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Old 2nd April 2009, 20:12   #1
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regarding my meet with mark bonsai and admiring his xenon headlamps,i agreed with him this should be my next project.i have managed to source both variants of this style of headlight unit and would appreciate any members thoughts on the subect and a few pictures to see how the two differ on the mk1 car

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Old 2nd April 2009, 21:03   #2
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Evening Paul, you know it makes sense. I take it you've seen the two sets of xenon projectors on ebay?
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Just remember. You'll need to change your wishbones if you want the Xenons as you require them to self level and the wishbones will need a bracket for this.
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Just remember. You'll need to change your wishbones if you want the Xenons as you require them to self level and the wishbones will need a bracket for this.
Only the offside arm has a bracket......Has any ever successfully retro fitted the sensors...
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Only the offside arm has a bracket......Has any ever successfully retro fitted the sensors...
If you don't won't you potentially blind people you are driving towards or following each time you hit a pothole or uneven ground?
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Evening Paul, you know it makes sense. I take it you've seen the two sets of xenon projectors on ebay?
A pair here...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=230334995001

Mine just fitted straight in, no problem with blinding and they self level,
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Evening Paul, you know it makes sense. I take it you've seen the two sets of xenon projectors on ebay?
evening,no i emailed a couple of breakers who had a pair,one had a pair of projectors at cheaper money

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That's the guy who flogged the Crofts door finishers for over £70....
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