Trophy with Xenons on Pistonheads

[Cool Hand Luke]

As above

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/184315.htm

Anyone on here? If so it would be interesting to know what was involved in the conversion in terms of parts, complexity and cost as people have enquired about this previously iirc.

 

[Steve]

and also the headlamps to genuine Renault Xenon units (£380).

Nice work Luke, this could be interesting for a lot of owners/potential owners (not the hardcore Trophy elite though :wink: )

 

[trophy176]

Email or ring the fella - seems canny like.

Mine doesn't need xenons!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FunkyMunky]

i thought you needed washers fitted as well else it wasn't legal?

 

[Steve]

Maybe they come with the Xenon kit, I doubt Renault would supply the Xenons knowing they're illegal.

Then again they did just deny all responsibility for a faulty death-trap bonnet catch...

 

[chiefbadger]

Someone should tell him to up the price by £1000 as well. He's selling us all short there!!

 

[Matt X2C]

definately way under the odds with 14k on the clock.

lack of xenons doesn't bother me at all, the standard bulbs are fine and when they go, silvervisions will be going in....and if they brake they are £20 to fix, not £200 per side. I wouldn't waste £380 upgrading to enons on the trophy.

 

[Guest]

Awesome. If I was going to keep the car for a long while I'd definitely change my lamps for those.

 

[hoolio]

I'm with Matt on this, just upgrade to silverstar. Fraction of the cost and much of the benefit.

 

[rube79]

to be honest i didnt go overboard on the xenons on my 172 and havent missed em on the Trophy, mine were shite on dip and no way would i pay £300 and gain fat Lol

Just my experience anyway :wink:

Trophy's are going way too cheap, bloody steelers starting the trend (mine included !)

 

[Shabba]

i thought you needed washers fitted as well else it wasn't legal?

It is illegal. Police might not pick it up but an MOT would, so they could get away with it for a year (maybe).

 

[chris #418]

Xenon lights would look good on the Trophy, but £380 could be better spent!!

 

[Guest]

I thought the whole 'washer thing' was a bit of a grey area. I had always thought if the lamps were fitted aftermarket then they're not needed, but self-levelling will be required.

It's not like the washers do anything anyway.

 

[theo]

Why do you need washers fitted? They dont really work particularly well! Its just something that can break.

 

[Shabba]

Why do you need washers fitted? They dont really work particularly well! Its just something that can break.

Because a build up of dirt refracts the beam in an undesirable manner.

After market HID units are illegal full stop as they dont work properly in normal reflector units.

Do a search on ClioSport as this subject comes up alot.

 

[theo]

I know the aftermarket kits can be an MOT Failure, but that doesnt stop people selling them, even the highstreet auto accessory shops still sell them!

Just my experience of headlight washer jets gives me the impression they are fairly useless!

 

[Shabba]

^^ I agree.

I had a 1.6 dynamique with bi xenons and the washers didn't appear to make a noticeable difference (when they worked or didn't leak), but then again car manufactures cant all be wrong.

 

[FunkyMunky]

Why do you need washers fitted? They dont really work particularly well! Its just something that can break.

Because a build up of dirt refracts the beam in an undesirable manner.

After market HID units are illegal full stop as they dont work properly in normal reflector units.

Do a search on ClioSport as this subject comes up alot.

i thought that someone would know the definite answer to this.... i've obviously read a few of the said threads on CS but couldnt remember all the details though!

 

[Race2theredline]

Well I was fortunate enough to purchase this very car just this evening so I’m just as interested.

Needless to say it retains the standard lights so ill be in two minds as to revert back or not?

R2TR

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Congrats on the new car R2TR - looks like you got a good car at a good price. I'm sure you'll love it

Did you get any information from the previous owner on the conversion? 8)