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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: chrisdisco on November 26, 2008, 18:41:00

Title: lights not very good,
Post by: chrisdisco on November 26, 2008, 18:41:00

hi all my m8 has a k reg disco an he says the lights are terrible on it, he's put in brighter bulbs an is a little better,  we was wondering if the lights on the newer disco's will fit, with out to much hassle,  any help or any other ideas will be great, thanks,

Title: Re: lights not very good,
Post by: trecfive on November 26, 2008, 19:26:14

Try cleaning the earth on each headlight plug(where it connect's to the body)

Title: Re: lights not very good,
Post by: chrisdisco on November 26, 2008, 19:30:12

ok thanks, i'll tell him,

Title: Re: lights not very good,
Post by: wrecker on November 27, 2008, 18:22:53

Quote from: trecfive on November 26, 2008, 19:26:14

Try cleaning the earth on each headlight plug(where it connect's to the body)

sorry to high jack the thread :oops:

where abouts are the earths that go on to the body,my lights are not great

thanks for your time :D

Title: Re: lights not very good,
Post by: lee celtic on November 27, 2008, 21:07:33

Mine were like two clippa lighters inside brown paper bags  :lol: :lol: :lol:

I put ice white bulbs in that made them better but the biggest difference was made when I pulled the lights off and put soapy water in them and gave them a good shake then dried them out by pointing a hair dryer at them for a while it cleaned the lens and reflectors really well and made them much brighter.. :cool:

Title: Re: lights not very good,
Post by: woodentop on November 27, 2008, 21:36:15

mine are like they got yellow  paper on them,just thought it was the norm  :doh: :doh:whats the best bulbs you can get  :lol:

Title: Re: lights not very good,
Post by: hobbit on November 27, 2008, 21:41:35

As already said, bad earths could be part of the problem, also the thin wiring on discos will barely power dash light let alone headlights

I gave up in the end and upgraded the wiring and fitted relays, using fused feeds from the battery and the old light feeds as the switcher for the relays, new headlight plugs as well

Title: Re: lights not very good,
Post by: andyb on November 28, 2008, 09:57:01

As Hobbit has said......use the switch in the stalk to run a relay and upgrade the wiring to the headlamps via the relay. IIRC on the Discovery 1 the headlamps ran directly from the stalk switch and this is most of the reason for dim headlamps.

HTH

Title: Re: lights not very good,
Post by: Dave K on November 28, 2008, 12:40:58

Have a look inside the Headlight.
If there is the remains of a reflector, (to cover the tip of the bulb) remove it with a pair of long-nosed pliers.
You will it makes a difference. :)

Title: Re: lights not very good,
Post by: stuntman on November 28, 2008, 13:13:09

Chop the lights out and re-wire with heavier cabling and a switch relay.

Easy to do and should cost £10-15. Then you can get the benefit of better lights and you can put brighter bulbs in (for off road of course)

Title: Re: lights not very good,
Post by: woodentop on November 28, 2008, 21:30:55

had a closer look at my lights :x,the inside of it is full of dried thin layer of mud all over :(,a bit of maintenance this weekend i think :-k

Title: Re: lights not very good,
Post by: lee celtic on November 29, 2008, 01:16:03

Hey wooden top ....

Like I said ...

soapy water does wonders  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: