Help required please.....I have disconnected the wiring....removed the locking ring and rubber boot....how do I get the bulb out?

 

Thanks

 

Gary

Once you've unhooked the wire lever, it just slides out.

Not an actual 300zx headlight but the spring wire holding the bulb in is the same

 

 

Hmmm.....I have removed the spring...bit nothing seems loose....how much slides out?....any pictures?

Done it !.....was stuck in there...can't have been out for years!

Done it !.....was stuck in there...can't have been out for years!

 

Nice one Gary - glad you got it out..... :thumbup:

 

......Now (if you haven't already) get a nice HID conversion in there...:wink:

HID Conversions are MOT fail from 20 th May I believe . I'm planning to take mine out.

Not sure how my tester would be able to tell. the ballasts are well hidden and i can tell them that the 300zx came with them (which it did just not my one)

Last year the garage was going to fail my z because I had no headlight washers for my HID's!

The MOT jargon stated "if headlight washer's are fitted" ect, ect.

So when challenged he passed it! Seems like I'm going to have fun with my HID's next month when MOT due!

HID's are going to be a problem for MOT which is a pity as the OEM lights are not great. Is there a better option ?

well had my mot yesterday and the tester told me non standard HID's are a fail from the 20th may, they can tell the difference because of the strike up time of a HID, however i did say to him so as long as i have standard lamps in mine for test, can i reinstate the HID's a few days later, his answer was yes. personally i very much doubt old bill will know the difference between hid & standard lamps, so i'm just going to buy a pair of h3c for the test then put the hids back a few days later. i know my zed will be fine with standard lamps as i stripped and rebuilt my headlights 2 years ago and had the reflectors re silvered, however i can see it will be a problem for tarnished headlights and could still fail because the beam is crap.

Just slave in a normal bulb on test day if your tester is causing an issue? We need to put this to our resident MOT tester and regulation interpreter, Mr Chris from Basildon, Chriii-iiiis?

well had my mot yesterday and the tester told me non standard HID's are a fail from the 20th may, they can tell the difference because of the strike up time of a HID, however i did say to him so as long as i have standard lamps in mine for test, can i reinstate the HID's a few days later, his answer was yes. personally i very much doubt old bill will know the difference between hid & standard lamps, so i'm just going to buy a pair of h3c for the test then put the hids back a few days later.

 

A potential issue with refitting HID's after a test may be with insurance companies and loss adjusters in the event of an accident. They will always

look for ways to minimise their liability (pay out) of a claim. For example, if they consider that non standard lighting was a contributory factor in an

accident at night time. It would be good to hear from someone in the car insurance business.

well i did say to the tester what if i fitted genuine HID lights that were made for a later spec car, apparently that would be ok but i don't want to spend out nearly 2k to risk finding out it's still a fail.

I still have the original lights as I don't drive the Z much at night but if I did I would need some kind of night vision!

 

 

 

 

 

 

well i did say to the tester what if i fitted genuine HID lights that were made for a later spec car, apparently that would be ok but i don't want to spend out nearly 2k to risk finding out it's still a fail.

 

Ooh, now that is interesting...

Replaced the headlamp bulbs with OSRAM H3 55w Night Breaker Unlimited units

 

 

Allegedly +110% brighter & providing +35m distance visibility.....we shall see.... (or Not!)

Edited May 18, 20187 yr by GSC

Replaced the headlamp bulbs with OSRAM H3 55w Night Breaker Unlimited units

 

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Allegedly +110% brighter & providing +35m distance visibility.....we shall see

 

 

Looks good Gary but only UK Z fitment only I guess.

Looks good Gary but only UK Z fitment only I guess.

 

i got my H3C fitting bulbs from here Gary, before i swapped to HID, if you were looking for a source?

got to say with my reflectors re-silvered in my headlights the 35w lamps were pretty good, not as good as hid, but could certainly see the road ok

i got my H3C fitting bulbs from here Gary, before i swapped to HID, if you were looking for a source?

 

Any link Craig?

Any link Craig?

 

yes, sorry, forgot to add it. :lol:

https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/

yes, sorry, forgot to add it. :lol:

https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/

 

Cheers Craig :thumbup:

Not sure how my tester would be able to tell. the ballasts are well hidden and i can tell them that the 300zx came with them (which it did just not my one)

 

LOL - but that's the route I'd be taking too....

 

….Interesting to see how various MOT testers deal with our cars after the new rules come into play!!

Anyone ever tried putting in d1s bulbs with an adapter to fit them? They can be quite expensive but they come with ballast on the bulb. Not sure if they would actually clear inside the headlight. No ballasts to find and MOT is all look no touch except for brake pipes.