Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please check the Forum Guidelines at the top of the Newbie section

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Best way to change HID bulbs  (Read 673 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

SP_3.2

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Leicester
  • Posts: 2085
    • drives A6 allroad 3.0tdi
    • View Profile
Best way to change HID bulbs
« on: 03 February 2009, 18:30:20 »
Have to replace mine is there a best and safe way to do this. Having a look there does not seem to be a lot of room. Is there a how to on this one.

Thanks

Steve.
Logged
Also drive a Savage 25 niro truck...and flys a Bell 47 twister Savage 46 ss and a Tamiya audi TT ..for now.

Marks DTM Calib

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • West Bridgford
  • Posts: 33864
  • Git!
    • View Profile
Re: Best way to change HID bulbs
« Reply #1 on: 03 February 2009, 18:32:01 »
Probably the safest way is to get me to do them!  ;D ;D ;D
Logged

SP_3.2

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Leicester
  • Posts: 2085
    • drives A6 allroad 3.0tdi
    • View Profile
Re: Best way to change HID bulbs
« Reply #2 on: 03 February 2009, 18:35:07 »
 ;D ;D ;D Very good ,was thinking thinking somthing along that.
Logged
Also drive a Savage 25 niro truck...and flys a Bell 47 twister Savage 46 ss and a Tamiya audi TT ..for now.

Pitchfork

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Tadley (near Basingrad)
  • Posts: 2498
  • Barndances & Morris
    • View Profile
Re: Best way to change HID bulbs
« Reply #3 on: 03 February 2009, 18:40:14 »
Standing on 2 jam-jars :D
Logged
Almost famous!   www.pitchforkband.co.uk Guitar & PA Amps repaired & serviced
Ears pierced while you wait. PAT & Valve testing

RobG

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bristol
  • Posts: 13831
  • I might have a link, pic or part number for that
    • 16 plate Mokka. Vivaro
    • View Profile
Re: Best way to change HID bulbs
« Reply #4 on: 03 February 2009, 19:11:54 »
Quote
Have to replace mine is there a best and safe way to do this. Having a look there does not seem to be a lot of room. Is there a how to on this one.

Thanks

Steve.
Check this thread out Steve ;) ;)http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1233359305
Logged
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

UPVC windows/doors/fascias/soffit/gutters supplied/fitted

feeutfo

  • Guest
Re: Best way to change HID bulbs
« Reply #5 on: 03 February 2009, 19:25:17 »
head light out or remove battery and air box?
Thinking head light out myself...
Logged

Jimbob

  • Global Moderator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Chester / Flintshire
  • Posts: 24466
  • I like traffic lights, but only when they're green
    • E250 Est / Golf GTI
    • View Profile
Re: Best way to change HID bulbs
« Reply #6 on: 03 February 2009, 19:50:07 »
When I have done them, battery and airbox out, then just 3 torx screws to remove, funny connector to undo, refit and job done  :y
Logged

VXL V6

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Solihull
  • Posts: 9838
    • 530D M Sport, Elite 3.2
    • View Profile
Re: Best way to change HID bulbs
« Reply #7 on: 03 February 2009, 19:57:03 »
Quote
When I have done them, battery and airbox out, then just 3 torx screws to remove, funny connector to undo, refit and job done  :y

Yeh, that's how I did mine. Didn't fancy taking the headlamps out incase I screwed up any of the alignment and the ballast packs get caught on the washer jets when you try and extract the units.

Airbox just lifts out and the Battery only needs the terminals (which you need to disconnect the +ve one off anyway regardless) disconnecting and the clamp removing to lift out.
Logged

feeutfo

  • Guest
Re: Best way to change HID bulbs
« Reply #8 on: 03 February 2009, 20:21:06 »
good point, got to dis connect the battery anyway. Was thinking get the light on a bench with less chance of dropping the bulb or getting crap/finger prints on the glass. Had some practice getting the lights out recently with a made in taiwan piece of crap fitted by my insurer. There is a semi circular cut out in the top cross member to get the top edge out first so the ballast does not catch.

But on the other hand, could drop the light just as easy and forget to disconnect the battery and kill meself from the high voltage.  ;D  ;D  ;D
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.038 seconds with 21 queries.