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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15240 on: 30 October 2017, 20:16:55 »
Zafira A DTi... ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15241 on: 31 October 2017, 16:40:53 »
Called in to see local MOT man and got him to set the headlights I refurbished accurately with the beam setter.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15242 on: 31 October 2017, 16:59:25 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 30 October 2017, 20:16:55
Zafira A DTi... ::)
Joking aside, I did offer, but being the intelligent sort of chap DTM is, he "made other arrangements" ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15243 on: 31 October 2017, 18:54:38 »
Think I need to change the bulbs on the Shag, guess there are original. Usual tired HID symptom of seems bright enough, but no illumination.

Trouble is, I think the bumper has to come off to change fikkin bulb.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15244 on: 31 October 2017, 19:05:04 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 31 October 2017, 18:54:38
Think I need to change the bulbs on the Shag, guess there are original. Usual tired HID symptom of seems bright enough, but no illumination.

Trouble is, I think the bumper has to come off to change fikkin bulb.

You're supposed to take it to the dealer for that sort of thing.  :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15245 on: 31 October 2017, 19:20:32 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 31 October 2017, 19:05:04
Quote from: TheBoy on 31 October 2017, 18:54:38
Think I need to change the bulbs on the Shag, guess there are original. Usual tired HID symptom of seems bright enough, but no illumination.

Trouble is, I think the bumper has to come off to change fikkin bulb.

You're supposed to take it to the dealer for that sort of thing.  :)
Opps, for a second, I thought I'd stumbled into a Jag forum ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15246 on: 31 October 2017, 19:29:17 »
Not sure where you are getting the bulbs from but I got a complete set for the Omega from Powerbulbs, all bulbs were genuine with barcodes etc that allowed you to check on the manufacturers websites.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15247 on: 31 October 2017, 20:07:35 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 31 October 2017, 18:54:38
Think I need to change the bulbs on the Shag, guess there are original. Usual tired HID symptom of seems bright enough, but no illumination.

Trouble is, I think the bumper has to come off to change fikkin bulb.

Blimey. Quick google can’t even find much detail on it, only one small video and it does show the bumper off.  :(

Lack of technical forums and complicated jobs really is pain for newer cars  :(
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15248 on: 31 October 2017, 20:30:11 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 31 October 2017, 18:54:38
Think I need to change the bulbs on the Shag, guess there are original. Usual tired HID symptom of seems bright enough, but no illumination.

Trouble is, I think the bumper has to come off to change fikkin bulb.
Bit sweary*, but covers the basics...

https://youtu.be/BHWgsrDpHBc

Some classy led replacements...

https://youtu.be/RCmz-7Xa53w

More classy led info...

https://youtu.be/BwOWg9unrEQ

With detail here...

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj-x351-53/2016-led-headlamp-retrofit-earlier-cars-full-functionality-167689/

*When I say a bit sweary, I mean this bloke has tourettes ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15249 on: 31 October 2017, 20:41:35 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 31 October 2017, 20:30:11
Quote from: TheBoy on 31 October 2017, 18:54:38
Think I need to change the bulbs on the Shag, guess there are original. Usual tired HID symptom of seems bright enough, but no illumination.

Trouble is, I think the bumper has to come off to change fikkin bulb.
Bit sweary*, but covers the basics...

https://youtu.be/BHWgsrDpHBc


Think that just put me off XJ, that is a serious amount of work for just a bulb change. When I got the Zafira I inspected the bulbs for an upgrade, easy as pie to reach in and change all of them.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15250 on: 31 October 2017, 20:54:58 »
Quote from: tunnie on 31 October 2017, 20:41:35
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 31 October 2017, 20:30:11
Quote from: TheBoy on 31 October 2017, 18:54:38
Think I need to change the bulbs on the Shag, guess there are original. Usual tired HID symptom of seems bright enough, but no illumination.

Trouble is, I think the bumper has to come off to change fikkin bulb.
Bit sweary*, but covers the basics...

https://youtu.be/BHWgsrDpHBc


Think that just put me off XJ, that is a serious amount of work for just a bulb change. When I got the Zafira I inspected the bulbs for an upgrade, easy as pie to reach in and change all of them.


You get a load of grief with dreary cars like a Golf or Megane.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15251 on: 31 October 2017, 20:58:43 »
The Zafira is classed as dreary, but easy peasy. Grief is not the real issue though, it's lack of technical knowledgable forums.

So surprised with VW, huge number sold forums rubbish. Jag ones as TB is finding, is just 'take it to a dealer' approach.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15252 on: 31 October 2017, 22:12:53 »
Quote from: Nick W on 31 October 2017, 20:54:58
Quote from: tunnie on 31 October 2017, 20:41:35
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 31 October 2017, 20:30:11
Quote from: TheBoy on 31 October 2017, 18:54:38
Think I need to change the bulbs on the Shag, guess there are original. Usual tired HID symptom of seems bright enough, but no illumination.

Trouble is, I think the bumper has to come off to change fikkin bulb.
Bit sweary*, but covers the basics...

https://youtu.be/BHWgsrDpHBc


Think that just put me off XJ, that is a serious amount of work for just a bulb change. When I got the Zafira I inspected the bulbs for an upgrade, easy as pie to reach in and change all of them.


You get a load of grief with dreary cars like a Golf or Megane.
Mangane we had, the headlight units just pulled out on a slider. I changed two headlight bulbs in five minutes.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15253 on: 01 November 2017, 08:46:39 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 31 October 2017, 16:59:25
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 30 October 2017, 20:16:55
Zafira A DTi... ::)
Joking aside, I did offer, but being the intelligent sort of chap DTM is, he "made other arrangements" ;D

Indeed, hacking about in an older model courtesy of GM Zaragoza  :y ;D :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #15254 on: 01 November 2017, 10:08:36 »
Picked up some laser cut aluminium panels for the kit car, if that counts  :D
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