Rich666

you could buy a cheapo blow torch and do it yourself??

people may think i drive like a twat... ...but they don't understand i'm always in control!!! :D

After all the aggrevation (MOT failure for sh*te headlights!) they're finally sorted!!! :D :D :D Thought I'd share the process... *Removed headlights without taking off bumper (lots of patience and stubby spanners!!!) *Took out high beam housing *Removed adjusters and lubricated them *Cleaned inside the housing using babywipes on the end of a wire coathanger *Dried inside with kitchen paper on end of coathanger *Replaced bulbs with '+50% Xenon Technology Bulbs' (Halfords own as that's all I could get in a rush) *Refitted lights and altered beam adjustment. You wouldn't believe how much black crap was on the inside of the lenses - no wonder they were useless. Strange thing is, they looked clean... I could see the bulbs from the outside perfectly. The dirt was all trapped in the 'refractor lines' so it's no suprise i couldn't get a decent pattern from them! The difference is unbelievable!!!! I used to have to drive up the lanes with full beam and spots on, now i can do it with just dipped beam! Anyone with poo headlights should consider giving them a good clean - few hours work will definately be worth it considering how dark it's getting before you've even finished work!! Thanks to everyone who gave me tips!! Rich

thank god for that... i hate electical systems! ;)

cheers!!

anyone know about what jspec should do??

Fook! anyone know for sure - is there a difference between jap/ uk spec (since they seem to have day running lights/ hi / lo depending on which market!!!

does anyone know where i can see pictures of the inside of the headlight with the foil attached?? I can't find any old links with the pictures still available! Rich

excellent - one less thing to worry about! Cheers

Currently cleaning & replacing bulbs in my headlights due to MOT failure :mad: Just need to check: When you switch onto high beam, should the low beam bulb remain on?? I'm sure someone told me it should! BTW, it's a 90 jspec Rich

yep, no 'direct' effect on ECU; It'll just have to re-learn since some of the running conditions will have changed. One word of advice... do it properly - don't just smash them out! Rich

(assuming that it's a pre 92!!), just remove them and reset the ECU.

so the plan of action is... clean lenses and reflectors, replace high beam bulb (low beam fine!) and check beam alignment. thanks for advice, lets hopre some plonker's put bulbs in wrong Rich actually, come to think of it, one of the low beam bulbs was a butchered wrong type when i came to change it... might be on to something!

after reading related threads, I think dirt is the problem, gonna try cleaning them without taking lights out...

someone must have an idea...

well I'm 23, and hopefully by the time i'm 35 I'll be driving something even faster.... f*ck 'em I say!! Rich :dance:

After worrying all day what it was going to fail on (!!!) i've finally had the news... ... fail on headlights! They said there was no discernable pattern to the main beam. So, am I going to have to do 'the upgrade' or will just cleaning them do the trick?? Also, having read a few other posts and not being clear: On full beam, should the additional round lamps stay on?? (It's a '90 import). Any quick fixes would be great, as the mot's expired at the moment, and I want to be driving it! Rich

separate from the airbox - thin black plastic contoured 'tray' right underneath where your apexi is. There's a possibility they bent it up out of the way when putting the induction on... It's not particularly flexible though, so you might have to remove filter to get it back down. Rich

you like my 'tagline' huh?!? with the induction - did you make sure you left the splashguard in place?? As well as air, they suck in water very well too, and as we all know, engines don't like water!! I had a similar problem with mine after trying to ensure it was getting as much air as possible... doh!;) hth Rich

why would you?? if the machnist's good they should be able to make a decent job of it... grooved disks started out as standard!

I found this too... resorted to a good old hammer and chisel to slowly free them!!

i'm petty sure i heard courtesy alter part numbers to prevent people from using them as a 'reference' Rich

Ben (RobH's friend) has got twin gauges which seem to work ok...:confused:

isn' t this a variation on the question asked in the 'never ending story film'??

cheers guys - i just assumed that since it ran ok with the fault before, it wouldn;t be the problem!! guess it could have been tipped over the edge when i cleaned it!! Rich