For anyone that has these.
What are the part numbers for the trophy? My brother wants some xmas ideas and I quite fancy these
What are the part numbers for the trophy? My brother wants some xmas ideas and I quite fancy these
silver visions
Nik
ClioTrophy Admin
these are what you want mate:
http://powerbulbs.co.uk/product.asp?num ... &PT_ID=104
£25 for two pairs means you can do the rear ones too
http://powerbulbs.co.uk/product.asp?num ... &PT_ID=104
£25 for two pairs means you can do the rear ones too
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that's asda thinking that nik
*slaps change pocket*
*slaps change pocket*
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How do you swop the sidelight bulbs? took the rubber cap off and tried twisting but there rock solid in there
Nik
ClioTrophy Admin
yeah the sidelight bulb holders are fairly solid fit. I changed mine the other day, just used a small flatheaded screwdriver to lever it out. Comes out very easily that way.
Make sure they go back in properly as it takes a fair bit of force to push them back in again.
Make sure they go back in properly as it takes a fair bit of force to push them back in again.
Nik
ClioTrophy Admin
I ordered them about 2½ years ago now when I had just taken delivery of my 172. Am still using the same set in my Trophy now. I did get the free set of sidelight bulbs then too, although they stayed on my 172 as i couldnt be bothered to remove them.
Nik
ClioTrophy Admin
Just replied to your PM Mike, i'll post what i said here for the benefit of others.
The bulbs above are the Silvervision indicator bulbs rather than headlight bulbs. These remove the orange tint from the light clusters as although the bulb still flashes orange, it's silver when not illuminated. Makes quite a difference to the appearance of the car in my opinion.
If you want a xenon effect to your actual headlights (i.e. a more pure white light rather than the yellowy tint of standard headlights then there are a couple of options.
1. You could simply replace the bulbs with some higher quality xenon gas filled bulbs such as Osram Silverstar which are also available from the powerbulbs website, or for a more blue look then there's the Philips Blue Vision
Silverstar: http://powerbulbs.co.uk/product.asp?num ... =&PT_ID=89
Blue Vision: http://powerbulbs.co.uk/product.asp?num ... &PT_ID=129
2. If you really want what most people mean when they say 'Xenon headlights', then as you thought, you'll need to get a HID (High Intensity Discharge) conversion kit. The Xenon lights as on the full fat 172/182 do not have a light bulb with a fillament that glows, they use high voltage to create a continuous spark between two plates.
You can get these from here http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/home.php?cat=622
(just noticed these people seem to be a bit cheaper than powerbulbs on some bulbs too)
In both cases these are only changing the headlight bulbs, but you can get whiter looking sidelight bulbs too.
I'm probably going to just upgrade my bulbs to the silverstars soon, but the HID kit is quite tempting.
The bulbs above are the Silvervision indicator bulbs rather than headlight bulbs. These remove the orange tint from the light clusters as although the bulb still flashes orange, it's silver when not illuminated. Makes quite a difference to the appearance of the car in my opinion.
If you want a xenon effect to your actual headlights (i.e. a more pure white light rather than the yellowy tint of standard headlights then there are a couple of options.
1. You could simply replace the bulbs with some higher quality xenon gas filled bulbs such as Osram Silverstar which are also available from the powerbulbs website, or for a more blue look then there's the Philips Blue Vision
Silverstar: http://powerbulbs.co.uk/product.asp?num ... =&PT_ID=89
Blue Vision: http://powerbulbs.co.uk/product.asp?num ... &PT_ID=129
2. If you really want what most people mean when they say 'Xenon headlights', then as you thought, you'll need to get a HID (High Intensity Discharge) conversion kit. The Xenon lights as on the full fat 172/182 do not have a light bulb with a fillament that glows, they use high voltage to create a continuous spark between two plates.
You can get these from here http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/home.php?cat=622
(just noticed these people seem to be a bit cheaper than powerbulbs on some bulbs too)
In both cases these are only changing the headlight bulbs, but you can get whiter looking sidelight bulbs too.
I'm probably going to just upgrade my bulbs to the silverstars soon, but the HID kit is quite tempting.