uprating 200 front end

Dent · Sep 15, 2009

chromiumuk said:
If you prefer the older front, then couldn't you just renew any tarnished lamps & fit legal uprated 60% brighter Xenon gas filled bulbs (still filament of course). Ring do a decent set which I've found to be a brilliant upgrade on previous cars for around the £20 mark.

I did try some better bulbs and uprated the wiring, It was a big improvement, the lights were good on dry roads but not very good when it was wet, I also tried some higher wattage bulbs (150w illegal) ,not much better and one headlight cracked going through floods, not sure if it was the extra heat or not.

mark-d · Sep 15, 2009

mrsnoops said:
stupid question mark-d as well as fitting the bigger headlights did you have to modify the front panel with regards to fitting the later grill & indicators

grill fits straight in same screws an orl, indicators same size just hold in differant this can be done differant ways not hard tho

i changed mine because one light has a hole in the chrome part from rust and was looking like £40 for a replacment got all 300 parts for £50 but didnt know if they fitted till i tried

mrsnoops · Sep 16, 2009

cheers mark-d it looks like this could be another little job to add to my project, as well as the rear floor,sills,inner wings e.t.c. omg the list goes on

Dent · Sep 17, 2009

Well I now have better lights, ended up using what I think are early td5 lights,with 300 grill, indicators and that daft plastic trim that goes under the lights. It was quite easy once I'd measured where the adjusters go, had to cut the bigger holes for the lights with the grinder as I'd left most of my tools at a mates :doh:, the trim was the wrong colour so I found a can of satin black

,doesen't look quite right some how, looks a bit new but once it's done a few lanes and seen a bit of mud it should blend in.
Took it out last night, had to drive about eight mile to find a good wall to set the beams,it's all hedge's around here but the lights are great well worth doing, I'll try and get some pics on later.

mark-d · Sep 17, 2009

Dent said:
Well I now have better lights, ended up using what I think are early td5 lights,with 300 grill, indicators and that daft plastic trim that goes under the lights. It was quite easy once I'd measured where the adjusters go, had to cut the bigger holes for the lights with the grinder as I'd left most of my tools at a mates :doh:, the trim was the wrong colour so I found a can of satin black ,doesen't look quite right some how, looks a bit new but once it's done a few lanes and seen a bit of mud it should blend in.
Took it out last night, had to drive about eight mile to find a good wall to set the beams,it's all hedge's around here but the lights are great well worth doing, I'll try and get some pics on later.

thats good are they the ones with the black bit inside?

mrsnoops · Sep 17, 2009

Dent, glad the headlight upgrade has proved a success for you & cannot wait too see your pictures. All i have to do now is to purchase the 300 headlights e.t.c
Thanks to everyone who has replied with ideas & suggestions.

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