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Offline Crispywombat

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Light Conversion
« on: February 09, 2009, 19:22:36 »
Hi,

I have the lamps, indicators, grill and lower brows for a conversion from 300 to 200 lights and have searched for any guides of how to do it on here and can't find any! Has anyone done it and does anyone have any pics and tips?

Cheers,

Rob

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Re: Light Conversion
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2009, 19:41:10 »
I have a kit of appropriate bits to do it but haven't started yet. It also contains templates of where to drill (?) to fit 300 lights etc.
I'll take pics as I do it (hopefully this week-end) if no-one else answers your questions
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Re: Light Conversion
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2009, 20:03:47 »
Templates sound interesting... :-k

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Re: Light Conversion
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2009, 21:46:36 »
Watching with interest as I'm fed up with the dull orange glow comming from my head lights  :lol: :lol:

is there any trimming of the wings to be done???
so many hills , so little time ....
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Re: Light Conversion
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2009, 21:52:45 »
The actual wings don't, just the bracket that the headlight mounts on needs cutting and drilling.

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Re: Light Conversion
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2009, 19:58:08 »
Any news George?

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Re: Light Conversion
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2009, 18:51:46 »
I was going to take a template from a 300 and drill the holes on mine. In the end I cut the pannels from the 300 and welded them to my 200. Had to cut the support piece from below the 200 headlight surrounds and make the little brackets that the 300's have on the wing edge. Its not hard though.
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Re: Light Conversion
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2009, 19:42:51 »
hope you dont mind but I have just fitted some high out put bulbs I think they are Xzeon I let you no if any good I went to dare I say it Halfords (nearly had a cardiac when the chap said £18 each) got to  the till and it was £18 for the pair they are VERY bright just lagal it saved me the hastle of swaping the lights a grill and cutting the frount light mounts hope this helps might be a little cheeper?  down side from what Iv been told is life not as long
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Re: Light Conversion
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2009, 07:45:54 »
The quickest method to improve the output of the 200's lights is to put relays into the circuit and feed them via fuse from the battery, this improves out put and stops the stork switch from frying, if you then use the improved bulbs you get good head lights without, having to alter the external looks of the Disco, well it worked on mine :lol:
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Re: Light Conversion
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2009, 20:16:36 »
I've got all the lights and grill and quite like the look of the 300 lights, just need to know how much to chop out!

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Re: Light Conversion
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2009, 23:28:03 »
theres a disc on ebay tells you how to and what you need to do it for 9.99 someone must have done it?

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Re: Light Conversion
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2009, 09:43:51 »
theres a disc on ebay tells you how to and what you need to do it for 9.99 someone must have done it?

Thats for DII facelift lights

Crispy
haven't got round to it yet - too busy getting seats in ready for next club trial  :)
I'll try and get a drawing of templates though and add it here

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