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Title: odd headlights
Post by: paulmow on 15 February 2008, 18:40:55: this ones a bit odd on my son in laws 99 3.0 elite his headlights looked dim so he got new bulbs for them only to find they are standard bulb fittings
he has self leveling ie. no ajustment inside car and headlight washers and the projector lens
so how do we go about changing them back to how they should be
cheers
paul
Title: Re: odd headlights
Post by: Kevin Wood on 15 February 2008, 18:45:37: Sounds like this car should have HID lamps. Is that what bulbs you have bought?

I'm guessing you'll need at least the ballasts off the back of the headlights and to chop and change the wiring a little. Try to get some ballasts second hand (they'll be pricy new) with the connectors and 6" or so of loom attached so you can splice in the correct connectors.

Kevin
Title: Re: odd headlights
Post by: paulmow on 15 February 2008, 18:52:44: thanks for that looks like a trip to the scrappy do you think its been done for saving money or could there be a problem that we may have overlooked and is there any think to lookout for
paul
Title: Re: odd headlights
Post by: peredur on 15 February 2008, 20:08:01: Quote
this ones a bit odd on my son in laws 99 3.0 elite his headlights looked dim so he got new bulbs for them only to find they are standard bulb fittings
he has self leveling ie. no ajustment inside car and headlight washers and the projector lens
so how do we go about changing them back to how they should be
cheers
paul

I am no help to you here, but the lights on my N reg Elite 3.0 Estate are............. underwhelming. Is it just new bulbs or is there something clever I am missing?
TIA as always
Title: Re: odd headlights
Post by: TheBoy on 15 February 2008, 20:09:41: 99 Elite will have HIDs. £105 + VAT new from dealer each on TC.
Title: Re: odd headlights
Post by: shanjon on 15 February 2008, 20:21:16: it also has got the wrong grill , me thinks it has had a tap
Title: Re: odd headlights
Post by: shanjon on 15 February 2008, 20:30:20: Quote
Sounds like this car should have HID lamps. Is that what bulbs you have bought?

I'm guessing you'll need at least the ballasts off the back of the headlights and to chop and change the wiring a little. Try to get some ballasts second hand (they'll be pricy new) with the connectors and 6" or so of loom attached so you can splice in the correct connectors.

Kevin

yes m8 i did i bought uprated ds2,s (if you had not guessed im paulmow,s son in law
Title: Re: odd headlights
Post by: MutantCav on 15 February 2008, 21:39:18: Need new HID units or replacement ones at least and the power pack if they are not there either...the connector is different but its one extra wire...if all else is as it should be then it should work...