a sidelight question?

**pogo** · 31st July 2012, 19:52

im sure i read the other day that headlight sidelight bulbs and no plate bulbs on the vec are the same,is this true? also what holds headlights in on facelift model? i can see two bolts at the top,is that it?

**130786howe** · 31st July 2012, 20:09

the bulbs are the same mate 501"s if getting led make sure you get them with error free and check feedback if your buying of the bay and as for the headlight there is one more nut your not seing as you have to remove the bumper its under the headlight and dont be put off buy removing the bumper its a peice off cake if you can put a kinda egg together then you will be fine it is that easy

**pogo** · 31st July 2012, 20:11

Originally Posted by 130786howe

the bulbs are the same mate 501"s if getting led make sure you get them with error free and check feedback if your buying of the bay and as for the headlight there is one more nut your not seing as you have to remove the bumper its under the headlight and dont be put off buy removing the bumper its a peice off cake if you can put a kinda egg together then you will be fine it is that easy

cheers mate tbh ive got a few front end mods to do and annoyingly they all involve bumper removal lol

**130786howe** · 31st July 2012, 20:15

kill 2 birds with one stone mate i had mine off in 5 mins just dont be affraid to give it a good yank on the corners to get it to move of the runners you shouldnt brake anything

dont hold me to that though

**pogo** · 31st July 2012, 20:17

will it not ease forward enough to get to underside headlight bolt without complete removal?

**130786howe** · 31st July 2012, 20:22

nope theres no getting around it mate the only thing you could do is not take the undergaurd off under the car and just pull bumper forward but you need it pretty much of to do any work what mods you gotta do with bumper of mate and please dont say fog surrounds

**gibbon7000** · 31st July 2012, 20:29

Must be different on the Signum. The No. plate bulbs are like a household fuse shape with pointed ends

Like these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Number-Lic...#ht_740wt_1219

**130786howe** · 31st July 2012, 20:35

yes the siggy is diffrent they call them bullet bulbs lol i belive. but just changed all my bulbs to led and was supprised to see side light bulbs in the number plate area

**carperjake** · 31st July 2012, 20:38

Originally Posted by gibbon7000

Must be different on the Signum. The No. plate bulbs are like a household fuse shape with pointed ends

Like these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Number-Lic...#ht_740wt_1219

Definately different on a Siggy, changed mine last weekend ready for the MOT. I bought the replacement a week or so back but didn't get round to fitting it and managed to misplace it in the meantime!

Can I just confirm that the bulb in the glove box light isn't quite the same too, it's a bit too big to fit in the number plate light holder! Tried it as a potential stop gap, didn't fit and because I had my whole tailgate apart as I couldn't access the number plate light due to corroded screws I had to ring her who must be obeyed to pick me up another!

**pogo** · 31st July 2012, 20:44

Originally Posted by 130786howe

nope theres no getting around it mate the only thing you could do is not take the undergaurd off under the car and just pull bumper forward but you need it pretty much of to do any work what mods you gotta do with bumper of mate and please dont say fog surrounds

lol no not fog surrounds,changing sidelight bulbs to 501s too match my AFLs and changing indicator bulbs to silvertec and going to tint headlights too,also trying to source signum style three slat top and bottom grills although not having much luck on getting price for them,need to pop to local stealers methinks!