Worth trying to get the repaired by the dealer now that it’s out of warranty?

we hit 4 years of ownership 21 days ago lol. So I guess technically out of warranty.

 

Bummer. Mine was at the dealers for it's very last service (a week before the warranty ended) and they spotted one side was dead, and replaced it under Warranty (how I didn't see that I don't know), but you might be lucky and have the dealer backdate your claim for it?

 

mine is out- I have 2020 Defender with 96,000 miles on it- they want over 4000$ to replace headlight- the main high/low is working so I'm passing.

 

It's incredibly expensive, but the incredible guys at PowerUK have a replacement video, plus other info on this earlier thread for you.
https://landroverforums.com/forum/20...ng-drl-113207/

 

Seems like JLR should be replacing every one of these gratis -- or for cost of labor only -- for Defender owners and sending the bill straight back to the supplier / headlamp manufacturer who should be bending over backwards to retain JLR’s business.

Yet they are not doing this. Puzzling really.

It’s not JLR’s fault. It’s the supplier’s fault. But how they are handling it -- is JLR’s fault.

And it reflects poorly on the brand to see at least 25% of Defenders driving around town with one of the DRL’s burned out. Which is definitely the case right now in Portland OR.

(mine died with 28500 miles on mine. right outside the 4 year warranty. denied. unhappy. im just running it without the DRL)

 

The manufacturer is LG subsidiary as far as I remember, very poor design. Can this be reported for potential recall?

 

I replaced one for $380

simple diy basic tools 30 minutes. Hour max.

I repaired another for $3

trickier but doable.

get yourself a light on eBay. There are countless OEM lights on eBay. I got one with a barely detectable scratch. It’s effectively mint condition. Breakers yards are great. Lucky8 sells a pair for $1400 I think.

these Defenders get totaled very easily. Second hand lights are plentiful. The DRL module if you want to repair are even cheaper. Single figure dollar cost.

just google the lights on eBay. Swap is so versatile simple. Not cheap at $400 ish but not 4 figures.

 

Thank you for the replies!

I’m not afraid of swapping out this circuit board if it saves me $4000 ha.

it also seems that there’s a plentiful amount on eBay

question. We have a 2022 dynamic-x p400 What headlight tech is that running ?

 

You're going to have the Premium LED headlights. They're the only ones whose DRLs go bad. Basically any headlight for sale that's in the US will be the Premium LEDs w/ signature DRL, or the base LED headlights that don't have a projector beam or the halo-effect DRL.

 

thank you!

if I go the easy route and pick up one off eBay is there any reprogramming needed?