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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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    Quote Originally Posted by Davo View Post
    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 ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by badwolf340 View Post
    That’s a good bit of news about the mot,what’s up with the bonnet ?
    Cables popped at both ends, PITA of a design , and cars too low to get under without ramps bud


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    Quote Originally Posted by Davo View Post
    Cables popped at both ends, PITA of a design , and cars too low to get under without ramps bud


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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 doable
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    Quote Originally Posted by badwolf340 View Post
    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 doable
    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 either


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    Quote Originally Posted by Davo View Post
    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 either


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    I’ am getting on a bit myself
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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Davo View Post
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by badwolf340 View Post
    Interesting to see pics with the super Oscar’s fitted,got some in the garage from back in the day with 100w bulbs
    Il hopefully get them fitted in the next week or if the weather warms up a bit


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