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Originally Posted by VX280
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Headlights. Is it an easy swap to change to xenon headlights or am I better just upgrading my bulbs?
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Headlamp upgrade - its a topic as wide as a river. There is no "easy" swap, depending what you want to achieve it can be messy or less messy
Have a look on the forum ref headlights - you will find a lot of topics.
Also - have a look at my D2S mod (link in my sig) will give you example of one approach to the subject.
To give you an answer in a pill:
- it is NOT possible to retrofit xenon headlamps from xenon-equipped model (connectors, lack of levelling, differentxenon modules etc)
- it IS possible to retrofit H7 HIDs but there is a huge risk of wiper module fail if done incorrectly. You need to prepare the car for this to avoid issues.
- it is also possible to retrofit better projectors with proper D2S bulbs (thats what I did on my 2nd mod) to achieve best possible results. Its pretty easy on our lights due to its easy-out and open structure. but again - to avoid WMM issue you must do a proper homework (read about DRL disable and SKBOWE).
In any case above, you will be technically illegal and car may fail MOT, just to be clear.