View Full Version : Low beam bulb replacement, help needed
Hi all,
Does anyone know of the easiest method to replace the low beam bulbs?
I tried to do it as described in the rcolt manual. 2 screws & a few press clips but I couldn't get the plastic cover to move enough so that I could access the low beam housing. Apart from removing the whole plastic cover I don't think its that flexible enough to allow easy access?
I then tried to do it via the engine bay. Mistake unless u have the smallest hands that can fit in behind the wipper water tank. I managed to get the cover off the house but then I couldn't reach the wire connector to get it off :(
After about 30min I gave up. Man with a regular engine bay the job can be done in 5 mins.
Any help or tips would be appreciated. Thanks
Geo_x
14-07-2007, 10:23 AM
1) Turn the wheels at the opposite direction from the side that you want to replace the bulb.
2) Remove the plastic cover which is on the dome (am i saying it right? :D).
3) Remove the other plastic cover which is on the lightning body (am i saying it right? No2 :D).
4) Now you will be able to see the wire connector, push it gently downwards until it unclips (am i saying it right? No3 :D).
5) Replace the old bulb with the new one. ;)
That's the way for the Euro spec Colt (CZT), i don't know if it's the same.
Let me check that I understand you... so I need to completely remove the plastic wheel arch lining so that I can access the light housing body?
Once I can get access to the light housing body I'll have no problems. I was just wondering if there was a easier & quicker method. I don't want to spend an hour removing & reinstalling both wheel arch linings if I don't have too.
Thanks for your reply Geo_x
lovecolt
16-07-2007, 10:50 AM
Let me check that I understand you... so I need to completely remove the plastic wheel arch lining so that I can access the light housing body?
Once I can get access to the light housing body I'll have no problems. I was just wondering if there was a easier & quicker method. I don't want to spend an hour removing & reinstalling both wheel arch linings if I don't have too.
Thanks for your reply Geo_x
According to the workshop manual, i think that's the only way to do it :(
Steve-B
16-07-2007, 10:51 AM
are you replacing with standard bulb or hid ?
I was just wanting to replace the low beam H7 bulbs with something like Philips vision plus bulbs.
I did what the manual said but the just removing a 2 screws & 3 press clips I wasn't able to bend the wheel arch lining enough to even see the light housing body.
If a normal 5min job is going to take me an 1hr then I might leave the it alone for now...
GavinTan
16-07-2007, 06:49 PM
I was just wanting to replace the low beam H7 bulbs with something like Philips vision plus bulbs.
I did what the manual said but the just removing a 2 screws & 3 press clips I wasn't able to bend the wheel arch lining enough to even see the light housing body.
If a normal 5min job is going to take me an 1hr then I might leave the it alone for now...
I've replaced my bulbs with HID bulbs. To remove the wheel arc it's not as easy as it seems. I basically removed all the screws exactly as described on the manual and I had to carefully bend the arc down...it's a very tough piece of plastic so it wont break. I exert a lot of caution as to not break and of those plastic fasteners or screws. My friend has an Evo 9 and he got so sick of bending those arcs he just removed the entire bumper.
lovecolt
16-07-2007, 07:26 PM
i might attempt to do a change soonish. Will see how long it would take. See if you want to do it together DAC ;)
Geo_x
17-07-2007, 04:28 AM
On the Euro Spec Colt, you don't have to remove the wheel arch. There is (lets say) a small door on the arch, which you can remove by uncliping it. Behind it, its the lightning body.
Tip: I recommend the PIAA Extreme White, which i have on my car. :D
Steve-B
17-07-2007, 10:13 AM
I've replaced my bulbs with HID bulbs.
Hey Gav, got any pics or write up of how you did it, i thought you would need the glass cover off the os model colts, or are you os and just replaced the HID bubls, or ( sorry ) did you buy aftermarket setup and put it in ? i was and am seriously considering changing to HID cause i dont think my headlights are bright enough.
Now that I know I've got to remove the complete wheel arch lining for each bulb change I might hold off for a bit.
lovecolt: let me know when you plan on doing it or how long it takes you :p
Yeah I will either use Philips vision plus or PIAA Extreme White. However Philips vision plus are half the price of the PIAA in Aust!
Steve-B: careful when replacing H7 reflector with HID. Reflector setup with replacement HID kits can ruin headlight focus. I'm sure you've seen cars with this mod go past that shoot more HID light into your eyes than on the road in front of them. Replacement HID kits work best with projector setups. Unfortunately our rcolts are a reflector setup :(
The current low beam head lights are definitely not bright enough. Have you seem the poor performance when it rains :rolleyes:
Steve-B
17-07-2007, 03:52 PM
yeah, and i cant buy a replacement glass HID cover from the japanese models cause the headligh comes in a complete assembly and they want 1200 per side...
I can understand $1200 a pair but for each side :eek: much too $$$$ for me...
GavinTan
17-07-2007, 07:00 PM
yeah, and i cant buy a replacement glass HID cover from the japanese models cause the headligh comes in a complete assembly and they want 1200 per side...
Oh my god...I didn't know it costed that much for plastic! I took the chance and installed HID's on my reflector. So far it isn't too bad...I haven't had anyone flashing their headlights back at me yet.
Anyone have any idea how much it would cost if the headlights were bought directly in Japan? I've got a friend there that I could ask and see if he would like to ship them over to me.
lovecolt
17-07-2007, 07:09 PM
Oh my god...I didn't know it costed that much for plastic! I took the chance and installed HID's on my reflector. So far it isn't too bad...I haven't had anyone flashing their headlights back at me yet.
Anyone have any idea how much it would cost if the headlights were bought directly in Japan? I've got a friend there that I could ask and see if he would like to ship them over to me.
One of our NZ member here said before that its around 1200 each.
lovecolt
17-07-2007, 07:21 PM
lovecolt: let me know when you plan on doing it or how long it takes you :p
well, i have yet to buy the lights and i haven't done it before......but i figured if we do it together, it will definitely be quicker than doing it alone.
Steve-B
18-07-2007, 09:47 AM
I took the chance and installed HID's on my reflector.
so you have installed the HIDS with the plastic ball thing on the end of the globe ?
what 000k bulb did you get ?
GavinTan
18-07-2007, 02:00 PM
No I didn't. It's just a straight swap from my factory bulbs. What plastic ball thing? Now you've got me curious.
Steve-B
18-07-2007, 04:45 PM
aus version with normal headlight plastic reflector ball
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w18/Tam363/aus1.jpg
jap version with glass cover
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w18/Tam363/jap1.jpg
Perhaps the HID bulbs that Gavin fitted were short enough to fit behind the mini dome reflector? Btw were did you put the ballast boxes considering the cramped rcolt engine bay?
Gezzz I like those gray coloured wheels on the Japanese rcolt :p
GavinTan
18-07-2007, 05:12 PM
Mini dome reflector? Well I ordered a HID Kit with the same bulb as the factory one so it fits in there without any problems. The ballast is mounted just somewhere below the headlights. Lots of space once you've removed the wheel arc and have a look inside. I really wished the headlights were of a projector kind.
Steve-B
19-07-2007, 10:59 AM
Gav mate you are confusing me.
look at the images i posted and let us know if you have the aus or jap version. cause if you have the aus, there is a plastic reflector on the end of the bulb. Also you say you ordered the HID replacement the same as what is fitted. Aus colts dont have the HID's, so you replaced the standard halogen with HID. Did you see or put the reflector back on ? and what kit did you buy, do you have a contact or pic of the box ? Really keen to do this change over myself.
GavinTan
19-07-2007, 12:27 PM
Gav mate you are confusing me.
look at the images i posted and let us know if you have the aus or jap version. cause if you have the aus, there is a plastic reflector on the end of the bulb. Also you say you ordered the HID replacement the same as what is fitted. Aus colts dont have the HID's, so you replaced the standard halogen with HID. Did you see or put the reflector back on ? and what kit did you buy, do you have a contact or pic of the box ? Really keen to do this change over myself.
Urmm well what I did was buy a HID Kit such as this..
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-07-GT-HID-Xenon-Conversion-Kit-Slim-Ballasts-H1-H7_W0QQitemZ250141081621QQihZ015QQcategoryZ102560Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
...then I removed the factory bulb from the headlights and fitted the HID bulbs. The plastic reflector at the end of the bulb is part of the headlight that cannot be removed. Not forgetting you have to cut a hole at the centre of the plastic cap of the low beam headlight (the cap that protects dust from entering the headlight). When I can this weekend I'll take a picture of what I mean.
Becareful with HID kits though. Make sure they are of good reputable quality for I have heard of adverse effects where it might affect your electrical system in the car or the ballast just isn't capable of sustaining the electric flow. The GT-HID kit I believe I've read some reviews "googled it up" was pretty good and is used by a lot of Sydneysiders.
Steve-B
19-07-2007, 12:36 PM
sweet.
was it easy to connect to power and all that, a dummy like me could hook it up without to much techni knowledge ?
you recommend that kit ?
were you happy with the outcome ?
GavinTan
19-07-2007, 12:41 PM
Well it's not really very hard...the only part that took the most time was to make a hole on that dust cover seal now I needed to use my power drill and attached that hole making attachment...(i'm so bad at using the right terms). If you were in Melbourne I'd come help you out :)
Fitted a set of PIAA Extreme White into the low beams on the wkend. I've attached a pic to show the colour difference between the 2 bulb types. The whiter is the PIAA Extreme White & the high beam is the std H7 55 watts that come with the rcolt.
Result: much whiter & looks great compared to the std yellowish bulb. Not sure if they have improved/extended the amount of light on the road at night? Even my wife's corolla has better light output :( It must be the poor design of the reflector. The Philips vision plus bulbs might be better for improving the light output.
Tips: leave the car in the sun for a while. That way the plastic wheel arch lining is softer to bend down so that you can access the light housing otherwise its very stiff & cuts into your hands & wrists. Job duration about 45mins a pair.
lovecolt
30-07-2007, 12:14 PM
The easiest way to test the difference, is to just change one side. It might not increase the light distance, but at least would make the existing distance clearer/brighter.
I did change one side & switched on the lights to compare but since it was day time when I was doing the swap I could only really tell a difference in colour temp. I even took a pic with one side changed & the other stock to post up but the pic didn't resolve much different at all. Perhaps the phone camera wasn't up to job :p
The higher K colour is great but I reckon you might be better off with Philips vision plus bulbs, lovecolt when you do yours :cool:
lovecolt
30-07-2007, 04:18 PM
The higher K colour is great but I reckon you might be better off with Philips vision plus bulbs, lovecolt when you do yours :cool:
So, you going to help me with that.....since you now have the experience :p
Sure man. Giving instructions is easy :p
lovecolt
31-07-2007, 12:08 PM
Sure man. Giving instructions is easy :p
oh wat...no labour assist :(
Joking :p
LOL... from your postings, lovecolt I doubt you'd need any labour assist :p but if you do then I'm sure I can undo or disconnect a few screws or wires here & there :D
As mentioned in another post I currently have a set of PIAA extreme white H7 bulbs in my RColt since the standard H7 light output is SH*T which is probably more to do with the light housing design than the bulb itself.
The PIAA will be coming out & will be replaced by a set of Philips X-Treme Power H7 bulbs. (See pic) Supposedly the brightest road legal H7s money can buy, 80% more light on the road using the same 55watts.
I don't think you can buy them in Australia yet so I got mine from www.powerbulbs.com for roughly AUD$65 with free shipping atm. I'll test these over a few drives at night & post up my opinoins shorty. Don't expect them to be better than a full HID conversion but then they wont cost the earth either ;)
Ignore that the pic says H4. Mine are H7.
Here is a snippet from the "Auto Express Review" of these bulbs which is from the powerbulbs site:
...The results have been achieved in the same way as the 30 and 50 per cent lamps-by taking the allowed tolerances right to the edge. This time though as well as reducing the filament and burning it hotter, Philips has shrunk the glass casing. As a result, the gas pressure can be increased for better light output.Engineers have also optimised the geometry and shield position to focus the light where it is needed.
All the electronic safety wizardry on today’s cars will not help if you can’t see the road ahead – which is why Philips’ X-treme Power takes our top accessory prize, as it sets a new benchmark for headlamp bulbs. When we tested it alongside both standard and high-performance bulbs, it put them all, literally, in the shade. Based on the light 75 and 50 metres ahead of the driver, the best beam rating the rest could manage was 107, but the new X-treme hit 146 – a massive difference easily seen on the light-tunnel wall. As with all high-performance bulbs, Philips has taken the tolerances allowed by the regulations and pushed them to the limit, not only burning the filament harder, but also reducing the glass envelope to increase gas pressure and deliver more light. A brilliant road safety improvement...
PS I am not afflilated with powerbulbs in anyway!
lovecolt
25-09-2007, 05:18 PM
Don't like the sound of "taking the allowed tolerances right to the edge".....
But pls give us your feedback after you have put it on. $65 is not very expensive and our stock lights are piss weak which i admit :p
Dont worry about the build or quality of the bulbs, lovecolt. These are one of the best finished bulbs I have seen. The metal & glass looks even better than the PIAA!
Lets talk colour or colour temp. I'm not going to mention the std Mitz supplied H7 bulbs again as this is not worth using in my opinion.
The PIAA is definitely the nicest colour (slight blue) of the lot which is as advertised. It is the closest in colour to say the BMW/MERC HIDs. You can see the colour difference in pic 1 which has the std Mitz high beam on for comparison.
The std Mitz supplied H7 bulbs are the same colour as the std Mitz supplied high beam H1 bulbs. Having the high beam on when taking my pics seemed to be the best & quickest way to compare the colour of the different H7s.
The X-treme's colour is somewhere in between the the std Mitz bulb & the PIAA. You can see the colour difference in pic 2 which has the std Mitz high beam on for comparison. Not as blue as the PIAA but still a much cleaner white than std.
I still wanna drive it at night a bit more before I talk about light performance but so far the news is good :D
Macca
26-09-2007, 04:16 PM
looking good, i might have to invest into a set.
Ok here is the conclusion... :D
1) Std Mitz H7 - ranked last. Not sure how anyone can see at night with these especially if its raining. Even my wife who knows nothing about cars said "do you have your lights on"...
2) PIAA extreme white - ranked 2nd. Slightly more light on the road than the Std Mitz H7. Distance of the beam seems to be about the same or a tad more. It has the best colour! Very close to brand name HIDs. If "looks" are your priority followed by slightly more light performance then these H7s are for you.
3) Philips X-treme - ranked first. More light on the road & the beam distance is longer too. I can't say exactly since I don't have the equipment to measure it. I can actually see the beam outline as it is projected onto the road now if you know what I mean. Compared to the PIAA there is much more light & a longer beam. Guessing I'd say a metre plus for beam distance over the PIAA. I'm happy with the colour which is still whiter than the Std H7. As mentioned previously the colour temp is mid-way between the Std H7 & the PIAA H7.
So for approx $65 a pair the Philips X-treme power H7 bulbs get a "Highly Recommended" from me. Note when installing them "never" touch the glass of the bulb! Any oil/finger prints will kill it when they light up!
Steve-B
27-09-2007, 11:09 AM
cheap and very useful mod dac's, good work mate.
phul007
27-09-2007, 01:28 PM
I might try these out and let you guys know.
They have the great charts to show they are better but only trial and error would be the final answer.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OSRAM-H7-NIGHT-BREAKER-OUTPERFORM-PHILIPS-X-TREME_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ36476QQihZ004QQit emZ140162188807QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVWOsram
Macca
27-09-2007, 01:31 PM
OSRAM is a major manufacure of lamps, they may even make the phillips ones, all you have to do is look on the lamp
The OSRAM are worth a try since the price looks very good.
Not sure how good this brand is since I've only used PIAA & before that a few sets of Philips Vision Plus which gives a +50% increase in light. I did put a set of Narva +50% H4 bulbs in a friends car but the Philips Vision Plus seemed to perform better.
It wasn't the beam range that matters to me most. Its the amount on light on the road say from the 2m to 20m distance in front of the car as you look out the windscreen whilst driving. If I was concerned about a longer beam say for long country drives I'd suggest installing new H1 @ 100watts into the high beam. This & the Philips X-treme Power would give a great combo :p
The Philips X-treme Power bulb has made by Philips Germany on it...
McCoy
02-10-2007, 02:40 PM
I changed all the bulbs in the Ralliart Colt I'm driving. I didnt think to much of it at the time and found it relatively easy, also no need to remove wheel and splash guard either. ;) The phillips bulbs in it now didnt hoenstly make a huge difference to the standard bulbs, but I can tell the difference so I guess thats okay.
kermit
17-12-2007, 04:09 PM
do all aus spec colts have the reflector type headlights? or did we get projectors after a certain date?
i forgot to check when i was purchasing mine... :(
Macca
17-12-2007, 07:29 PM
all are reflector type.
kermit
18-12-2007, 12:01 AM
damn...
was hoping to reuse my H7 HID.... damn damn damn...
(is damn considered a rude word here?):eek:
Corosith
18-12-2007, 12:21 AM
No, sh#t is a rude word, "damn" is fine by me ,what do you reckon Lovecolt?:D
lovecolt
18-12-2007, 02:17 AM
Too true, Coro ;) For me, no words too rude, as long as its not used for insulting others ;)
Steve-B
18-12-2007, 08:59 AM
i can get you projector type if you want, but its expensive. 1260 undelivered from Singapore or 1300 each from New Zealand..also undelivered.
they sold the colt plus turbo in new zealand as they have alot of import cars there, and the rules to import are freer there.
Headlamps from sing have the headlights, HID's, and self leveling device which it is illegal to have HID without it in AUS.
you could do alot of mods for that kinda cash thou..
kermit
18-12-2007, 12:53 PM
for that $$$ yeah... many many things to get.... sigh...
oh well... back to Phillips globes...
there's some guy on www.firesport.com who is selling H7 HIDs. Gonna pick up a pair later today for $110. Only has 6000k in stock atm though.
Steve-B
19-12-2007, 02:28 PM
HID's in the reflector type dont work very well.. to glarey and not a direct enough beam.
HID's in the reflector type dont work very well.. to glarey and not a direct enough beam.
yeah you're probably right, but hopefully its better than the current bulbs. I picked mine up a few mins ago - might install it tonight
finished installing my HIDs today - i think its now angled a bit too high, will need to adjust it.
let me just say they were bloody hard to install (not because they were HIDs but because the colt's method of folding back the wheel arch plastic is bloody impossible to work with). I think i must have bent the spring on the headlight because when i tried to put the spring back on it was bloody impossible.
But after much time (forgot to time myself) i finally got it all done and it looks great! :)
Chipokae
19-12-2007, 10:21 PM
oooo, i wanna see some pics! :D
Good to see people are still trying to get more light on the road :p With the HID kits if you can find one that doesnt require drilling out the front cap to fit the HID element then you might have more luck with getting a correctly focused beam on the road as opposed to looking for possums.
Just an update on my Philips H7 xtremes that I fitted to my low beams. Going well so far & no burnt out bulbs to speak of. For less than $100 I really suggest you all try a set! Dont get the regular Philips bulbs or Philips vision plus you need to get the Philips xtreme which is 80% more light!
Maybe see if Santa can get you a set :p
Good to see people are still trying to get more light on the road :p With the HID kits if you can find one that doesnt require drilling out the front cap to fit the HID element then you might have more luck with getting a correctly focused beam on the road as opposed to looking for possums.
Just an update on my Philips H7 xtremes that I fitted to my low beams. Going well so far & no burnt out bulbs to speak of. For less than $100 I really suggest you all try a set! Dont get the regular Philips bulbs or Philips vision plus you need to get the Philips xtreme which is 80% more light!
Maybe see if Santa can get you a set :p
hi mate, the only reason i had to drill out hte caps was to feed the wires through. THe bulbs are actually pretty much the same size as the stock ones.
No point spending more than say $40 on a pair of standard halogens when HIDs can be had for ~$120 thesedays or less.
Adjustment is still through the standard screwdriver mechanism.
IMO even the cheapest HIDs will outperform the most expensive halogens
kermit
02-01-2008, 05:21 PM
slightly off topic...
what parking lights do our colts use? just the standard T10 ones?
dunno where I put my manual~
Macca
02-01-2008, 07:31 PM
yeh t10
kermit
02-01-2008, 09:23 PM
sweeeeet... time to buy some lovely little white ones~
sweeeeet... time to buy some lovely little white ones~
get some LED ones - much whiter than the whitest halogens (i had philips 'blue' parkers which arent white compared to my hids or white leds)
kermit
03-01-2008, 02:04 AM
i thought the LEDs weren't bright at all?
or are you talking about the type with like half a dozen little LEDs on them?
Boemtjing
03-01-2008, 07:51 AM
Good to see people are still trying to get more light on the road :p With the HID kits if you can find one that doesnt require drilling out the front cap to fit the HID element then you might have more luck with getting a correctly focused beam on the road as opposed to looking for possums.
Just an update on my Philips H7 xtremes that I fitted to my low beams. Going well so far & no burnt out bulbs to speak of. For less than $100 I really suggest you all try a set! Dont get the regular Philips bulbs or Philips vision plus you need to get the Philips xtreme which is 80% more light!
Maybe see if Santa can get you a set :p
I have now one out of two still in my CZT, the first was broken in about a half year, I got another for it now, a normal Osram H7, that lights even better than the phillips xtreme after a half year. I have another Osram H7 on stock, when the other phillips brakes.
The best of all, the two Osrams didn't cost me a thing :p, I just asked our Truck Mechanic @ the company if he had a 12V H7 bulb for me, because one was broken, he gave me 2 new ones :D, X-mas present he said :D.
kermit
03-01-2008, 10:13 AM
does ur truck mechanic post overseas? ;)
i thought the LEDs weren't bright at all?
or are you talking about the type with like half a dozen little LEDs on them?
yeah theyre not really bright but theyre only parkers so theyre just meant to make your car visible in a carpark :)
kermit
03-01-2008, 01:00 PM
yeah theyre not really bright but theyre only parkers so theyre just meant to make your car visible in a carpark :)
true true...:p
Wow...HIDs for less than $140 a pair. Thats a fine price considering some setups cost several thousand.
If you can get your HIDs to work well in a reflector housing as opposed to a projector housing for which they were designed then good on you :p
IMO I've not seen a correctly focused beam from a HID in reflector setup before.
Osram H7... nothing is better than free :) Perhaps my next pair when my H7 xtreme die...
kermit
13-01-2008, 02:28 PM
replaced those little yellow parkers and licence plate bulbs with 5 led-parkers... pretty bright and very white~
waiting for my Phillips Xtreme Powers to arrive~
i finally got round to taking a photo of my HIDs - theyre very white in comparison with the whitest halogens.
Mine are 6000K
http://lh3.google.com/julianjwong/R4s_sSGmrWI/AAAAAAAAAgs/Zs65RhrBGiA/Mitsubishi%20Colt%20-%20Xenon%20HIDs.jpg
Steve-B
15-01-2008, 09:19 AM
can you get a straight on pic so we can see if it is too glarey, and a pic of the lights on a wall so to see the brightness please.
Cheers, looks really good mate.
kermit
15-01-2008, 11:36 AM
i installed HIDs too... 6000k...but they still kinda look yellow...
or maybe it's cos my little LED parkers are a bit blue~
Steve-B
15-01-2008, 12:08 PM
kermit you dropped HID's in ur rcolt too ?
can i come have a look ?
kermit
15-01-2008, 02:11 PM
i had a set i used in my subaru...H7s.... which were nice there cos they were projectors, so thought i'd put them in the colt to have a look...
mixed feelings about them though
yeah come 'round to have a look
Steve-B
15-01-2008, 02:14 PM
mixed feelings how so, and what brand ?
kermit
15-01-2008, 02:37 PM
they look very bright when ur looking at them.... maybe too bright to attract attention... but from the driver's seat, light just scatters everywhere and don't seem to appear too much better than a good set of halogen globes...
these are Mu's Secret branded HIDs...
originally i bought a set off ebay, with "Hella" branded on the ballast... (i doubt they're legit) then i smashed my car and one of them was crushed... so the smash repairs got me these ones from Mu's Secret...
kermit
15-01-2008, 02:39 PM
just on the topic of lights and stuff, do we have those standard festoon light bulbs for our map lights? those longish bulbs....?
Steve-B
15-01-2008, 02:42 PM
ah ok, now worries, not sure about the interior globes
hard to capture actual light output from the HIDs but theyre definitely an improvement over the stock bulbs (and over philips blue bulbs which i had).
All HIDs are brighter than stock halogens including both factory and aftermarket HIDs. I dont think it should draw much attention though as theyre not blue/purple (mine are white with the slightest blue tinge)
Hi guys,
Is it easier to remove the whole headlight assembly?
Macca
17-04-2009, 08:48 PM
no not really
filofaith
17-04-2009, 09:44 PM
i think its front bar off to get the headlight out... i could be wrong but yeh just go through the splash guard i rekon...
Frogman
17-04-2009, 11:17 PM
I have a question... Is it possible to remove the headlight ass. With out removing the from bar?
I have a question... Is it possible to remove the headlight ass. With out removing the from bar?
wait what?
Frogman
18-04-2009, 06:41 PM
its short for assembly :p
i was being lazy on my ipod
Are the Philips still the way to go for H1/H7 replacements?
saferisk
18-06-2009, 05:16 AM
Are the Philips still the way to go for H1/H7 replacements?
Hmmmm....not sure if this is entirely relevant to this thread but I'm fitting a visional HID kit to my car but kinda taking a different approach and trying to retrofit projectors at the same time, of course it wont be as pretty as the stock JDM ones but for me its more about light output and not blinding oncoming traffic with stray light!
For those who are curious, I've managed to get a hold of Infiniti FXR 45 projectors that are RHD so the cut-off is the right shape. Also managed to get surrounds that will match the shape of the existing shrouds on the reflectors...Should be installed over the weekend...Looks like it'll be a painful project so I hope I dont wreck my headlights whilst doing it!
filofaith
18-06-2009, 12:05 PM
pics and write up wud b perfect :)
saferisk
22-06-2009, 02:15 AM
pics and write up wud b perfect :)
LOL, yeah its not going to be finished till the weekend after.....didn't have enough time to finish today so will have to wait till next weekend....wont get to drive my precious colt till then sniff, will have to take out my other grey beast :D
Ok,
After 2-3 hours, alot of bruises and cuts on my hands, i finally got the H7 HID 4300K into the colt.
I even got the black plastic cover on to seal out the moistures and stuff. Will try to take a pic later tonight if possible so we'll see how it looks.
Okkkkk,
Like stated, after 3 hours of hardship, test spin last night and the lights started to flicks :mad: . They turns themself on and off at their owns will Muther F**kers.
I emailed the supplier and he said to give him the car's model as he believed some of the new car's ecu will do that. I told him a few people has done it and nothing has happened.
He seems to be genuine so i'll just have to hang out and wait. I really believed its the FAULTY Ballasters.
If its the ballaster then its really easy for me to change them around if they send replacements otherwise if its the bulbs then i really couldn't be F**K going through the whole process again.
Macca
29-06-2009, 01:02 PM
yeh the ecu wouldnt have much to do with it.
The easy way to tell this is
The ECU uses a trasistor to earth the control leg of a relay.
Now when they were flicking on and off, if the ecu was having an issue you WILL hear the headlight relay in the cabin of the car clicking on and off.
If this is not clicking on and off, then its still latched and there is no issues there.
so it could be a bad earth at the leadlamp end or the ballast.
Yeah i doubt its the ecu as well,
I've done many HID kits and none of this has happened and yeah i've heard of this issue before until now.........i actually experienced it.
I've got some spare ballasters at home, not the thin version but still, i'll try them on today sometime.
Nic85
29-06-2009, 02:12 PM
Okkkkk,
Like stated, after 3 hours of hardship, test spin last night and the lights started to flicks :mad: . They turns themself on and off at their owns will Muther F**kers.
I emailed the supplier and he said to give him the car's model as he believed some of the new car's ecu will do that. I told him a few people has done it and nothing has happened.
He seems to be genuine so i'll just have to hang out and wait. I really believed its the FAULTY Ballasters.
If its the ballaster then its really easy for me to change them around if they send replacements otherwise if its the bulbs then i really couldn't be F**K going through the whole process again.
Are they a cheap kit off Ebay or something? Sucks to hear man.
Yeah, the Ebay ones.
Honestly, i've bought and installed over 10 kits from Ebay and nothing has happened beside from Seller sending the wrong kits out once and that was it, this is the first time i came across technical issue.
there seems to be cheap ebay kits and half decent ebay kits, i've even seen genuine philips kits on there... all depends on the quality i'd say
i wouldnt trust the really cheap kits
New Ballasters arrived via EMS,
Installed today, everything works fine, beautifull. As stated, i got the 4300K kit so it's not blue or white, its the stock colour but much stronger, like 100watt but its actually only 35w.
Highly recommend!
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