Set off late last night and POP !! one Headlight bulb gone
Any suggestions for a Replacement
FL2 2007 i think the Bulbs are H7 whatever comes as standard
Already have LED Sidelights which look great
but wanted something that produces a bit more light
than the Standard Bulbs Freelander TD4 XS Zermatt Silver Sept 07. twin elec. LR tow bar, mudflaps.
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160 K on the clock and still going Now Gone
Freelander 2 XS 2014 Firenze Red

Should be H7,

Lots of threads on here, often philips night breaker or halfords x% brighter are recommended

Osram Nightbreaker +'s. Noticeably brighter on mine, & the +'s are supposed to be longer lasting. Poke it, Poke it, make it do it again!!

Gone - 2008 Freel2 HSE Santorini Black
Hello - 2010 RRS TDV6 3.0 HSE Santorini Black

Halfords Ultra Brilliance +120%, Superb  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey

Went to Halfords today. Later FL2s have H11s for dipped beam and H7s for main beam. Land Rover have even been kind enough to inscribe this information on the headlight lenses.

Asked for two Halfords Extreme Brilliance H11 bulbs but Laddo at Halfords insisted that my car needed H7s. We went out to look and I showed him the inscriptions on the lenses, but he still wouldn't have it. He then set about trying to disassemble the light from behind. I had to stop him before he broke something. He then decided to accept that I was right.

However, he then announced that they don't stock H11s. I had to explain to him that I had checked online that his branch had them in stock, so he went off to look. Eventually he appeared with two H11s as originally requested. Luckily they were on a two for one offer at £27.99.

It was fairly easy to swap out the bulbs by removing the headlight assembly (no way would I let Halfords do it). So now I just need to wait until dark to see if much difference.

BTW I noticed a review on Halfords web site was written by Tigger.  2013 RR Evoque Pure Tech
2012 TD4 GS Auto Orkney Grey - gone

+1 for Halfords Ultra Brilliance as recommended by the Doctor  Discovery 4 HSE - Aintree Green
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Defender XS - Tonga Green - Gone Now
Freelander 1 Td4 ES Manual - Epsom Green - Gone Now *
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Been out for the evening. The new bulbs are definitely an improvement, but I had hoped for a blue/white hue which is not apparent. 2013 RR Evoque Pure Tech
2012 TD4 GS Auto Orkney Grey - gone

what have you got projectors or reflectors ? When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car

chrisdeeming wrote:

what have you got projectors or reflectors ?

Halogen lamps work better with reflector units, Mercedes have reverted to reflector units with Halogen lamps, the projector type are simply not suited for use with halogen lamps due to the filament size and focal point of the lens, most of the light is lost inside the housing and doesn't come out through the lens.
Hunt around for HID units, worthwhile upgrade IMHO

Thanks Taz. I am not too well versed on the different types of lighting. Is HID different from xenon?

Would there be issues around auto levelling etc? 2013 RR Evoque Pure Tech
2012 TD4 GS Auto Orkney Grey - gone

If you can find HID units, they have self levelling built in.
Retro fit HID kits will give you superior results but don't self level and will cause problems with oncoming drivers.

Xenon is a gas used in both filament lamps and HID lamps, it just confuses the issue.

Filament xenon lamps burn brighter than halogen giving more light and a whiter light.

HID uses an electric arc in a gas filled capsule burning extremely brightly and with a higher colour temperature, so they appear very white, or blue at extreme levels.

These are what you need
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Freelander-2-HID..._500wt_922

Only Freelanders fitted with Xenon and Adaptive Xenon headlights have built in self levelling, all other models have manual headlight levelling.