Nero_slk

Hello,
I have a bugeye wrx, and I think the headlights dont suit the front much...
The car itself is midnight black pearl, and fog lights are yellow...
Im planning to paint the headlight inside black, then add subtile black film on top , change bulbs for philips night breakers, take out the orange repaters and change for the silverthing bulbs and make the sidelights LED...
My questions are-
What kind of led can be used on the sidelight?? (Ebay link would be excellent)
And since my foglights are yellow, I was thinking to give the main beam bowl a light stroke of yellow paint -how do you think that would look? If it makes the light a bit yellowish is that a mot failure and illegal? (I dont mean fully yellow inside, just a really thin coat sonit would have the shade.

Any pictures if your bugeye headlights are more than welcome!!!!
Thx
Dimitry

alcazar

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Is this on a car in the UK, to be used in the UK?

First off, better to change the foglights for clear...plenty on ebay and cheap enough, old style and crystal available.

Second, I'm not a fan of films on lights. They cut down the light output so YOU don't see as well and OTHERS don't see YOU as well...after all, isn't that what lights are for, not to look good?

crystal lights: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Imp...item19d769b967

Earlier lights: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Impreza-Tu...item337f9ba207

Nero_slk

You didnt understand me correctly-

Its just film on the fogs anyway, I found that smoked fogs look even better, so I might redo them for the smoked look, and leave headlights unsmoked for better vision....
Btw, is it possible to adjust the headlights higher , my car has coilovers, and the switch inside doesnt make them high enough even on the maximum position...cheers

alcazar

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Yes, there are adjuster on each light, one for side to side, one for up/down. They are usually hex headed and face upwards, they are on the electrical motors.
Put the switch in the car to it's highest, then adjust the adjusters until you are satisfied.

Easiest way to do it is with the car about 10 metres from a wall on a level surface, get someone to stand in front of one light while you do the other, or hang something over one, like an old towel. Put the lights on dip and adjust. You probably won't need to touch the side to side setting.

I usually experiment with mine against the garage door at home, so I know where the adjuster is and which way to turn it for up/down.
Then I go into a closed carpark etc with a torch.....
Final "tuning" is usually done on a long straight road with the lights on main beam.

360ste

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Only problem with doing that is that your car may fail the MOT if the beam is adjusted too high. That is if the tester uses a beam setter to check them.

alcazar

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True, but I've never had one fail yet. You have to use some common sense...too high and they are useless on main beam.

Nero_slk

Yeh thats not a big issue ) , jist wanted to find out where and how...seems the same as in my bmw I had before ....
What do you think, should I do the foglights subtile black ?? Or keep them yellow?

alcazar

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Clear!!

Nero_slk

I dont use them anyway, there more of a look thing

alcazar

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And they look better clear...or replace them with DRIVING lights and see where you are going....

uk_99

get smd not led side lights
you want 501 smd they are very cheap , while ur there get some smd interior 30mm feston bulbs

i just order a hid kit to fit my bugeye but i have the black headlights which do not take the standard h4 drive light bulb , mine are h1

Nero_slk

501 ordered for the front :>
What kind of bulbs do you use for rear number plate? And which bulbs exactly inside??? Cheap upgrade, but makes a really nice difference

uk_99

interior these will fit the front and center lights
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-30mm-4...item53f1f301a3

you can fit a bigger festoon in the center interior light tho like this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30mm-31mm-...item3377b420f6

for the number plate again you want 501 smd bulbs
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-T10-4-...item1c2ce0572b

uk_99

ah just read your location
im also from southampton but moved to kent with work

Nero_slk

, anyone going to ace cafe on 19th if feb??? Modified car show

BlueBugEye

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Bin the std lights and get some STI units (better still JDM HiDs) and fit fog covers.

My JDM HiDs are reworked so the sidelights (LED) are where the indicators should be as std (obviously the indicators are now in the sidelight position)

Nero_slk

That looks good...but I was thinking- I like the power of sti...like the looks... maybe its just worth selling mine and getting a proper STi?? I think ill waste more money upgrading, and it will still be wrx

uk_99

yep i would get a proper sti
i did look at a few wrx when i got my sti but there is so many difrences in the sti-wrx that it would cost alot to get anywhere near it

uk_99

yep i would get a proper sti
i did look at a few wrx when i got my sti but there is so many difrences in the sti-wrx that it would cost alot to get anywhere near it

uk_99

yep i would get a proper sti
i did look at a few wrx when i got my sti but there is so many difrences in the sti-wrx that it would cost alot to get anywhere near it

alcazar

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So good he posted it three times..........

uk_99

lol dont know why that happend

Nero_slk

)))) will be doing headlights tomorrow, will post a picture how they turn up

uk_99

fitted my hid kit today , wow what a difrence
il be leaving them cruedly fitted for a few days make sure they are all good then il tidy all the wiring up

does anyone know where the ballast fits on the original hid kits?
i got a slim ballast kit but unless i extend the wiring by alot there isnt anywhere the ballast fit nicely