Replica LED Headlights.

[dubber36]

A couple of things I have noticed looking at these lights.

1. The indicator looks very small, especially being so close to the xenon dip beam projector. This may not be as noticable when the headlights are on, compared to the large indicator on the OEM light.
2. Where are the parking lights? I assume then will be the array of bright fairy LED's? If this is the case will you be able to code them as DRL's without having tail and number plate lights on? Then if they are coded as DRL's will they still work as (very bright) parking lights?

[am1w]

Andy, any news from Amy?

[Exonian]

No more news, been busy the last few days and not spoken to Amy again. At the end of the day we need 10 people to sign up to buy an untried product from half way around the world that doesn't have any E markings on the headlamps.
Now if I could order one set as a guinea pig I'd happily do so, but I'm not taking responsibility for 10 items that may or may not work by the time they've been shipped to the UK and who knows how they'd honour any sort of guarantee?


And from reading the vortex forum, It seems that the LEDs act as parking lights.

[mac7]

I like the look of these - a good solution. But I bet they aren't E-marked.

Remember if you're buying some you'll pay import duty and VAT, together adding 25-30% to the price.

1. The indicator looks very small, especially being so close to the xenon dip beam projector.

Agreed - there might not be enough separation between the main projector and the indicator for them to show up clearly with the headlamps on. I see other cars with this problem, but the Mk4 Golf xenons have them in the same place and seem to be okay.

[Exonian]

On the vortex thread someone said their indicator bulb wasn't working and that it was a huge great big thing (or words to that effect).

[dubber36]

1. The indicator looks very small, especially being so close to the xenon dip beam projector.

Agreed - there might not be enough separation between the main projector and the indicator for them to show up clearly with the headlamps on. I see other cars with this problem, but the Mk4 Golf xenons have them in the same place and seem to be okay.

Mk4 xenons have double indicators for this very reason.

[Exonian]

I suppose one saving grace (despite the fact the replicas in this thread will fail an MOT) is the wing mirror indicators are quite visible as back up to the headlamp indicators.

[The Doc]

May I make a suggestion?

All interested party's chuck in a tenner each and order a LHD $250 set to see what they are like build wise etc and also see if we can adapt them to RHD or at least not LHD (very easy with a dremmel), if they are good negotiate a discount on the $250.

I'll provide support in the fitting if said test subject wants to come over 

I'd also say if we can get them to work that the test subject gets his set for the £10 quid 

I'll be first on the list to chuck in a tenner.

1. The doc

[am1w]

Good idea Doc but from my past experience with members on this forum, even £10 might be a 'bridge too far'! £10  will need more than 20 interested parties and there seem to be fewer than this number who are interested.
I think you should be the 'bank' and £30 per person would reduce the numbers required to approximately 8 but even this will probably be like drawing blood out of stone.
Sadly, I can see the whole thing falling flat just as it did when I negotiated discounts for BBS wheels.

2. £10 rising to £30 if so required.

[spydar]

Count me in guys.  Except I am in Australia.  But I have a UK address which I can have the headlamps sent too if I do the group buy.