I have a brake light bulb gone today. Something is sticking in my mind that you’d be better off buying LR supplied bulbs as others cause spurious faults. I know LR don’t make the bulbs, so am I ok buying branded bulbs from Halfords (6 miles away) as my LR dealer is over 20 miles away.

Steve. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

They can cause a problem but so long as the ones you get are reasonable quality e.g. Osram, you should be ok. I think it's the cheap-as-chips ebay ones that are the biggest culprit. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

I've replaced bulbs with good quality ones with no problems. Barrie.
2017-Jan 2024: 2005 RRS 2.7TDV6. Best car I ever had - until now!
Current: 2018 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 3.2

well i wouldn't get them from halfords.

But you should be able to get quality bulbs from somewhere.

Maybe try a petrol filling station, and then maybe get some mail ordered for spares

One of the first things I did on my old D3, used genuine LR bulbs, bought a couple of spares as well. I had a couple of ESF turbo warning lights on the dash, changed the bulbs, no more issues. I used up the last one the other week on the wife's' Mokka (I know, don't laugh).

I think you will find that Oshino are OEM suppliers to JLR In Spain - 2018 F Pace - Frightened away from the Sports due to crank failures
Gone - A couple of RRS, A couple of Disco's. However thinking of another Sport.

Well I went to my local motor factors and explained about the bulb. Hella he said is a good brand, so I got it. Got home and fitted it, then drove away to take the dogs out. The car would now not change gear but would manually. I got to my destination relatively locally and found that all 3 brake lights were permanently on with the lights switched on. With the lights off all 3 were still lit with the ignition on. I removed the bulb and all returned to the previous fault. At the mo I have 2 brake lights and will drop by the dealer on Monday, probably get a spare bulb kit while I’m there to make the journey worthwhile.

The bulb sold to me was Hella and in the smallest print I found made in Thailand.

Steve. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

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Did it have 2 contacts on the bottom ?
And 21/5W on it?

Yep. P21/5W. Made in Thailand L7. Twin filament with the 2 nipples.

Steve. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Check that bulbs have not been fitted the wrong way round. If the pins are not staggered this is a possibility.
Also worth noting that the brake light switch is a known issue on the D4, so it maybe worth checking too. 2011 MY D4 HSE
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I went to Halfords this morning and purchased GE branded bulb (3 times the life) & the most expensive. Fitted the bulb and everything works as designed. I retrieved the blown bulb which was Osram.

GE
Osram
Hella

Steve. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.