolita grey, sold
2023 Range Rover Evoque P300e Autobiography, Carpathian grey
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| 31st Oct 2006 9:51 pm |
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