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hi guys

right I have a problem

i bought some 286 ice white wedge bulbs 12v-15v from www.ultraleds.co.uk to light up my angel eyes rings, i opened the packet, all good they looked exactly the same as the crappy eggy colour, but much to my dismay they won't work, wtf

they look exactly same and fit correctly but nothing

totally teed off

any ideas, can someone help who has FK angels?
cheers guys

-Ben-

Have you defo got the polarity right?

im now thinking i've bought the wrong ones
maybe i need the 501's :s 10mm wedge

argh they all look so similiar

-Ben-

a 501 is a sidelight bulb....can you get a pic of the current bulbs and fitting (im good with all this )

is that ok?

-Ben-

Tis gd I think thats smaller than a 501. So do the old bulbs work? and i presume you have tried the new ones round both ways

the old bulbs work, but they look abit burnt out almost! yeah tried the new ones round both ways


yay!!! what a silly doughnut i am, i tried them round the other way, pushed them in abit more and they work

brilliant thanks for your help Alex!

-Ben-

haha excellent Thought it was that!! pics of what the finished lights look like would be awesome

yeah will do
trouble is i think i need to take the headlights out to fit them
can slide a few in but the top ones are impossible!
any ideas what tools i need? sorry to bother you on a saturday of all days!

-Ben-

totally annoying bumper off job

Youll need a t20/t25 torx head, plus ull need to remove the bumper. Its the screws in the wheel arches up to the top of the bumper both sides, theres two right at the top that secure the bumper to the side panels. Theres four on top above the grille and another two underneath the indicators, plus another two behind the fog grilles

Cor that was a mouthful!!

Just look in the DIY Guides and the thread Sidelight Replacement - a nice guide with piccies to show you which bolts you need to take off and where they are

No worries buddy - word of advice though....with the screws in the arches, youll need to turn the wheel so its facing out of the arch you are working on.

that is a mission gah o well a job for another day!

cheers for the help

-Ben-

It doesnt take long you big pansy! Get it done and get the pics up

How many bulbs are there in total for each ring of the angel eye? Im going to buy these as well i think but im not sure how many bulbs i should order.

Thanks

Also do you have a link to the bulbs you purchased please?

This one by any chance?

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/u286w-dash-b ... p-300.html

Thanks
Randy