Ok, i get my new 100watt bulbs through the door this morning and i decide ill get them done, this took me about an hour :(

So i go from this

To This

 

Now can anyone tell me why the new lights are so dam bad?

It was actually better driving with the one standard light than 2 of these 100 watters. :rant: :rant: :rant:

 

Anyway, i then decide to fit my stereo.

get it all done and then the aeriel doesn't fit, picture of it below

I now need to buy a bit to connect it to my sony head unit which is £15.00

:headvswal

 

 

And now to top it all off ive just checked my rear tires and guess what? yep you got it, bald as fook. :headvswal

 

Anyone help with the lights bit as im told they are suppose to be brighter but these are terrible, maybe a bad set do ya's think??? :rant:

cut the plug of the radio end and then solder on a basic connector should do the trick

which bulbs did you get?

i changed mine and if you can call zed lights Lights then yes they were an improvement!!

cut the plug of the radio end and then solder on a basic connector should do the trick

 

Fit a standard aerial connector to the thick cable and disregard the thin one. The thick one is the electric rear wing aerial and the thin one is the areial mounted in thr rear window above the demister.

 

Dunno bout ya bulbs though :confused:

which bulbs did you get?

I got the Xtreme White Xenon bulbs from Danny at DTA Motorsport, the 100watt ones and apparently his are alot brighter than the standard ones but mine seem really really bad :(

 

Any ideas

Fit a standard aerial connector to the thick cable and disregard the thin one. The thick one is the electric rear wing aerial and the thin one is the areial mounted in thr rear window above the demister.

 

Dunno bout ya bulbs though :confused:

 

I thought about that but then though well if i need to sell the car or whatever in the future ill have to do the same in reverse so just bought the connector, should be here in a couple of days :x:

i changed mine and if you can call zed lights Lights then yes they were an improvement!!

 

Any pics on what they should look like?

maybe the bulbs are pointing the wrong way slightly perhaps,

At the minute its literally like driving without lights almost :(

Nothing wrong with the 100 watt bulbs, one of the major causes of the poor light output on all zeds is the amount of dirt inside the glass and on the back of the projector lense, real gains can be had by removing the headlights disassembling the units and cleaning.

 

The extra output from the 100 watt bulbs is been scattered just the same as the lower power bulb.

 

Also unless you have modified the cable to the lights you will be getting volt drop at the bulbs due to the undersized cables which will reduce light output, also as voltage drops current goes up, hence so does bulb temperature and bulb life will go down, can be as bad as two weeks or less if used everynight!

 

Another problem you may have had is the bulbs have not seated well in the headlight apature, this is very common and can cause beam problems at MOT time.

 

Hope that helps

 

Jeff TT

ok here are the bulbs i bought and just how crap the lights on a zed are even wiv 100watters in !!!!!!!

Nothing wrong with the 100 watt bulbs, one of the major causes of the poor light output on all zeds is the amount of dirt inside the glass and on the back of the projector lense, real gains can be had by removing the headlights disassembling the units and cleaning.

 

The extra output from the 100 watt bulbs is been scattered just the same as the lower power bulb.

 

Also unless you have modified the cable to the lights you will be getting volt drop at the bulbs due to the undersized cables which will reduce light output, also as voltage drops current goes up, hence so does bulb temperature and bulb life will go down, can be as bad as two weeks or less if used everynight!

 

Another problem you may have had is the bulbs have not seated well in the headlight apature, this is very common and can cause beam problems at MOT time.

 

Hope that helps

 

Jeff TT

 

Yeah can of, im taking it to a garage to put one of those light alignment thingy's on it tomorrow.

It just sucks that you pay the extra for the extra bulbs and then the light is only about half of what the old ones were. Its really crap, everyone elses seems to be better :(

I think its just my car like mate.

Also now i need 2 rear tyres as they are now illegal :headvswal

Anyone know where i can get some cheap ones for the standard wheels in the north east?

ok here are the bulbs i bought and just how crap the lights on a zed are even wiv 100watters in !!!!!!!

 

I just cant see why mine are so much worse, apart from what jeff said of course, looks like i might be asking Danny if he'll take them back and give me some normal ones like :headvswal

I just cant see why mine are so much worse, apart from what jeff said of course, looks like i might be asking Danny if he'll take them back and give me some normal ones like :headvswal

 

 

Mine are total shit and need cleaning, mine is a 95 too so i am gonna strip em when and if it ever stops raining clean em and chrome em, once thats done hid,s in as well, fook it go the whole hog i say !!!!!

Anyone know where i can get some cheap ones for the standard wheels in the north east?

 

 

try http://www.mytyres.co.uk the best site i have found by far!

and they deliver for free

The pic of your one 'standard' light looks a lot brighter than normal to me.

sorry to post whore..........................

 

have you checked the bulbs you have removed? they may be uprated.. maybe better than 100w? would maybe explain the problem

try this for tires.

http://www.blackcircles.com/public/order?view=standard

sorry to post whore..........................

 

have you checked the bulbs you have removed? they may be uprated.. maybe better than 100w? would maybe explain the problem

 

exactly my thoughts ;)

i just ordered 100w dipped and 100w main beam bulbs, plus 2 55w fogs, plus the converters so they're plug and play.. so i hope they will improve the lights... i have also had the full headlights out, stripped, cleaned and re-sealed, so if this doesnt make a difference then i dont know what will..

 

i'll get pics soon, they should be in and working by friday night..

 

T

Anyone know where i can get some cheap ones for the standard wheels in the north east?

 

Tip Top Tyres down Scotswood Road in Newcastle - Eagle F1s were cheaper than BlackCircle by £15 for the front corners and £25 for the rears!

HID's are the only way forward, as far as good lights on a zed are concerned

look at the thumbnails... the replacement bulb is lighting the bumper and the origional one isnt... take it out, re-seat it properly and try again as its obdviously not in the same place.

HTH

si

Tip Top Tyres down Scotswood Road in Newcastle - Eagle F1s were cheaper than BlackCircle by £15 for the front corners and £25 for the rears!

 

what size was that for?? mine are 16's i think but dont remember the exact size.

Phone number for them?? :D

sorry to post whore..........................

 

have you checked the bulbs you have removed? they may be uprated.. maybe better than 100w? would maybe explain the problem

 

 

The ones removed were 12V 55W DOT

were were the lesser bulbalso says E13 and 286 on them, i dont know if that makes any difference