Leon Mark 3 1.4 tsi technology - Seat Leon Mark 3 Headlights | Technical matters | Back Room Forum

News
Reviews
Real MPG
- Find your Real MPG
- Best MPG Cars for 2025
Ask HJ
- See All Ask HJ Questions
Advice
Free Car Valuation
- Get a FREE Valuation
- How To Sell Your Car
Cars For Sale
Profile
Log out
Log in
New account

Thu 20 Aug 2015 16:24

Leon Mark 3 1.4 tsi technology - Seat Leon Mark 3 Headlights - geordie33

My nearly new Leon decided to take a trip down the drive and my drivers side headlamp got smashed.

Seat are the only suppliers of replacements and they cost £702.

A friend in the trade got me one with 10 % discount and I reluctantly paid up.

It occurred afterwards that these LED lights were an optional extra on some Leon specs and I was wondering wether I could have got a none LED instead.

I appreciate this would have entailed buying both sides and may not have been any cheaper but might be useful to know for future reference

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Thu 20 Aug 2015 18:24

Leon Mark 3 1.4 tsi technology - Seat Leon Mark 3 Headlights - RobJP

Not quite as simple as that. THe car is 'programmed' for want of a better word, to use those headlights, various relays and control modules will be specific to that type of light.

Changing the headlamp units would most likely throw up a whole host of further problems

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Thu 20 Aug 2015 18:59

Leon Mark 3 1.4 tsi technology - Seat Leon Mark 3 Headlights - geordie33

Thanks for the reply.I am old enough to remember when all you did was change the bulb.My first car cost a quarter of the headlight cost.Somebodys making good money.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Related questions

Can I reject my new EV which refuses to charge?

I took delivery of a new MG EV4 Long Range Trophy on the 29th of April. They were only able to charge it to about 100 miles due to various problems at the dealership. I drove it for about 22 miles and...

Should I reject a faulty car that has now been off the road for six weeks awaiting repair?

I bought a faulty car from a dealership and realised it within just 12 hours. The repairs are going to take 6-8 months as the part required is not available and on back order. What’s my position? The car...

The garage have found a fault with a car I traded in - what are my rights?

I signed and drove an Audi away from a dealer on Friday. The garage now want me to go back as they have found a fault with the trade-in car. What are my rights? My car was bought as seen.

Do I have grounds to reject my faulty car?

I was sold a Range Rover Velar in December 2024, on the day of collection an hour into the drive home the engine light came on. I reported this immediately and was asked to drive it home and bring the...