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nicedayforit Member Since: 11 Jun 2011 Location: Beside the Solway Posts: 3954 |
Now that the dark nights have returned I decided it was time to look at upgrading my futile reverse lights.
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28th Nov 2015 8:02pm |
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SMUTT Member Since: 30 Jun 2014 Location: Cheshire Posts: 459 |
@NDFI - great post - on my list TO DO.
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28th Nov 2015 8:52pm |
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miggit Member Since: 12 Jul 2014 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3657 |
FYI splitting the reflector from the lens is not that difficult, and I have found that as long as the lights are at room temp or higher they will split with the minimum of fuss. You just need to find the join between the clear and coloured and gently cut along the join, with Stanley, if you start with the long sides first, you'll soon find that the "quality" weld ( ) will give out and you'll be in. There are bits that you can't get the knife in to but I found that once you have the main welds split the rest just waves it's hand's up and gives up.......... no wonder the bloody things leak
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28th Nov 2015 11:01pm |
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nicedayforit Member Since: 11 Jun 2011 Location: Beside the Solway Posts: 3954 |
^ As soon as I get a dry night I will. Been b y raining since I did them. |
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1st Dec 2015 3:44pm |
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miggit Member Since: 12 Jul 2014 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3657 |
This thread has night pics of an install that I did for a pal http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic34595.html
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2nd Dec 2015 12:35am |
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nicedayforit Member Since: 11 Jun 2011 Location: Beside the Solway Posts: 3954 |
As requested pictures of the lighting effect of my recent re-lamped reverse lights.
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2nd Dec 2015 7:52pm |
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horse86 Member Since: 09 Dec 2014 Location: PA Posts: 860 |
^^
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2nd Dec 2015 8:35pm |
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nicedayforit Member Since: 11 Jun 2011 Location: Beside the Solway Posts: 3954 |
Definitely brighter than original stock lights.
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2nd Dec 2015 8:50pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 34918 |
nice job dave ... - .- -.
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2nd Dec 2015 8:58pm |
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miggit Member Since: 12 Jul 2014 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3657 |
I'd hope so, discovered that a bloody candle was brighter than the standard lights I still find it hard to come to terms with how they managed to get it so wrong with the reversing lights in the first place, after all your allowed 21 Watts per side under euro meddling laws, so why opt for 6 watt bulbs? they must have had a balls up in the purchasing department and ended up with a lorry load to get rid of......... only logical reason I can see Maybe they were destined to be instrument lamps but they were so dim they thought they'd get rid of them in the Range Rover, who knows how the German mind works, get a feeling that they were laughing at every under powered car that left the factory But we can have the last laugh, as the led upgrade is way better than anything you'll find on the rear of an X5 Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one! Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool' Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor! |
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3rd Dec 2015 12:28am |
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Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 04 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16170 |
Great job Dave... Much brighter |
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3rd Dec 2015 1:00am |
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horse86 Member Since: 09 Dec 2014 Location: PA Posts: 860 |
Was about to order the bulbs but it looks like they (and all other sellers) are from China. How long did it take to get? 2014 FF Autobiography 5.0 SC
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3rd Dec 2015 1:01am |
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nicedayforit Member Since: 11 Jun 2011 Location: Beside the Solway Posts: 3954 |
The bulbs I purchased were from Hong Kong and took two weeks to arrive.
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3rd Dec 2015 10:47am |
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miggit Member Since: 12 Jul 2014 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3657 |
^^ 12v AC is for low voltage domestic lighting, and will have a built in bridge rectifier Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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3rd Dec 2015 10:55am |
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