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May 31st, 2011, 09:42 | #31 |
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I have the same problem - a lightbulb has been rattling about inside the boot lid for two years. now! It doesn't bother me enough to remove and shake it out though.
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May 31st, 2011, 13:50 | #32 | |
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I have osram nightbreakers h4's as my headlights. |
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May 31st, 2011, 17:08 | #33 |
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Thanks for everyones help on this, I think I will get some LEDs all round, I guess they won't melt anything?
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May 31st, 2011, 18:40 | #34 |
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No, they wont melt
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May 31st, 2011, 22:20 | #35 | |
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Regards reliability - I still believe you can have a more trouble free life with the incandescent bulbs, as the LED's can start to flicker, sometimes after even a few days. Mine seemed to be sorted out, after replacing the flickering ones, with more new ones and then one of the sidelights has some intermittent flickering issue. Gary
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May 31st, 2011, 22:21 | #36 |
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LED's have much less of a heat output than the normal bulb, so there should be no melting issues.
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May 31st, 2011, 22:24 | #37 | |
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Have you tried a 50mm holesaw, in the corner of the boot? No really, DON'T try that, for a bulb holder. You could get lucky with a wire coat hanger, with some sticky tape wrapped around the end of it. Gary
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May 31st, 2011, 23:25 | #38 |
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Lol! Though your coat hanger idea is a good one, hadn't thought of that. I gave up and got a couple of bulb holders off eBay in the end!
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May 31st, 2011, 23:37 | #39 |
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My hid's
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I have attached a photo of my HID conversion, on the dipped beam. Along with my half finished car port and repaired shed roof - ruddy weather!!! Considering getting the reflective caps that fit in front of the bulb, like the proper Volvo Xennon type. My mate got the conversion done on his IS200 and his headlights are fitted with this type of cap, too. I think these will reduce any glare, but I haven't been flashed at by oncoming drivers at all, so far. Gary
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Jun 1st, 2011, 22:19 | #40 |
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The 'normal' single bulb HIDs are ment for projector style headlights, but there are specific ones designed for reflector headlights so that they don't dazzle drivers, there are also some clever H4 sort (where normally there is just 1 bulb for main and high) that has a motor that physically moves the bulb to change the beam pattern.
My headlights have a shroud around them already but havn't got HIDs - not sure if I can have HIDs, although I do have the headlight washers etc Has anyone fitted those H7 LED headlight bulbs yet? |
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