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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: psychnurse on 20 July 2008, 12:22:48

Title: headlight change
Post by: psychnurse on 20 July 2008, 12:22:48

Could I change the cloudy yellow elite light units (96) for the nice white clear ones on the estate (98)?

Would this work, cause any probs? And how easy would it be for an easy Sunday afternoon type job  ;)

Title: Re: headlight change
Post by: craig on 20 July 2008, 12:28:22

it took me 35mins to change my headlights mate!!and i am cr*p with anything involving tools etc.......

Title: Re: headlight change
Post by: psychnurse on 20 July 2008, 12:30:52

Is it just unbolt, unplug swap... job done?? surley not that easy lol  ;D ;D

Im sure I can cabbage something in the process  ;)

Title: Re: headlight change
Post by: craig on 20 July 2008, 12:33:37

really easy :y
followed this:http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1154966960

Title: Re: headlight change
Post by: psychnurse on 20 July 2008, 12:35:40

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really easy :y
followed this:http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1154966960

Ahh great! Thanks Craig  :y :y :y

Title: Re: headlight change
Post by: craig on 20 July 2008, 12:39:10

no probs :y :y mine didn't have the plastic clips on first picture!!so don't know whether the instuctions are off a facelift ::)but everything else is the same mate :y

Title: Re: headlight change
Post by: alank46 on 20 July 2008, 13:47:27

Those instructions are I believe for a facelift car.  The earlier Elites have the washer mechanisms attached to the underside of the headlamps which makes the headlight a fiddle to remove.  It can be done without removing the bumper, but it is a fiddle, and its not quite as straight forward as shown on pre-facelift cars.
Alan

Title: Re: headlight change
Post by: bigride on 20 July 2008, 13:54:32

its not that hard at all taking apart all the front end of the car fairly simple and with a little common sence im  suer youll be done befor you know it ;)

Title: Re: headlight change
Post by: psychnurse on 20 July 2008, 15:00:11

All done!! Nice clear lights on the elite, and yellow on the estate.

The light washers were a bit of a pain! Especially with big fat hands like mine! Just a bit of blood shed  :y

Title: Re: headlight change
Post by: craig on 20 July 2008, 15:11:09

 :y :y :y :y

Title: Re: headlight change
Post by: DC on 21 July 2008, 21:45:44

dont they need re-adjusting