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tenet Member Since: 23 Jul 2009 Location: cotswolds Posts: 1081 |
Not sure if this answers your question but if your FL2 has projector lens and uses HB3 single bulb then a HiD conversion kit is the way to go and at c£50 will be the best mod ever made. My 64 plate has HiD conversion kit and the signature lights are ok and has just passed its MOT for the 3rd consecutive year. MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.
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15th Sep 2023 4:07 pm |
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Lakelander Member Since: 07 Nov 2019 Location: Cumbria Posts: 238 |
DRL leds on when engine running in gear and other lights off. DRL leds off when lights on , signature strips illuminate as sidelights. I swapped Halogen HB3 for a pair of Metropolis HID , cost £500 but worth every penny, but as already said, HID conversion kit is pretty cheap and very effective. There are second hand halogen HB3 units with signature about to use as base for hid conversion. FL2 SD4 XS 2013 Orkney Grey |
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15th Sep 2023 4:57 pm |
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Rocky Member Since: 15 Sep 2023 Location: Cheshire Posts: 6 |
Lakelander, many thanks for response.
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15th Sep 2023 5:29 pm |
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Nodge68 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Newquay Posts: 2071 |
I'm sure owners have swapped to the later lights, but it's not straightforward, as the 2012 facelift has many changes over the pre 2012 model.
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16th Sep 2023 5:33 am |
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Rocky Member Since: 15 Sep 2023 Location: Cheshire Posts: 6 |
Nodge - thank you. Much more for me to think about.
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16th Sep 2023 6:59 am |
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Lakelander Member Since: 07 Nov 2019 Location: Cumbria Posts: 238 |
I do have a pair of facelift headlight mounts available if you do decide to go ahead. FL2 SD4 XS 2013 Orkney Grey |
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16th Sep 2023 10:37 am |
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Rocky Member Since: 15 Sep 2023 Location: Cheshire Posts: 6 |
Lakelander - thank you. More thought on this needed first! |
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16th Sep 2023 10:47 am |
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dondiddy Member Since: 16 Apr 2017 Location: Hamilton Posts: 753 |
You don`t need a different bumper or any mods to it either as I fitted the hid signature lights to mine. (2012 pre facelift.) and it was reasonably straightforward. They came with the mounting tray. I bought a conversion loom from a seller on Ebay which from memory was plug and play and made the lights work as they should in terms of how the DLRs operated/dimmed etc. I got member Mikey to program the car to let it know about the light changes.
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18th Sep 2023 7:56 am |
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Rocky Member Since: 15 Sep 2023 Location: Cheshire Posts: 6 |
Don - useful, thank you.
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18th Sep 2023 1:55 pm |
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