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Title: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: barclay03 on 07 November 2007, 12:29:34

just wondering if its possible to put the clearer facelift lights onto a pre-facelift car? if so, how do you do it?

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: Danny on 07 November 2007, 15:03:02

you're talking about headlights yes?

Omega VXR (Lee) did his, but he completely facelifted the entire front end of his car so i dont know really

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: barclay03 on 07 November 2007, 15:17:08

yea, headlights, hmm... will have to have a chat with him lol

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: ffcgary1 on 07 November 2007, 15:48:38

AS FAR AS I AM AWARE THEY WILL FIT, BUT THE PLASTIC TRIM BELOW DOES NOT LIKE THE LATER LIGHTS, AND THEY DONT FIT AS WELL. :(

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: TheBoy on 07 November 2007, 19:52:55

They are a different shape and don't fit too well. Mini facelift lights are a better option ;)

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: 106rallye on 08 November 2007, 13:30:39

is this barclay who had the 16v ax?

im very interested in this as well, the headlights on my omega are shocking!! cant see a thing on country roads, had to drive using the cateyes!

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: barclay03 on 08 November 2007, 14:45:01

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is this barclay who had the 16v ax?

the very same lol

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 November 2007, 18:23:22

Mine was the same ,fitted aftermarket kits now perfect..Possibly for UK illegal

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: barclay03 on 08 November 2007, 18:50:26

part of the reasoning behind it is preferring the clear look of the facelift ones aswell

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 November 2007, 19:11:39

personally dont see too much difference..I think a good vision in the night is more critical..And better than using cateyes

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: 106rallye on 08 November 2007, 20:48:58

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Mine was the same ,fitted aftermarket kits now perfect..Possibly for UK illegal

by after market do u mean just bulbs or HID (gas discharge) kits?

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 November 2007, 20:54:47

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Mine was the same ,fitted aftermarket kits now perfect..Possibly for UK illegal

by after market do u mean just bulbs or HID (gas discharge) kits?

HID kits..Not expensive..

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: Rocketman on 12 November 2007, 14:55:46

Hi, just upgraded my headlights, which were so bad I failed the MOT, to the newer mini-facelift (~'98) clear headlights. Mine were imitation ones made by TYC (I saw also some from DEPO) which were considerably cheaper than original Hello units. Looked practically identical though. I got them from a mail-order comany here in Holland for 130 euro who advertised on the net. Just bolt them in, new lamps and get them aligned by garage/MOT place. Needless to say, the dealer was going to change about 4 times that for the same.

Dead chuffed now. Can see again at night :D

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: ffcgary1 on 12 November 2007, 15:34:38

The lamps made by depo do not have the fixing lugs and hole for the ajustment motors and cant be ajusted inside the car on the switch ::)

Title: Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
Post by: Rocketman on 14 November 2007, 23:30:56

OK, well the ones I have from TYC had the hole where the height adjustment servo from the old just slots in. I explicitly checked this before I bought. Fitted exactly as originals did. Obviously there is some inferior replacement lights around.