Uprated Sidelights

polocoupcl · Post by **polocoupcl** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:05 pm

Just thought Id post this as its a very common thing!

I noticed that when my headlights were on dipped or where just on parking lights they have a very 'yellow' glow so I decided to look for some brighter and whiter sidelight bulbs and found these babies!!
Also bought some brighter headlight bulbs but could do with a new loom

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/product_info ... ts_id=1014

Will get a pic tonight

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:09 pm

led's

polocoupcl · Post by **polocoupcl** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:11 pm

work really well. could have had blue but the word 'chav' sprung to mind

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:13 pm

polocoupcl wrote:work really well. could have had blue but the word 'chav' sprung to mind

yeah, don't want to look over-white like the chav headlight film

i've got one of steve-o's uprated looms so don't have the just sidelights function anymore.also have some uprated bulbs too

Krupa · Post by **Krupa** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:33 pm

pettsy wrote:i've got one of steve-o's uprated looms so don't have the just sidelights function anymore.also have some uprated bulbs too

You should do, mine has the same loom and my sidelights work as they always have done.

I have my dim-dip wiring unplugged though. Do your sidelights work when the keys aren't in the ignition?

If you unplug the dim dip wiring (which is a plug by the fusebox with yellow (iirc) wiring and a rectangular semi-transparent connector) then your sidelights may work again.

I bought some Vision Plus bulbs a week or so ago, they came with free Extreme White sidelight bulbs, these are blue-coloured bulbs that glow white strangely enough.

Karl_CLCoupe · Post by **Karl_CLCoupe** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:59 pm

As Krupa says, you do need to disable the dim-dip, and then you should get you're sidelights back. I think it mentions about that too in the instructions. Upgrading the bulbs is a wise idea too, as I know someone who put Steve-O's loom on with standard bulbs, and the standard bulbs kinda went 'pop!'.

Karl.

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 6:44 pm

i quite like it how it is now tbh, means i don't have to think about putting headlights on as its going darker

do remember reading something in instructions

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:27 pm

did you try testing them by putting the left/right indicators on with the ignition off (parking lights) ?

liking the look of that though, when do we get full LED headlamps then?

(cuz i feel like repurposing a set of them into room lighting, too, with a converter)

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 4:21 am

Ive got the single LED versions of them in my GT. Was tempted to get those but at the time there was a disclaimer saying something like "may fail if positioned less than 3 inches from main headlight bulb." and with me having 90/100W xenon bulbs in the GT i didnt wanna risk it. The main bulbs ive got are like krupa described too, blue lens but glow white, so they match with the led bulbs well.

DelG40 · Post by **DelG40** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:02 pm

I use Philips Vision Plus headlights AND sidelights. They're fantastic.

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:26 pm

if someone could give a how-to of the removal of the dim-dip i would be very pleased!

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:25 pm

The ballast resistor is a piece of cake to disconnect. Next to the fuse box with the male and femal plugs just pull them apart, et voila !

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:25 pm

SpikeyG40 wrote:if someone could give a how-to of the removal of the dim-dip i would be very pleased!

iirc its to the right of the fusebox under the scuttle tray?

EDIT:Beaten to it

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:50 pm

cheers guys, will have a look at that 2moz if i remember!

Steve_O · Post by **Steve_O** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:22 pm

I was pretty certain the instructions were clear enough!!

I will take a picture of it one of these days as I get asked all the time!!