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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: retro_al on 09 October 2007, 12:26:09
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Hello there,i have a (96) n reg omega v6 estate,it has failed the mot on headlight pattern(aparently a common fault) just wondering if a 1997 lights would fit? as thats all i can find on ebay or does anybody know were i can find a pair od headlight
thanks al :)
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is this because they have gone 'yellow'?
You've got 2 options
- clean them up - I found Tcut worked surprisingly well, others on here have used wet and dry paper (wet) followed by Tcut.
- buy some 'projector' headlamps (these are a straightforward swap) from a post 98 car. I wouldn't bother with the 97 ones unless the car is really a model year 98 with the projectors which don't go yellow in the same way.
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is this because they have gone 'yellow'?
You've got 2 options
- clean them up - I found Tcut worked surprisingly well, others on here have used wet and dry paper (wet) followed by Tcut.
- buy some 'projector' headlamps (these are a straightforward swap) from a post 98 car. I wouldn't bother with the 97 ones unless the car is really a model year 98 with the projectors which don't go yellow in the same way.
yes they have gone yellow,the mot guy reckoned the lights were fked so i needed new ones,might try the t cutt thing,thanks for the advice ;)
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Hello again,i removed the yellow from the lights but it still have no pattern :'(
just wondering if these would fit?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-B-CLEAR-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHT-SET-94-99_W0QQitemZ150169378120QQihZ005QQcategoryZ23009QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
cheers :)
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Yes, they would fit but they will not pass an MOT in the UK (or shouldn't) as they are manufactured for use in Canada and as such, are for LHD applications. The inbuilt adjusters only flatten the beam and do not convert to RHD.
Check here (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189080951) for more info.....
(note to self - really must finish that howtoo and post it up... :-[ )