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Re: Changing Xenon Bulbs
« Reply #15 on: 14 September 2010, 10:19:14 »
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Ive gone for the move the airbox & battery option when I changed mine.

Easy enough  :y
But will need windows, sunroof and possibly radio codes, depend on model, re setting....?

Plus with shovel hands and the fact the bulb glass must not be touched, personally chose to remove head light.

But each to their own as they say...
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« Reply #16 on: 14 September 2010, 10:25:12 »
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Ive gone for the move the airbox & battery option when I changed mine.

Easy enough  :y
But will need windows, sunroof and possibly radio codes, depend on model, re setting....?

Plus with shovel hands and the fact the bulb glass must not be touched, personally chose to remove head light.

But each to their own as they say...

Why would I need the codes for all that? Or is that when I take the battery terminals off? It's a 2000 CDX TD I'll be changing the bulbs on..
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« Reply #17 on: 14 September 2010, 10:38:49 »
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Ive gone for the move the airbox & battery option when I changed mine.

Easy enough  :y
But will need windows, sunroof and possibly radio codes, depend on model, re setting....?

Plus with shovel hands and the fact the bulb glass must not be touched, personally chose to remove head light.

But each to their own as they say...

Why would I need the codes for all that? Or is that when I take the battery terminals off? It's a 2000 CDX TD I'll be changing the bulbs on..
Battery disconnected will stop one touch windows working, needs reset. Hold in the up position for a couple of seconds.
...will stop sunroof working, needs reset, press and hold dial in in the open, closed and then tilt positions,
...may need radio codes to be re entered depending on radio model. These are on your car pass if you have it which sometimes do not get passed on to the next owner, so if lost, you need to sort that out too. Depends on radio though, my old Cdx needed codes, my current car radio does not.
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Re: Changing Xenon Bulbs
« Reply #18 on: 14 September 2010, 10:48:20 »
I think I'll just try and take the headlights out... save all that kafuffle lol!

Thank's mate  :y
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« Reply #19 on: 14 September 2010, 11:08:30 »
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I think I'll just try and take the headlights out... save all that kafuffle lol!

Thank's mate  :y


In the interest of safety, always disconnect the negative lead from your battery before doing any work on your car.

Kafuffle's back.   ;D ;D ;D

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« Reply #20 on: 14 September 2010, 11:25:37 »
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I think I'll just try and take the headlights out... save all that kafuffle lol!

Thank's mate  :y


In the interest of safety, always disconnect the negative lead from your battery before doing any work on your car.

Kafuffle's back.   ;D ;D ;D


Damn.. so I'll still need to reset everything?  :( I see your about to chip your TD... do you know what kind of power gains you'd be getting?
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« Reply #21 on: 14 September 2010, 11:44:42 »
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I think I'll just try and take the headlights out... save all that kafuffle lol!

Thank's mate  :y


In the interest of safety, always disconnect the negative lead from your battery before doing any work on your car.

Kafuffle's back.   ;D ;D ;D


Damn.. so I'll still need to reset everything?  :( I see your about to chip your TD... do you know what kind of power gains you'd be getting?

Don't know yet. I just got the perfomance chip in the post and,  if the rain goes off, I'm going to fit it tonight.
Maybe someone who has already done this can enlighten us both.
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« Reply #22 on: 14 September 2010, 11:49:15 »
Well someone once said to me that it goes right up to 165-170bhp because our engine is restricted from 150bhp to 130bhp to save the gearbox from exploding. Supposedly the chip lifts the restriction and shoots power up to the above levels...

Can anyone confirm this?  :-/
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« Reply #23 on: 14 September 2010, 11:53:24 »
the ar25 box doesn't like the extra torque that the chip produces,seems a lot of people upgrade to the ar35 as this box will handle the extra grunt
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« Reply #24 on: 14 September 2010, 11:54:56 »
I'm not sure which box I have. It's the 2.5td with a manual box..
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« Reply #25 on: 14 September 2010, 12:19:45 »
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I'm not sure which box I have. It's the 2.5td with a manual box..

The ar25 and the ar35 are both auto transmissions, you should  have no problems with your manual box if you chip the diesel engine. Unless you need an uprated clutch.

Regarding head lights, it seems strange to buy a new set of xenon bulbs just for the sake of it... Is it maybe the headlight lenses that are causing the dim headlights?
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« Reply #26 on: 14 September 2010, 12:33:12 »
I heard the manual box is slightly stronger/can cope with more torque? Don't know if that's true?

Yeah my headlights lenses are slightly stone chipped and weathered but I got the bulbs at a fair price and it gives me a project... if the rain ever stops! :(
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« Reply #27 on: 14 September 2010, 13:13:01 »
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I think I'll just try and take the headlights out... save all that kafuffle lol!

Thank's mate  :y


In the interest of safety, always disconnect the negative lead from your battery before doing any work on your car.

Kafuffle's back.   ;D ;D ;D


Damn.. so I'll still need to reset everything?  :( I see your about to chip your TD... do you know what kind of power gains you'd be getting?
Good point, but never bothered myself, just kept the keys in my pocket, although hids are not to be messed with :y
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Re: Changing Xenon Bulbs
« Reply #28 on: 14 September 2010, 13:39:48 »
What do you mean "the hids are not to be messed with"?
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« Reply #29 on: 14 September 2010, 19:09:10 »
on the subject of chipping the manual box will take it no problem!! however if your clutch is even slightly tired it wil burn it!!! lol mines een chipped for nearly 5 years now and never had amiments bother except for the first week when the clutch decided it had had enough!! that was with 87k on the clock!!
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