Powerful UK have just released a You Tube video where they show an upgrade of the headlights, they have created a loom to convert the pre-facelift loom to a post facelift so upgraded lights can be fitted.



This may be of help to anyone looking to upgrade. MY13 HSE Lux Santorini Black
MY11 HSE Santorini Black Gone
MY08 SE Blue, Gone
Alfa Romeo GT Gone
Alfa Romeo 156 Space wagon Gone
Volvo V40 Gone
Volvo 480ES Gone
VW Sirocco GTX Gone

Many thanks CJ

Unfortunately although the later headlamp may look "more modern", many feel it is a poorer design; the beam is not as good as the older lamp and also the bulbs tend to over-heat, resulting in short lifespan, and then you risk loosing both the main and dipped on the same side as its just one bulb.

A conversion to HID would be better.

Some owners of the later lamps are upgrading to better HID or LED bulbs. Jules

these "link-looms" have been around for a while from other sources,at a cost of £250 !!!

read this thread.
https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic32902.html?

One guy set about re-wiring the internal wires of the headlamps, rather than buy links.

Largered wrote:

£250 quid !!!!!

I did the lamp change on my 2009.

But, being a true engineer, I didn't change the connectors, I didn't pay for a 'link' ............. I changed the internal wiring of the lamp housing. It did take a bit of time ........ well worth it.

There is always 'another way'


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They have now released an other video on how to get Xenon lamps to work - these use the same wiring loom upgrade. MY13 HSE Lux Santorini Black
MY11 HSE Santorini Black Gone
MY08 SE Blue, Gone
Alfa Romeo GT Gone
Alfa Romeo 156 Space wagon Gone
Volvo V40 Gone
Volvo 480ES Gone
VW Sirocco GTX Gone