update 1999 d2 to facelift lights and bumper

A good tutorial for the body work is here Discovery - headlight conversion to 2003 on lights | LandyZone - Land Rover Forum neglect the wiring things ... though before you go for it better find somebody with a facelift and try yourself to change a bulb(just for test) then when it's done imagine that it was on the side of a motorway in dark and pooring rain... that's the only reason why i didnt do that myself... though it's a matter of choice and i can understand that for the benefits of a nicer look and better light there are guys like @worane and others who dont care about the extra hassle... not the case of such lazy man like me [bigsmile1] [bighmmm]

I replced my D2a lamps with LEDs. two have turned purple, they are now in the high beam.

I was wondering what is the highest wattage I can run in these polycarbonate lights without melting something?

Sorry Sprover, I did not do pics this time, only before and after.
The job is fairly simple. You will find a 100 mm. angle grinder ( I use the very thin discs) to be just about all you need and a pair of safety glasses.
I started looking at a tutorial from landy Uk forum.Do not get confused by the guy talking about wire colours. He is using trailer light wires as he did not have the proper lamp plugs.( his comment about the Brown wire stuffed me up for a while.)
I am not very good with electrical string but just ended up splicing like coloured wires to each other and it all worked.
You need a relay and a 20 amp fuse. I ran mine from the positive in the fuse box under the bonnet and put my relay where my jack used to be next to the ECU. You will find this relay work for both sides of the car.
The relay allows both low and high beam to work together.
The best tutorial IMO is from TD5 Alive. It is I think from the UK again.
I hope this is of some use to you or someone else.
Regards Nick. ( worane).

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Originally Posted by worane

You need a relay and a 20 amp fuse.

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Actually you dont need that only if you want to have both dip and main beam to be on together which is not a factory option. I'm not the fan of this as i dont want LED headlights and with classic bulbs the headlamp assembly can suffer due to the extra heat.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Can the plastic lenses handle that much heat, Rick?

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I should've been a little clearer in my post Ian, I love the update lights but have stuck with the pre-update ones. (Unless I find a screaming deal on the later ones)
No extra heat as they're 60/55 globes.
The pre update lights are a glass lens, aluminised plastic reflector I think? (Without checking)

S, I am running halogen lights.

I'm wondering though what's the benefit of having both beams on together other than shortening the bulb's life ? [bighmmm]

More light,, well actually more coverage might be the better term...
but if you are going fast enough to need highbeam then..........

Bye the way I got the lights, grill and bumper in the correct Epsom green colour from our local independent LR dealer for $200.00 all up, plus about ten dollars for the fuse and relay. They came from a donor car that had a blown motor.
Nick.