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[gwa]

So can I just swap my existing front lights for Xenons? or is there more work like upgrading wiring loom or something?

Any help appreciated

[TheBoy]

The legal stance is that you need to retrofit in same way they would be fitted new.

So:
Different, approved Lenses
Levelling system
Washing system

[Humpy]

I'm halfway doing this at the moment and as I see it (I ain't no expert mind) there's a little bit of jiggery pokkery to do at the headlight plug end and that's it. The loom is the same as far as I can see.

When I got the pair of Xenon lamps the seller sent me the plugs with small tails of wire which I'm going to attach to some spare sockets out of defunt lamp units and make an adaptor if you like to go between the existing loom plugs and the Xenon lamps units. Does that make sense?

I've no doubt others will be able to elaborate!

Humpy

PS When you say Xenon do you mean the super bright lamps or just the newer style lamps (projector type) with ordinary bulbs? The Projector lamps are a straight swap, the High Intensity Discharge type aren't hence the above!

[TheBoy]

I'm halfway doing this at the moment and as I see it (I ain't no expert mind) there's a little bit of jiggery pokkery to do at the headlight plug end and that's it. The loom is the same as far as I can see.

When I got the pair of Xenon lamps the seller sent me the plugs with small tails of wire which I'm going to attach to some spare sockets out of defunt lamp units and make an adaptor if you like to go between the existing loom plugs and the Xenon lamps units. Does that make sense?

I've no doubt others will be able to elaborate!

Humpy

PS When you say Xenon do you mean the super bright lamps or just the newer style lamps (projector type) with ordinary bulbs? The Projector lamps are a straight swap, the High Intensity Discharge type aren't hence the above!

gwa has a 2.6, thus facelift, thus already has projectors. Hence, I assumed he is on about HIDs

[gwa]

I'm halfway doing this at the moment and as I see it (I ain't no expert mind) there's a little bit of jiggery pokkery to do at the headlight plug end and that's it. The loom is the same as far as I can see.

When I got the pair of Xenon lamps the seller sent me the plugs with small tails of wire which I'm going to attach to some spare sockets out of defunt lamp units and make an adaptor if you like to go between the existing loom plugs and the Xenon lamps units. Does that make sense?

I've no doubt others will be able to elaborate!

Humpy

PS When you say Xenon do you mean the super bright lamps or just the newer style lamps (projector type) with ordinary bulbs? The Projector lamps are a straight swap, the High Intensity Discharge type aren't hence the above!

gwa has a 2.6, thus facelift, thus already has projectors. Hence, I assumed he is on about HIDs

Correct, I want to see the whole street not just the first 6 metres.   I'll talk to you about next time I come around. I've now got a Megamos key so we can do whenever convenient to you.  

[TheBoy]

I'm halfway doing this at the moment and as I see it (I ain't no expert mind) there's a little bit of jiggery pokkery to do at the headlight plug end and that's it. The loom is the same as far as I can see.

When I got the pair of Xenon lamps the seller sent me the plugs with small tails of wire which I'm going to attach to some spare sockets out of defunt lamp units and make an adaptor if you like to go between the existing loom plugs and the Xenon lamps units. Does that make sense?

I've no doubt others will be able to elaborate!

Humpy

PS When you say Xenon do you mean the super bright lamps or just the newer style lamps (projector type) with ordinary bulbs? The Projector lamps are a straight swap, the High Intensity Discharge type aren't hence the above!

gwa has a 2.6, thus facelift, thus already has projectors. Hence, I assumed he is on about HIDs

Correct, I want to see the whole street not just the first 6 metres.   I'll talk to you about next time I come around. I've now got a Megamos key so we can do whenever convenient to you.  

Not tomorrow (Fri), as not around.

[gwa]

I'm halfway doing this at the moment and as I see it (I ain't no expert mind) there's a little bit of jiggery pokkery to do at the headlight plug end and that's it. The loom is the same as far as I can see.

When I got the pair of Xenon lamps the seller sent me the plugs with small tails of wire which I'm going to attach to some spare sockets out of defunt lamp units and make an adaptor if you like to go between the existing loom plugs and the Xenon lamps units. Does that make sense?

I've no doubt others will be able to elaborate!

Humpy

PS When you say Xenon do you mean the super bright lamps or just the newer style lamps (projector type) with ordinary bulbs? The Projector lamps are a straight swap, the High Intensity Discharge type aren't hence the above!

gwa has a 2.6, thus facelift, thus already has projectors. Hence, I assumed he is on about HIDs

Correct, I want to see the whole street not just the first 6 metres.   I'll talk to you about next time I come around. I've now got a Megamos key so we can do whenever convenient to you.  

Not tomorrow (Fri), as not around.

Post me over the weekend and I may pop round quickly on Monday, just to get my key done, quick chat about lights and maybe clear my stored fault codes.