New Headlamps
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Banshee
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Recived my sparkling new LHD headlamps from Germany today after waiting two month.
wondering how hard they are to fit ,and could I aline them myself ?
Or would I be better just getting the garage to do it?
How much dud that set you back?
jonela
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I got them for the headlamp shop on E bay, they were 478€ including 39€ postage, but they only had one in stock and they had to wait two months for delivery fom Hella before they could send the set! but they were very good, they offerd me the ones with the black surround for a cheaper price but i wanted to wait for the chrome ones.
johnb5177
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Hi Folks,
Newbie here, just purchased a 2002 3.0 SVE, 73K miles, what a lovely drive.
As I live in France, I've just had to go through the same performance, but only cost 140ish euros each plus carraige total less than 400 eu all in, from Ebay. Fr, company called Mr Auto.
Anyway, had a look at fitting this afternoon, you have to take off the centre chrome(plastic) grill, by taking out 2 x plastic retaining pins at the top sides, then breaking the tips off your fingers squeeze the locking shoulderes on the centre support bracket at the back of the grill, pulling out gently at the same time. Once it is a bit flopped out, reach down to the left and right of the base of the grill inside, and there are 2 more plastic tension cathes to squeeze and pull out gently.
There are then a number of 10mm bolts that are easily accessible, plus 2 x cross head screws holding the indicator assemblies onto the top of the light assemblies.
The very immediate problem is how you access the last bolts, under each light, behind the bumper/spoiler assembly..............do you have to remove the spoiler, I found 3 cross head screws each side of the spoiler at the wheel arch, and there seesm to be a plastic moulded catch on the metal bumper supports..............how do you remove this without damage? I didn't use too much force as I don't want to replace a broken front spoiler....;0(
I have some time before I intend doing this for real, so any advice would be more than welcomed.......
Thanks in anticipation
JohnB
Newbie here, just purchased a 2002 3.0 SVE, 73K miles, what a lovely drive.
As I live in France, I've just had to go through the same performance, but only cost 140ish euros each plus carraige total less than 400 eu all in, from Ebay. Fr, company called Mr Auto.
Anyway, had a look at fitting this afternoon, you have to take off the centre chrome(plastic) grill, by taking out 2 x plastic retaining pins at the top sides, then breaking the tips off your fingers squeeze the locking shoulderes on the centre support bracket at the back of the grill, pulling out gently at the same time. Once it is a bit flopped out, reach down to the left and right of the base of the grill inside, and there are 2 more plastic tension cathes to squeeze and pull out gently.
There are then a number of 10mm bolts that are easily accessible, plus 2 x cross head screws holding the indicator assemblies onto the top of the light assemblies.
The very immediate problem is how you access the last bolts, under each light, behind the bumper/spoiler assembly..............do you have to remove the spoiler, I found 3 cross head screws each side of the spoiler at the wheel arch, and there seesm to be a plastic moulded catch on the metal bumper supports..............how do you remove this without damage? I didn't use too much force as I don't want to replace a broken front spoiler....;0(
I have some time before I intend doing this for real, so any advice would be more than welcomed.......
Thanks in anticipation
JohnB
