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Offline Hobnob

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Re: * What bulbs to use for sidelights? *
« Reply #10 on: 16 February 2006, 14:03 »
did you have to take the front bumper off then?

I was ineterested in buying some Philips Blue Vision from www.powerbulbs.co.uk as you get free sidelights and I hate teh yellow ones I have as standard...
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Re: * What bulbs to use for sidelights? *
« Reply #11 on: 16 February 2006, 15:53 »
yeah bumper has to come off, but its so simple, just follow that guide... its obvious once youve popped the grille up and taken the girlles off the bumper. then just unscrew, pull out and away. the hardest bit i found was getting the spade connector off the highbeams! needle nose pliers had to be used.

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Re: * What bulbs to use for sidelights? *
« Reply #12 on: 16 February 2006, 16:45 »
here was me wanting a nice easy way to do it... I think SWMBO will kill me if I start to dismantle the whole car just to have a blue sidelight instead of yellow..

especially when I should really be painting the house   :grin:
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Re: * What bulbs to use for sidelights? *
« Reply #13 on: 16 February 2006, 21:04 »
Quote from: ANT_1 on 16 February 2006, 15:53
... its obvious once youve popped the grille up and taken the girlles off the bumper.
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You have girls on your bumper ant, nice :grin: :grin:
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Re: * What bulbs to use for sidelights? *
« Reply #14 on: 16 February 2006, 21:17 »
Don't get them from Halfrauds - their shelf-edge guides are f**king lies and you end up with the wrong bulbs  :undecided:
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Re: * What bulbs to use for sidelights? *
« Reply #15 on: 16 February 2006, 21:29 »
aye tell me about it I ended up buying a full beam bulb instead of a main beam one as halfords shelf guide was wrong... however the guys behind the counter tend to know the right ones
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Re: * What bulbs to use for sidelights? *
« Reply #16 on: 16 February 2006, 21:34 »
Halfords offer free fitting, if you buy thier bits, I went there, got a sidelight bulb, said fit this :grin:


They told me to feck off, my car is excluded :angry:
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Re: * What bulbs to use for sidelights? *
« Reply #17 on: 17 February 2006, 09:22 »
I might try that one  :)  sure I can find a halfords that will do it although it does sound like fun doing it myself

I know the LED's are technically not road legal but how many people have them / been stopped for them?
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Re: * What bulbs to use for sidelights? *
« Reply #18 on: 17 February 2006, 12:12 »
mine werent from halfords, from autobulbs or sumthin on ebay. they are sweet for £15.99!

halfords shouldnt have exclusions... its not fair :(

and no, i dont have girls on my bumper.. but im washing and waxing the car today so mite attract a few later.

i found another parking mark when i took my bumper off though, somone has scraped my arch in a car park! thats like the 5th time!!!!

Im trying to get hold of a spoiler and anniversary kit at the mo so when thats sprayed up im gonna have to get all the marks sprayed up aswell :(  = muchos dollar $$$$
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Re: * What bulbs to use for sidelights? *
« Reply #19 on: 17 February 2006, 14:18 »
I've had led sidelights for well over 12 months and never had no trouble, and passed MOT :smug:
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