Headlights keep blowing

[Bill Wallace]

Does anyone have a probem with the halogen headlight globes dying quickly?
I have had to replace 3 in under 12 months.

2013 model

[Badger51]

Hi Bill,

Apparently it is not uncommon for this to happen but personally I've never had one fail in 5yrs of ownership (touch wood)!

Make sure you don't touch the globes with your bare hands when changing them & also wipe them with a tissue before installation.

It might also be worth checking the alternator output, just in case.

Let us know how you go with it.

Nick

[alien]

My experience with trucks is double check conection are tight and the earth is good. Cheap globes don’t last either.

[Bill Wallace]

Are you running OEM globes?
Hi Bill,

Apparently it is not uncommon for this to happen but personally I've never had one fail in 5yrs of ownership (touch wood)!

Make sure you don't touch the globes with your bare hands when changing them & also wipe them with a tissue before installation.

It might also be worth checking the alternator output, just in case.

Let us know how you go with it.

Nick

[Badger51]

Are you running OEM globes?

Yes I am but I don't do much night driving, although I do have them on auto most of the time & they come on at the sight of a shadow, so do get a lot of use!

Nick

[4bee]

Can you not access the settings & adjust the sensitivity through OBD2?


Is your windscreen Sensor location pretty crappy thereby giving a false initiation? Sometimes folk stick adhesive stickers over them.

[Badger51]

Can you not access the settings & adjust the sensitivity through OBD2?


Is your windscreen Sensor location pretty crappy thereby giving a false initiation? Sometimes folk stick adhesive stickers over them.

No adjustment possible in the CCF as far as I am aware.

I'd have thought covering the sensor would have the opposite effect to be honest.

Anyhow this is not helping the op.

[4bee]

I'd have thought covering the sensor would have the opposite effect to be honest.

I don't know why you would think that, as you claim the lights are coming on because they are too sensitive. Creating a false darkness with crap on the sensor would do this.

Covering it would sort of be 0200 darkness.



Yes I am but I don't do much night driving, although I do have them on auto most of the time & they come on at the sight of a shadow, so do get a lot of use!

[Badger51]

I don't know why you would think that, as you claim the lights are coming on because they are too sensitive. Creating a false darkness with crap on the sensor would do this.

The light sensor is combined with the rain sensor. They are built in to the interior mirror mount against the windscreen, in the area swept by the wiper blades. This is another 'known' issue with some FL2s & one that I can live with.

I only mentioned it to help the op, not to start another topic & hijack his post.

[4bee]

Never thought you were, B51, & in turn, I was trying to help with the problem but not being aware of the layout & individual conditions etc can make it difficult for anyone to help.


Btw. I read in some replacement instructions that not only should the bulbs be wiped clean but also with a tissue soaked in Metho.

The same applies to Halogen household security lamps as well it seems.

Just sayin'

[Badger51]

Does anyone have a probem with the halogen headlight globes dying quickly?
I have had to replace 3 in under 12 months.

2013 model

Bill, does that year only use the single HB3 globe & a shutter over it for dipped beam?

For a while JLR offered a resistor wire modification for late models, in response to customer complaints, to reduce current to the HB3 bulbs to increase their durability. But its not available now.


It might be worth trying to find out more about this mod if yours is like this.

Nick

[Bill Wallace]

Nick,

It does run the single HB3 globe.
Frustrating that if you blow a globe then you lose 50% of your available light.

I never use the auto headlight function, as many people thought this was the cause of blowing globes.
What I should say is fillaments burning out, not globes blowing.

I had heard about this resistor wire some time back. I will have to look into it again.

Bill

[Badger51]

Nick,

It does run the single HB3 globe.
Frustrating that if you blow a globe then you lose 50% of your available light.

I never use the auto headlight function, as many people thought this was the cause of blowing globes.
What I should say is fillaments burning out, not globes blowing.

I had heard about this resistor wire some time back. I will have to look into it again.

Bill

Bill,

I think the part number is LR081691, not that it's much help if they are no longer available!

Cheers,

Nick

[ChrisBro]

I've replaced my H4 Halogens with H4 LED. Is that an option?

[Bill Wallace]

I will have a look at this for HB3 globes

[Bill Wallace]

I have ordered some LED headlight replacements.
I'll let you know how they go.