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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: lee-bob on 29 November 2009, 10:14:14

Title: light me up
Post by: lee-bob on 29 November 2009, 10:14:14

been offered a set of factory xenon headlights from a 99 omega,will they fit straight into my 97 standard headlight model? thanks

Title: Re: light me up
Post by: Welung666 on 29 November 2009, 10:16:47

Yes they'll fit but you'll need to alter the loom slightly. You'd be better with a small section of loom off a breaker to replace the headlight plug on yours. :y

Title: Re: light me up
Post by: Turk on 30 November 2009, 00:13:19

Do they include the bulbs and ballast boxes ?  If not, you're looking at around £25 each for the bulbs and £30 each for ballast boxes from a breakers.

Title: Re: light me up
Post by: alank46 on 30 November 2009, 13:40:48

Hi
If its a very late 99 it could be a facelift, in which case the lights will not fit a mini-facelift without some modification.
Alan

Title: Re: light me up
Post by: MutantCav on 30 November 2009, 19:13:11

If its not from a facelift then yes...as said make sure you get the whole lot including the plugs/loom on the back of the lights as the ballast pack plugs not there on yours and the adjustment power plugs different...

The wiring is very easy to sort, just a matter of running the earth and live from your existing loom to power the ballast packs etc as well...

Title: Re: light me up
Post by: KillerWatt on 30 November 2009, 20:30:57

Just to add, make sure you're pinkies are well away from anything associated with the headlamps when you have them switched on.

The 100V or so that the lamp needs for normal running has a moderate bite if you ain't used to be shocked, so you sure as s**t won't want to experience the 20KV+ strike voltage  ;)