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Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« 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?
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #1 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
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #2 on: 07 November 2007, 15:17:08 »
yea, headlights, hmm... will have to have a chat with him lol
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #3 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. :(
« Last Edit: 07 November 2007, 15:48:58 by ffcgary1 »
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #4 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 ;)
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #5 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!
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #6 on: 08 November 2007, 14:45:01 »
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is this barclay who had the 16v ax?

the very same lol
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #7 on: 08 November 2007, 18:23:22 »
Mine was the same ,fitted aftermarket kits now perfect..Possibly for UK illegal
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #8 on: 08 November 2007, 18:50:26 »
part of the reasoning behind it is preferring the clear look of the facelift ones aswell
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #9 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
« Last Edit: 08 November 2007, 19:12:14 by cem_devecioglu »
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #10 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?
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #11 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..
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #12 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
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #13 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 ::)
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Re: Facelift lights onto pre-facelift car
« Reply #14 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.
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