Thread: 2014+ Facelift Xenon headlights/grill enroute

Hey Scott

Yeah, I have thought about it but I'm far from being a mechanic so reading faults wouldn't help me and I'm really not convinced there is anything else you can alter which would be beneficial, happy to be corrected?

A shop surely won't charge much, i hope..

Good to hear yours is underway too.. where did you get them from? good price?

Originally Posted by Lukeis

Hey Scott

Yeah, I have thought about it but I'm far from being a mechanic so reading faults wouldn't help me and I'm really not convinced there is anything else you can alter which would be beneficial, happy to be corrected?

Handy to clear faults if nothing else as some are as as result of a simple glitch but can stop you. If you clear a fault it can get you going again. Obviously if it's major it'll pop straight back again but at least you've got a chance of getting going again. I am not a mechanic either but bought a Nanocom as a precaution. Colin, who is the vendor is a member and has group buys occasionally which make it cheaper.

A shop surely won't charge much, i hope..

Actually it can be expensive sometimes, depends on the person you're dealing with

Martin

You can always pay an IID owner the $120
To add your VIN..
Complete your changes and good to go..

Originally Posted by Tombie

You can always pay an IID owner the $120
To add your VIN..
Complete your changes and good to go..

Yep that would be the cheapest way and would allow for a couple of attempts if you don't get the ccf setting just right the 1st go.

But as Martin says fault clearing alone is worth the unit cost.
Plus knowing more about faults that return/persist can reduce the cost of fault-finding compared to paying someone to start chasing issues without any info.
Having the ability to put the vehicle in TTM for wheel alignment yourself is also a huge benefit. No need to go through a dealer for a simple wheel alignment.
Food for thought .....

Cheers,
Scott

Update: $70 at the mechanics and all updated, lights operating perfectly. DRL brightness dips when the main beam comes on.

Had to enable xenon and option 1 DRL.

Very quick to do.

Out of curiosity, what's the difference between Canadian, Scandinavian etc DRL?

Just beat me to it Luke .... 2nd one turned up today so fitted & activated tonight.

Xenon Goodness

Very happy with the result because this was the only specification item I have regretted from the original purchase.
Even just on the driveway you can see what a massive difference there is between halogen and xenon.
And of course the LED DRLs look great.

Not exactly cheap, $2000 landed for the pair incl duty etc. Purchased on eBay:
NEW Pair of Genuine Discovery 4 HID Xenon LED headlights UK Spec Headlight
I'd love to know what this option costs when choosen during an original purchase.

Enabling the CCF settings was straightforward as Luke stated, with DRL already being active on mine so only one setting to change.

Cheers,
Scott

And just for reference, this old thread explain differences between the Canadian and Scandinavian DRL settings:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/l319-disco...ff-option.html
I have neither of these enabled, just the standard DRL setting.

Originally Posted by LRD414

I'd love to know what this option costs when choosen during an original purchase.....

$1130

Is there any adjustment/alignment check that I should look at for the new headlights?

There is nothing mentioned in the Owner Manual and haven't found anything in the WSM but my pdf is difficult to search.

They seem to be ok to me but have only been in the city so far and I have read somewhere about checking headlights up against a wall.
But then I wouldn't know what the correct height would be anyway.

Cheers,
Scott