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[Marks DTM Calib]

Have you set the aim......

[Bionic]

Yep MarkDTM...aim is good, its the poor intesity of the light that is the problem, its literally like a pair of candles and it does not improve when the new and modern H11 type oem integral holder and bulb are given a seperate 12v power supply.  The light is still yellowish. The older type fitted to my 1998 2.5 used H1 bulbs and they were bright white light!

[TheBoy]

Your assuming I was serious! 

Yup, you got me hook, line and sinker.

You sod

[Bionic]

 
Bet not many do that though.........
Going to try and alter the type opf bulbs that can be fitted unless I can come across some of the older type lamps that used the H1's which will fit into the bumper.
Even though about putting a pair of the new high intensity LED bar types below the bumper and wired into the fogs to see if that would improve things. Its would be a worth a tenner (thats all they are) to see if they would.
These are the ones.....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330753152610?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
 

[05omegav6]

Just a thought, but have you tried swapping the relay? Perhaps on its last legs and restricting current flow if all else checks out, there can't be alot left to look at

[carpediem82]

i know is a stupid thing, but... bulbs are 12 v or 24v? I did this mistake , i grab the type of bulb but didn't see that it was 24 v.

[Bionic]

Hm....bulbs say they 12v but maybe when I remove them and before putting the old ones back I will put 12v across them.
The relay must be ok TaxiAl cos they were bright before and this only happened, the candles, when I put the new bulbs in and they were stated as H4 12v 55w on the boxes.
Got no hair left now............ But its Sunday and it will give me a bit to do.........

[Bionic]

  Old bulbs 12v 55w (white plastic holders) back in and WHITE lihjt is back! Tested the 'new'  bulbs (black plastic holders) ...they are 12v 55w too and they gave a yellow light. Have no idea what happened there at all........
As for the aim what I now think is that when I bought the car the front bumper fixings were all missing (like many other bits) from underneath and the pratt had altered the fogs aim to where they are now. Obviously when I returned the car to original and put in the original clips it brought the bumper down and so altered the foglight aim. Just tried the adjust it the easy way BUT as usual....Sod sod it sod it....the frikkin adjusters are solid so its the bumper off on tuesday (the drivers door strap will have to wait) so I can really get to it.
Stops the retirement boredom I suppose 
Why do these plonkers buy a car that they cannot/ will not care for or even do the basic maintenance on? Are they really all of the billy bodge brigade? 

[TheBoy]

IME, halogens that don't try to look like HIDs output a better illumination...

[Bionic]

  Agree, but in both of these types of 12v 55w H4 lamps with the integral plastic holders...the white type and the black type, the glass part and element look exactly the same in both. Beats me why there is so radical a difference in luminosity output.
Maybe I was just the totally unlucky sod that got a set from a bogey batch......even though that seems extremely unlikely.
Anyway the old white holder type are staying in now and all I have to do is get the adjusters working again to rectify the 'iss poor bodge that the last owner made of it. Frikkin less than 50p for the 3 correct under bumper fixings too......in total. Bodgers... Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Bionic]

Do we get fog in this country? Can't remember the last time we had it enough to warranty turning them on (front or rear)

HaHa....Have a looky at this then
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2644668
OH bl**dy hell...got to get the lights right now..........

[Bionic]

 
At last a fine day when I could lie down under it! Soon found that they had been adjusted right to the limit of the adjuster screw so I gave em both a good squirt of penetrating fluid and left them for a tea break. Came back and tried them from the front just under the lens and both were not so clever so I got back under and found that instead of the plaggy front ones the ones at the rear of the front lamps were both metal torx heads. Applied my short holder with the correct torx bit and hey presto both moved easily. Just waiting for it to get dark now so I can do both against the wall I have marked with the correct heights for both the HID dips, the Xenon mains and the Xenon fogs. Seeing as it has flew through the mot again I reckon that it will be only the fogs I have to get to shine forward instead of at the ground.........
What next??? Its the drivers door strap for which, as its a facelift model, will do a full photo shoot cos I am using the large reinforcing plate which incorporates the electrical multiplug too instead of the tiny one usually used .
Just got to remember to hum Keep on running.....one fine day etc.....