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Driving Lights......

Post by DDtB » Wed May 10, 2006 2:32 pm

Right... it's been cracked for about a year now and has finally decided to fall apart so the front of the car now looks like a mouth with a tooth missing...

MOT time is coming so I guess I need to order a new one... question is... can you buy them separately and if not.... does anyone need the one that I don't need and want to go halfers on a set.... !?!?!

Also.. where is cheapest to get these then....

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Post by Shug » Wed May 10, 2006 2:36 pm

I think all the usual places (eliseparts, elise-shop, hangar 111) sell them separately anyway.

No idea who's the cheapest - when I did mine, I changed both for the eliseparts uprated ones, which did make a difference.
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Post by ninja » Wed May 10, 2006 2:41 pm

how the hell did you get them off the car?

i'm still driving about with one of hte bulbs out cos i can't figure out how to replace it?

anyone feel kind enough to do a blow by blow instuctions on how to replace the bulb?

pretty please...

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Post by Shug » Wed May 10, 2006 2:43 pm

S2 different from S1, but I think Mac has done it?

No point in giving you a blow-by-blow on mine, as it's an S1 and I took the clam off, to minimise my hassle.
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Post by mac » Wed May 10, 2006 2:53 pm

Nah - I just removed the feckers (having broken both) and not got round to replacing them.

Got an S2 one in the box upstairs waiting to be fitted.


When I get my finger out and buy the other one I'll give you a shout ninja and you can follow my lead.


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Post by renmure » Wed May 10, 2006 6:38 pm

I seemed to crack one on the exige on saturday :(
I ordered the polycarbonate protectors from eliseparts on sat night, picked the cracked bits of glass out of the light unit then fitted the protectors today. Looks good. Unless you were very up-close and personal then you would never know that one light had no glass. :)

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Re: Driving Lights......

Post by Andy G » Wed May 10, 2006 7:08 pm

tedbakerman wrote:
Also.. where is cheapest to get these then....

Cheers!

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I got mine on Ebay for £19 for 2 :D
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Post by DDtB » Wed May 10, 2006 10:39 pm

Like your style Jim..... gonna give that a try methinks... need the protectors anyway....

top tip!

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Post by renmure » Wed May 10, 2006 10:56 pm

Jim = Skottish Cheapskate

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Post by robin » Thu May 11, 2006 8:17 am

renmure wrote:I seemed to crack one on the exige on saturday :(
I ordered the polycarbonate protectors from eliseparts on sat night, picked the cracked bits of glass out of the light unit then fitted the protectors today. Looks good. Unless you were very up-close and personal then you would never know that one light had no glass. :)

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Ditto - I had both S1 drivers lights fecked and just got the polycarbonate covers glued over them - there is no focus/beam test on high beams so it really doesn't matter from an MOT perspective.

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Post by ninja » Thu May 11, 2006 3:16 pm

so would smashing hte glass to get into the bulb be an answer to my problem then?

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Post by Shug » Thu May 11, 2006 3:18 pm

I'd always thought that they were sealed units... Can't honestly remember now :roll:

But if you've got spare bulbs, they can't be.... Surely?
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Post by mac » Thu May 11, 2006 3:24 pm

ninja wrote:so would smashing hte glass to get into the bulb be an answer to my problem then?

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Not until we have exhausted the other avenues


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Post by ninja » Thu May 11, 2006 3:31 pm

but i have no patience!

:lol:

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Re: Driving Lights......

Post by Scottd » Thu May 11, 2006 3:32 pm

These are a nightmare to change on the S1 if you don't take the clam off, it is possible tho but you wont get into all the bolts when putting them back on. I think mine are held on with 3 of the 4 bolts. But even to get into that 3rd bolt I had to make a bunch of little tools. Each one turned the bolt a fraction more.
You'd also be better changing both (tho they are kinda pricey, more than the S2 ones), as one new one looks very different compared with an old one.

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