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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: mikeh on 05 June 2007, 13:50:27

Title: get aHeadlight
Post by: mikeh on 05 June 2007, 13:50:27

Hi,
Have to get new headlamp (1999 2.5 V6 CDX clear Xenon projector type?) as existing damaged by pheasant. Have seen a few new ones on ebay for around the £50.00 mark as compared to £130 for a GM trade club. Does anyone know if these pattern ones are any good?
Thanks in advance,
Mike.

Title: Re: get aHeadlight
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 05 June 2007, 13:56:07

So, two questions....

1) Is your car a facelift, easiest way to tell is the position of the electric window switches.....if on the door, its a facelift, if on the centre console its a mini facelift.

2) Does your car have HID lighting (if a facelift it should have on a CDx), easiest way to tell this is to look at the headlight switch, if it has a headlight level control dial (0-1-2-3) then they are not HID.

Its only with this info that we can tell which headlight you need

Title: Re: get aHeadlight
Post by: mikeh on 05 June 2007, 14:02:50

Mark,

Thanks for your reply.

It has the electric window switches on the centre console and headlight level control switch under the light switch.

Its not a facelift and it doesn't have HID lighting.

Title: Re: get aHeadlight
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 05 June 2007, 14:09:14

This is the sort you require

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-CLEAR-HEADLAMP-HEADLIGHT-1997-99_W0QQitemZ330127830559QQihZ014QQcategoryZ23009QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

But, confirm with them first that it is a UK spec right hand drive headlight unit and not one for a left hand drive car as they are different.....

Title: Re: get aHeadlight
Post by: mikeh on 05 June 2007, 14:17:20

OK thanks.
It almost seems too good to be true when VX want about £130.
Do you know anything about the quality or if they are an exact fit?

Title: Re: get aHeadlight
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 05 June 2007, 14:18:23

It should just fit in......not the same quality as the Vx but, will do the job.

Title: Re: get aHeadlight
Post by: mikeh on 05 June 2007, 14:21:16

OK thanks.

Title: Re: get aHeadlight
Post by: ffcgary1 on 05 June 2007, 14:24:09

Beware, some after market lamps you cannot fit the leveling motors to them,that you will also have to ask about.i ned some too but not prepared to do without beam ajustment on my estate.Gary. :-? :-?

Title: Re: get aHeadlight
Post by: ians on 05 June 2007, 17:16:21

You could also have a look in a local breakers yard.  They are not difficult to remove although they may want to sell as a pair. I don't know what the going rate is - others may.

Title: Re: get aHeadlight
Post by: TheBoy on 05 June 2007, 19:44:33

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You could also have a look in a local breakers yard.  They are not difficult to remove although they may want to sell as a pair. I don't know what the going rate is - others may.

The projectors are fairly expensive, even 2nd hand, as they are a very popular upgrade to the woeful, earlier ribbed lights...

Title: Re: get aHeadlight
Post by: hol666 on 05 June 2007, 20:46:06

 >:( you're not wrong there, in the winter, I drive with the prince of darkness  :o

Title: Re: get aHeadlight
Post by: Pitchfork on 06 June 2007, 07:38:02

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>:( you're not wrong there, in the winter, I drive with the prince of darkness  :o

Ozzie Osbourne?
Can you get me his autograph??
IW