[edgejedi]

Just. wondered if anyone has changed the bulbs for something, ahem, *better* in the main front headlight please?

Also, has anyone fitted or considered fitting DRLs to the front? I'm. just not convinced on the front lighting, the rest of the car looks awesome but I think the designers must have got bored and gone for a cuppa when it came to lighting.

Edited by: edgejedi

 

[AntaraMatt]

Funnily enough I have just bought some 'better' bulbs but not fitted them yet!!

 

[edgejedi]

what did you get?

 

[stephenpm]

I have the SE Nav, so have xenon headlights but have thought that having the other lights (parking lights or whatever you call them) look naff since they're not xenon. Has anyone changed those at all?

 

[kiego]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/271202220657?nav=SEARCH
I just placed order on them, colour should be very similar to xenons and they are error free.

 

[Superspark]

This link is for indicator,interior and dash lights. Is that what you intended?

 

[kiego]

Sorry, paste wrong link
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/111259038615?nav=SEARCH

 

[edgejedi]

... headlights?

 

[kiego]

Sidelights, xenons on mine

I had them fitted in insignia before on headlights
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161036643937?nav=SEARCH

 

[edgejedi]

Sidelights, xenons on mine

I had them fitted in insignia before on headlights
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161036643937?nav=SEARCH

...do you have any good leads on decent headlights?

 

[2Dogs]

I've put LEDs in the side lights as the normal ones looked yellow compared to the white xenons

 

[stephenpm]

I've put LEDs in the side lights as the normal ones looked yellow compared to the white xenons

I've considered changing mine. How did you go about that?

 

[2Dogs]

Got some of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-ERROR-FREE-CANBUS-W5W-T10-501-LED-SIDE-LIGHT-BULB-8-SMD-HID-XENON-WHITE-/191171389005?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2c82b3e64dTook of front grill (be carful with the little plastic clips) this will then give you access to all 3 bolts holding the headlight in. (I drew round mountings so I could get them back in the same place) Slide out headlight remove electric clipsswap blubs over but I found that I had to use a small screwdriver to close gap between connectors otherwise they sometimes flashed. Refit in reverse. Total time it took me was about 30 minutes.

I think call me vain if you like but I think it makes the front of the car look better.

I also put one of the same blubs in the reverse light to see if it helped the dismal light in there but to be honest it didn't make any difference. If anyone has a better idea of how to make the reversing light better please let me know.

 

[stephenpm]

Got some of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-ERROR-FREE-CANBUS-W5W-T10-501-LED-SIDE-LIGHT-BULB-8-SMD-HID-XENON-WHITE-/191171389005?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2c82b3e64dTook of front grill (be carful with the little plastic clips) this will then give you access to all 3 bolts holding the headlight in. (I drew round mountings so I could get them back in the same place) Slide out headlight remove electric clipsswap blubs over but I found that I had to use a small screwdriver to close gap between connectors otherwise they sometimes flashed. Refit in reverse. Total time it took me was about 30 minutes.

I think call me vain if you like but I think it makes the front of the car look better.

I also put one of the same blubs in the reverse light to see if it helped the dismal light in there but to be honest it didn't make any difference. If anyone has a better idea of how to make the reversing light better please let me know.

Are those ones road legal?

 

[2Dogs]

As far as I'm aware they are. They are not really anybrighter than the main headlights they just finish the car off

 

[stephenpm]

Cool. Got any pics of how it looks now?

 

[2Dogs]

Cool. Got any pics of how it looks now?

Sorry mate been really busy lately here they are

Before

After

 

[stephenpm]

Looks a bit blue...is it just the pic? Have been reading elsewhere that it's LED's looking blue that causes MOT failure...

 

[2Dogs]

It's just the pic. Looks a bright white on the car

 

[stephenpm]

Cool - cheers