300tdi lights onto a 200tdi?

[Chris Putt]

Just wondering if its a straight swap to put 300tdi lights and grill onto a 200tdi, my lights are shockingly bad and also wouldn't mind making the old girl look a bit newer!

Anyone got any idea of a breaker where I am likely to source the parts cheap (or anyone got headlights/grille/indicators spare that I could possibly purchase?)

Seems like an ideal opportunity while the front end is in kit form to do the swap.......

[mac]

Can't direct you to a breakers but when i had my 300tdi, pattern headlamp assemblies were about £30 and genuine indicators were about £15.

[Budgie]

IIRC they arn't a direct swap. I think the panel that the headlights secure too is different on the 300 and, to do it properly, you have to replace those sections of the front panel.
But as Mac says, the price of the new parts isn't that much so seem daft to get them from a scrapyard. Have a look HERE.  

[Red Defender]

it needs  a bit of jiggery pokery but one you've bought the surround that they fit in it takes a bit of welding and some trimming of the body work - i paid someone to do mine as i lack the patience to do it !!

[Chris Putt]

Ta for the info- as usual mud clubbers have come up trumps!!!!

Cheers again

Chris

[wrecker]

hay mate,

me and my dad done what you wanted to do and all we had to do is drill 4 holes for the prongs and at the back make the hole bigger as the back of the light is bigger,

we done no welding at all and didnt have to touch the body work :D

hope this helps at all :D

[Jimbrown]

hay mate,

me and my dad done what you wanted to do and all we had to do is drill 4 holes for the prongs and at the back make the hole bigger as the back of the light is bigger,

we done no welding at all and didnt have to touch the body work :D

hope this helps at all :D

Dont suppose you have a picture of this do you ???
And did you use the plastic clips with said prongs or change them for nuts ???

Also as far as the exchange goes you also need the hockey sticks and the grill off said 300 too and have been told you need to make up some brackets for indicators too I have the bits to do this but havent plucked up the courage yet

[Tyke]

Sod all that . . . . just fit high output bulbs and a couple of decent spots . . . . or buy a 300 Tdi . . . . . probably cheaper and better in the long run anyway  :lol:

[chris9119]

If your lights are dimm....., replace lamps with higher wattage and switch them through a relay and not the stalk switch...., they are defo brighter that way  :idea:  :idea:

[Jimbrown]

If your lights are dimm....., replace lamps with higher wattage and switch them through a relay and not the stalk switch...., they are defo brighter that way  :idea:  :idea:

I prefer the look of the 300 front end to mine not just about the brightness

[Guardian.]

can be done not hard but a time consuming nightmare.
you will have to buy all the adjusters etc, drill the holes to mount the lights and either cut away or hammer out the way a bit of the front panel to get them to go in the right place.
to be honest done it twice, will never do it again, to much mucking about.

[M0EAF]

CRADDOCKS HAVE JUST STARTED BREAKING A 300TDI, GIVE DAVE A RING IN THE SALVAGE DEPT.  

[sleeplessparadise]

We have the 300 headlights, indicators, headlight finishers, the brackets for the finishers and a grill cos we upgraded the front of our 300 to an early  td5 All you will need to do is cut holes for the headlight adjusters  :lol: All for sale if you want to make us an offer  

[Guyh2]

Did the front of my 200 in less than an hour cutting & drilling the originals - but I would get a cone hole cutter as it makes it sooo much easier.

If you need them I could take some pictures as I'm breaking the 200 and the front's all gone.

Get a template from a 300 then mark where the 3 adjuster holes go & the big hole for the headlamp bowl.
Drill the adjuster holes with the cone cutter, file or drill the three lugs on each hole.
Use a small angle grinder to make a cut, every 1 or 2cm round the old healdamp bowl hole to just past the new bowl hole line, press the 'fingers' back
check fit and adjust as necessary.

indicators are fine, the springs can be hooked into the existing holes

headlamp finishers may need a little self tapper into the bumper endcap to hold it all in place

grill is a straight swap

HTH

[fezzy192]

i changed my old k-reg to a 300 looks better but i did replace the panels as my old ones had rot
but i think cost wise was a break even because you just sell your old lights

[wrecker]

hay mate,

me and my dad done what you wanted to do and all we had to do is drill 4 holes for the prongs and at the back make the hole bigger as the back of the light is bigger,

we done no welding at all and didnt have to touch the body work :D

hope this helps at all :D

Dont suppose you have a picture of this do you ???
And did you use the plastic clips with said prongs or change them for nuts ???

Also as far as the exchange goes you also need the hockey sticks and the grill off said 300 too and have been told you need to make up some brackets for indicators too I have the bits to do this but havent plucked up the courage yet

hay mate,

ive just seen your post,,sorry im late getting back to you,

my dad has loads of pics when he done it to his,if you still need them ill get him to send them over to you :D  

mark :D