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Yeah -- I don't think anyone has confirmed this is true or proven to extend the life. It's a theory though. I think it's simply luck of the draw, maybe related to ambient exterior temperature, or temperature differentials over the life of the unit. Quality of the circuit boards. No one really knows. I have a 2020 that has been in service since Jan 1 2021 and no burnouts on the headlamps LED's yet. Burning brightly.
yeah that's what worries me Nash in West Oz we regularly see 110f ambient and sometimes higher, add solar radiation and the car burns you when you touch the paint, not saying it don't get hot over there but prolonged here is normal
I have a 2020 110 with just under 50k miles. one of the halos went out at 30k miles and it was replaced under warranty but took almost 2 months. The second one has gone out and Land Rover says it's out of warranty and the replacement quote is around $4000. I have filed a complaint through customer care and have been waiting for their response. They have an obvious defective issue with the headlights and are charging 4k to replace which is highway robbery. This is my first Land Rover and I really like the vehicle but this issue has me considering not buying another one. Land Rover is well aware that this is an ongoing defective issue and they should be replacing these at no cost in or out of warranty.
It's totally bogus there isn't a formal recall/replace for this issue regardless of warranty status considering how prevalent it is.
I had one go out on my 2020 in May of last year, covered under regular warranty and the other one just went out recently and was done under CPO warranty.
Had I encountered this out of warranty I would be doing the same thing you are with filing a complaint.
Both of mine went out last year, within a couple of months of each other. The first - driver side - failed at 49K miles so was still replaced under warranty,, the passenger side was on my dime, though. Dealer gave me a $4k quote to replace it, even though my warranty has expired just weeks before. Typical Land Rover dealer goodwill that we all love. I found a used one in excellent conditions on eBay for about $800 and replaced it myself in 15 minutes, still a lot of dough for a single headlamp but it felt like a gift by comparison, and luckily it's a plug and play part, no coding or programming required if it comes from another vehicle. Been over a year and so far both of then are still working, but I am not hopeful for the long term based on my experience.
If anyone wants to match the burned out halo on their driver's side headlamp, I have an otherwise perfectly functional passenger side with burned out halo still in my garage, free of charge (only the half-moon headlamp halo is out by the way, somehow the two turn signal "square halos" are still working.) 😉
These guys have a video on their YouTube for the install. If you take your time, you can take the headlight lens off without breaking it, it just takes patience. I used black silicon caulk to reinstall the lens. I reused the lens for both headlights.
Is there an actual reason this is occurring? I'm taking mine in for the 90k service tomorrow, and my passenger light has been doing this for last 5k miles, I'm hoping my 3rd party warranty(silverock) will cover it, and the mechanic, who focuses on land rovers, said he's never heard of this headlight issue, so I was hoping I could tell him if its just a dead headlamp, or something else thats causing it so he doesnt have to spend extra time diagnosing it.
Is there an actual reason this is occurring? I'm taking mine in for the 90k service tomorrow, and my passenger light has been doing this for last 5k miles, I'm hoping my 3rd party warranty(silverock) will cover it, and the mechanic, who focuses on land rovers, said he's never heard of this headlight issue, so I was hoping I could tell him if its just a dead headlamp, or something else thats causing it so he doesnt have to spend extra time diagnosing it.
The LED module in the headlight fails. A replacement can be bought from these guys. I have replaced both sides now, and hopefully the replacement part last longer that the original.
This thread along with the 2 PowerfulUK videos (grille removal and headlight disassembly) helped me greatly. It took almost no time to remove the front grille & trim and the entire headlight. Where it took time was separating the actual headlight from the lens. That took me about 2 hours. I was determined not to break anything or warp the lens by yanking on it, so I took my sweet time cutting the adhesive and eventually used pry tools to help me separate it. Also, cleaning out all the adhesive took time but a major cheatcode is to use linoleum tools like in the photo attached which worked very well.
Here are some thoughts:
- You don't have to remove the large heatsink on the back of the headlight. Functionally that does nothing for access. If you want to get it out of the way while you remove the lens it's easy to put back on.
- If you have the washer jets, you can easily detach the hose. Either clamp it or keep it pointed up or it will just continue to pour out washer fluid.
- Rubberized work gloves are good for when you're working on the lens separation.
- Separating the harness to the front grille is all about the grey notch on the back of the harness. You have to retract it, then push down to get the harness to separate.
My main observation after getting it all back together is the LED chip I got from PowerfulIK seems *slightly* dimmer than the one that comes in the Defender headlight. Nothing to worry about though and you'll eventually forget. I used the caulk strip in the photo below and will report back in a couple months if vapor appears or not.
Last edited by exit1200; Aug 30, 2025 at 09:57 PM.
