Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Hampshire
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Xenon headlights ???
used n/s and o/s headlights
Part code XBC500042 AND XBC500052 edit (just read that they are OK)
spotted the above for sale, are they a straight fit into a D3 SE 57plate? (they are OK)
whats the going price for a used pair?
11th May 2010 12:23 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
Slimer was selling some new OEM ones a while ago - £450 if I remember correctly, about half the main dealer price I believe.
So long as they're not the adaptive ones, they should go straight into a 57 plate SE with no problems. Well mine did anyway.
Edit to add; I've still got them, I took them out and re-fitted the original Halogen lights when the car was written off.
They are now surplus to requirements Clive
11th May 2010 2:11 pm
DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 4398
The adaptive ones WILL WORK in a non-Xenon D3. They act exactly like normal Xenons and once set up for MOT test do not move. I have these in my D3 and have been perfect since fitted.SOLD - 23my Range Rover Sport D300 Dynamic SE
11th May 2010 5:05 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 4317
I can confirm what digitaljunior says.
I changed my bi-xenons for adaptive bi-xenons and STILL haven't got around to fitting the rest of the electronics/wiring, so mine are working as straight swaps at the moment. No problems at all.
The beam pattern does not move of its own accord even though the motors haven't been used and they've been fitted in my D3 for 6 months....assuming that the were pointing straight forward when removed from the donor vehicle, they will keep pointing straight forward.
If for some reason they are wonky, it is a 5 minute job to fit them to a D3 with adaptive bi-xenons so that they do they disco dance and level themselves and then you can remove them again and refit them to yours.2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
11th May 2010 5:23 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 4317
I almost forgot....there is actually a setting in the CCF that tells the BCU whether halogen or bi-xenons are fitted.
If you swap halogens for bi-xenons and don't get this updated, then the bi-xenons will flicker slightly on start-up, but that's it....no real issue 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
11th May 2010 5:24 pm
DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 4398
At last someone who agrees with about Adaptive Xenons SOLD - 23my Range Rover Sport D300 Dynamic SE
11th May 2010 5:37 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
digitaljunior wrote:
.. The adaptive ones WILL WORK in a non-Xenon D3.. .
My apologies
I should have realised, I know they work the other way round.Clive
11th May 2010 6:19 pm
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crwoody.
No apology required, It has been a long held belief on this board that adaptive headlights could not be used on non adaptive equipped cars and would turn to point to the floor when first used on a Non Adaptive equipped Car.
I really do not know why this is / was.
However upgrading ones ICE was also once automatically regarded as impossible. But yet i proved that to very much be not the case and demonstated it to the ultimate degree with this thread
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic37092.html?highlight=
Many have since followed my lead with lesser, but no less sucessfull results.
Adaptive headlights have internal stepper motors fitted which can, under specific circumstances only, be driven by the AFS control ECU such that they alter the angle of the beam by about 5 degrees, up, down, left or right. with only a 5 degree capability, You would have to use an angle grinder to find a way to get them to point at the floor
When removing AFS lights from a scrapper / donar. It is really unlikely that they wil be pointing anywhere except straight ahead. even if they did the manual adjustment would allow sufficient compensation.
When fitting these to a Non AFS equipped car, there is simply no steepr motor drive connectivity and as such no way the motors can move at all.
I fitted AFS lights to my non AFS equipped D3 with no problem, as have many i have since advised to disregard this common fallacy. DJ and Paulp being prime examples.
In my case, a year later i also retro fitted the AFS ECU and control wiring to get full AFS functionality
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic37092.html?highlight=
I also got my corner lighting activated and very nice that is too.
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