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    Headlight options

    in I.C.E & Electronics

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    These are the cheapest proven 'quality' facelift headlights available in the EU, as far as I know they are only available in black at this price, if you want the silver ones, better to find second hand units and polish them up. Their aesthetics apart from being black, are near identical to oem.

     

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    Fitting facelift headlights is a doddle if your DE is equipped with factory bi-xenon, you will already have the 8 pin connector and a grounded ballast, the new lights will be plug and play. If however, you are HID main and Halogen hi, you will have a 6 pin connector and you will need to either make an adaptor or do some splicing. After that, make sure the ballast is grounded, add a decent pair of D2S bulbs (halogen hi beam cars have D2R bulbs) and you're in business. OEM ballasts are common to both setups, no need to buy new ones UNLESS the o-rings are perished, in which case, when you unseat and reseat them in the new lights, you won't have a good seal and they'll get condensation. I don't know if the rings are available separately or not to be honest.

     

    I have the black headlights listed above, bought from the exact same shop (the quality and fitment are superb, the only difference between these and OEM that I can really quantify is that everything (plastics, wires, everything) is a bit thicker and more durable on the genuine ones). I then bought two engine loom side 8 pin connectors (mine is a US base model, therefore halogen hi beam) from the breakers on here, some new ballasts and bulbs from ebay (though I was in the unfortunate position of having some crappy aftermarket HID system courtesy of previous owner), and have got a hold of all the various pin assignments to do the conversion, after researching extensively. I'll be doing this after easter (Orthodox Easter) and I don't anticipate any issues.

     

    This part is wrong, bi-xenons are factory facelift headlights, if he had those, he wouldn't have to upgrade ;) Also, cars with prefacelift lights which are xenons, have an 8 pin connector, so that means ALL UK cars have 8 pin connectors. The only cars that may have 6 pin connectors are those from the USDM and JDM, I expect all EUDM cars to have xenons too, but I can't confirm that.

     

    So yes, facelift headlights are completely plug and play in all UK cars :)

     

    Thanks very much for the clarification. So all UK cars had the 8 pin! So as far as right hookers are concerned, only JDM halogen hi-beam will be 6 pin, right? We have euro cars here which are halogen hi (and 6 pin), so it must be a uk thing.

     

    The high beam isn't relevant, the main beam is. JDM can come with or with xenons and the headlamps look the same, the high beam in prefacelifts is always halogen and the main beam can be too. If EUDM cars are the same, then the 6 pin models will have halogens as main beam, not xenons as the extra 2 pins is for the self levelling control that xenon lights require.

    Pug meets Morgan

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    Morgan never seen or misjudged the speed of the pug IMO, however, the pug probably needs their brakes checked, because they didn't seem to scrub much speed off in the few seconds that he SHOULD have seen the Morgan pull out. I say should because he may not have been paying attention to the road either, or possible speeding.

     

    IMO its all the Morgans fault, he was joining a carriageway and should not have done so until it was safe to do so. Even if the pug was speeding, that didn't cause the accident, the Morgan driving without due care and attention did.

    Headlight options

    in I.C.E & Electronics

    Posted

    These are the cheapest proven 'quality' facelift headlights available in the EU, as far as I know they are only available in black at this price, if you want the silver ones, better to find second hand units and polish them up. Their aesthetics apart from being black, are near identical to oem.

     

    http://fullcartuning...ack-nissan-350z

     

    Fitting facelift headlights is a doddle if your DE is equipped with factory bi-xenon, you will already have the 8 pin connector and a grounded ballast, the new lights will be plug and play. If however, you are HID main and Halogen hi, you will have a 6 pin connector and you will need to either make an adaptor or do some splicing. After that, make sure the ballast is grounded, add a decent pair of D2S bulbs (halogen hi beam cars have D2R bulbs) and you're in business. OEM ballasts are common to both setups, no need to buy new ones UNLESS the o-rings are perished, in which case, when you unseat and reseat them in the new lights, you won't have a good seal and they'll get condensation. I don't know if the rings are available separately or not to be honest.

     

    I have the black headlights listed above, bought from the exact same shop (the quality and fitment are superb, the only difference between these and OEM that I can really quantify is that everything (plastics, wires, everything) is a bit thicker and more durable on the genuine ones). I then bought two engine loom side 8 pin connectors (mine is a US base model, therefore halogen hi beam) from the breakers on here, some new ballasts and bulbs from ebay (though I was in the unfortunate position of having some crappy aftermarket HID system courtesy of previous owner), and have got a hold of all the various pin assignments to do the conversion, after researching extensively. I'll be doing this after easter (Orthodox Easter) and I don't anticipate any issues.

     

    This part is wrong, bi-xenons are factory facelift headlights, if he had those, he wouldn't have to upgrade ;) Also, cars with prefacelift lights which are xenons, have an 8 pin connector, so that means ALL UK cars have 8 pin connectors. The only cars that may have 6 pin connectors are those from the USDM and JDM, I expect all EUDM cars to have xenons too, but I can't confirm that.

     

    So yes, facelift headlights are completely plug and play in all UK cars :)

    Orbital polisher

    in Car Detailing

    Posted

    An orbital is a dual action, rotary is not orbital and will never called it. I assume your dad's is one of the 2 handed like below? If it is, you'll not get much done with it except applying liquid wax or sealants a bit quicker.

     

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    My tyres and wheels have arrived. Now im scared!

    in 350Z General

    Posted

    The wheels are going to be a nice aggressive fit, you may need arches rolled, but they'll be fine. don't undervalue what the guys are saying about tyre sizes, especially as someone who DOES use the traction control. The reason it bit you in the past, even with the traction control ON, is because you were using the wrong size tyres and the car was allowing a fair amount more slip before cutting in. The stock difference front and rear is 2.7% larger on the rear, the traction control is programmed to work properly based on that. So if you REDUCE the percentage difference, you'll get more slip before TC cutting in, and if you INCREASE significantly more than that, the TC will be intruding a lot more, potentially even when going in a straight line. This does seem to vary from car to car, with many saying they have a square setup (no difference front/rear diameter), and do not have any issues (seems weird to me). Though I suspect that they are drivers who are turning the TC off anyway. Take back those rears and get 275s. ;)

     

    Actually she is currently running the correct factory sized tyres for 17" wheels.

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    Any solicitors or experts in stamp duty?

    in Off Topic Discussion

    Posted

    Condition C (The purchaser owns a major interest in another dwelling which has a market value of £40,000 or more and is not subject to a lease which has more than 21 years to run at the date of purchase of the new dwelling;) would seem to be where you may be OK... however, how your share is valued my vary wildly depending on who does this?

     

    I understand valuations vary, however the house would have to be valued in some way as being £160k+. Market value is between £80k-£100k at my estimate and a house 2 doors up recently sold for under £80k. I'm no expert, but I'm 100% certain no one will value this house at double its worth :).

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