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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: lesask on 24 August 2017, 00:52:01
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Hi good readers. I have I think these special exenon gas bulbs or something, well one has blown. So I need to replace, I will replace both. Looking at it it does look like the whole lamp has to be removed. I can't seem to find the instructions on this site to show me what to do, If there then could someone give me the link. Many thanks. Les
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Trim off, undo the two 8mm bolts on top and one underneath.
Unit out, unplug as you go. 4 plugs.
T25 torx to remove the cover.
Twist and remove plug from bulb.
Twist and remove bulb holder.
Lift bulb out.
Refit in reverse and call it done. :y
Ten minute job. Need Osram D2S bulbs... shop around, but expect to pay around £30-40 per bulb :y
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Doctor Gollum uses clocks from a different time warp than most of us. ;D If you do this job in 10 minutes from start to finish please let us know how.
His advice is usually spot on though.
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top people. many thanks. les.
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Removing the airbox to do the driver's side is much easier and quicker than pulling the whole lamp.
To do the passenger side it's a toss up whether you remove the lamp, the battery or just struggle and bleed. Which one you choose is dependent on the sort of faffing you're prepared to accept.
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battery side, im working on it now, cant get the lamp unit out, ive removed 2 x screw on top and trim and the whole thing is loose but will not come out, so if there is another screw somewhere then it wouldnt be all loose, so im thinking to remove battery but that another job and then have to re do the radio again. pain. i cant see it being a 10 min job. o well.
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Lower fixing?
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yes. there is something stopping the whole lamp cluster to come out, its all very loose but i cannot remove it!!, what the hell would one do if an emergency roadside replacement?, ive got the trim all out, removed 2 top screws, and trying to get it all out, only I cant. are there lower screw then? i cant see any and the whole cluster is loose and like its trying to come out, just wont
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i think ive found this lower, just a question of getting to it now. omg lucky im not in emergency situation
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You did read my post?
Accessible from underneath bumper or by removing the trim.
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Like NickW, I remove airbox and battery and leave headlamp units in situ. Both bulbs can be done in under 10mins, including resetting windows and sunroof following battery disconnection, and checking fluid levels, and putting all tools away and putting the kettle on.
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lol. ;D
Id give anyone £10 if I see with my own eyes change out the x bulb within 10 mins. It took me about 2 hours. Clearly now I've worked it out and done it then Id be much quicker, maybe 20 to 30 mins and that requires the right tools. The rubber seal I cleaned etc whilst doing this job but I cannot see 10 mins. £43 for the bulb. I know I could get cheaper from the amazon but id rather get the quality make. The new one and the old one shine exactly the same. 15 years old the other. So Im happy with that.
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If you do it by removing the battery and airbox, then 10minutes per side is realistic. That's not necessarily any quicker than removing the lamps, but it is much easier.
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There are a LOT of fake bulbs out there, so chose supplier carefully. That means NOT using egay, ECP, Amazon Marketplace etc.
Due to the aftermath of voting to leave the United States of Europe, prices have obviously jumped, and you'll be hard pressed to get a genuine one for under £40 each now... ...though that's not to say a £40 one must be genuine.
HID bulbs, for most of us, have a useful life of around 7-10yrs, but the degradation is so gradual, you don't really notice. They still look bright, but simply don't illuminate very well. All bulb types suffer this, including LEDs, but most traditional bulbs blow before your really notice.
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Which reminds me, I probably need to get a set for the Jag. *sigh*, I think they are type with built in ballast. And I think the wheelarch liner has to come out :(