Looking to update my headlights and wonder if any1 has fitted led bulbs into the xenon headlights? And how much better they would be or if their worse?
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Looking to update my headlights and wonder if any1 has fitted led bulbs into the xenon headlights? And how much better they would be or if their worse?
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Spoke to my MOT tester, fitting led bulbs won’t fail the MOT as the lights are already bixenon, and filtered through the lens, so it’s not an MOT fail, and should improve my beam, just need to get the bonnet open now
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That’s a good bit of news about the mot,what’s up with the bonnet ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Davo
Cables popped at both ends, PITA of a design , and cars too low to get under without ramps budQuote:
Originally Posted by badwolf340
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Not good ,it’s certainly a bad design,I have had a similar thing happen on my R55 ,definitely need it jacked up to open bonnet but a real pain but doableQuote:
Originally Posted by Davo
I’m too old and fat to be rolling about these days, plus Iv just had an op on my wrist , not sure if I have a bar long enough eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by badwolf340
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I’ am getting on a bit myself :yes nod::laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Davo
Got the leds fitted to the headings, still to do the side and front fogs, but had a bit of a brain fart, bought a set of spot lights, 9’cibie super Oscar’s with LED as well, have a feeling they might be a bit big, but night driving will be like driving on a sunny day
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Interesting to see pics with the super Oscar’s fitted,got some in the garage from back in the day with 100w bulbs :yes nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Davo
Il hopefully get them fitted in the next week or if the weather warms up a bitQuote:
Originally Posted by badwolf340
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Still not had a chance to fit them , but did buy another set of LED spots from SMPS, their a bit better size wise and a lot less comedic lol
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Back to the headlights, now my nsf headlights given up, tried swapping out a new bulb and nothing, would the ballast stop it completely? I know on my Astra I flickered constantly when the ballast was fubar
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Worth a shot, certainly could throw it off
Il order 1, hopefully get it by the 2nd janQuote:
Originally Posted by MINI William
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New ballast didn’t work, and I can’t seem to find a fuse, tho I suspect the bulbs are the fuse, so I’m reckoning it may be the control unit that’s to blame, as it’s only the 1 side
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If you think it’s the control unit if separate units for each side ,would it be possible to swap units over and see if that then resolve’s the issue :yes nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Davo
Can give it a try, something tells me it’s the wiring inside the headlight tho, there was a feint smell of burning when I opened it up, have to see if I can get a cheap gen headlight and swap the wiring out, not really sure it that’s possible thoQuote:
Originally Posted by badwolf340
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Usually with burning/overheating it’s due to bad earth or poor connection,worthwhile have a look/checkQuote:
Originally Posted by Davo
Il pull the headlight out tomorrow, and try swapping them, something’s telling me it’s inside the headlight tho either way it’s looking like a deep dive to get to the bottom of itQuote:
Originally Posted by badwolf340
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Another headlight should be here Thursday, worked when I swapped them over, so it’s not the module
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Cebie Super Oscars on and working
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That makes a difference,take it you just wired in using a relay and a feed from main beam for turning on ?
Tbh I don’t know, my mates an auto spark, I left it with him to do as I’m up at Keith working [emoji22]Quote:
Originally Posted by badwolf340
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Right, hopefully the last issue, spotlight are f’in awesome when on but they do tend to bounce a lot, so far Iv bought 2 lots of stabilisers and can see no way to actually fit them, it’s got me stumped, the only way I can see that’s feesible is cable ties or a tube to sit on top of the bumper
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