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Changing Sidelight Bulbs?

nd-photo.nl

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1. slide brackets to the side
2. remove plastic plate
3. pull out bulb holder
4. remove t10 bulb
5. put in new bulb (if LED, test it first for corrct polarity)
6. reverse procedure
7. repeat from step 1 for other side
 

Bickerton

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I got cree ones, sending them back tho as they failed in under a week, maybe I was unlucky or maybe they were snides
 

RaviR50

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they look very similar to mine, check my RR in my sig. Gotta warn you though changing them is really difficult you have to use a lot of force to get them out. Best way is to pull on them and wiggle up and down at the same time
 

nd-photo.nl

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With a small flathead screwdriver you can push one side of the clip a tad, but its fiddly :(

Cree ones are much brighter than the SMD ones (i have those as well). The SMD leds are a big improvement over the halogen bulbs, so dont worry. You can swap to cree later if the SMDs arent to your liking.


Cree vs SMD (T10) by ND-Photo.nl, on Flickr

Left SMD, right Cree. Please note this is sidelight only. Pic is taken with camera phone, so exaggerated. Below is Cree during daylight, pic taken with DSLR. Different story ;)


Cree led front view by ND-Photo.nl, on Flickr
 

rroney21

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Managed to do it!
bulbs came today took me around 10 minutes to fit em both :D
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they will obviously look better at night :D
 

Mk23078

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Dec 2, 2011
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hi, sorry to bring this up again. I got a pair or cree led's but they seem to be too wide and don't fit into the headlight. Is there anything i can do to make them fit? the item number on ebay is 160883347849 . i didnt measure the width in the headlight before i bought them. did anyone else have this problem? thanks!