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Front lights
Front lights
Hi All, this question should be straight forward. Flying stone has cracked front headlight plastic cover. Are the covers a separate unit/spare part therefore easily replaced or do you have to buy the whole frigging headlight system? Cheers Guys.
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lezmtaylor
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Re: Front lights
Please , when posting give us some information, what vehicle ? Year ?Model? What colour ? and as much more info as possible, members like me will be only to pleased to help,but we need the info.
There is space to put your info in when you register.
Just trying to be helpful, may be reason no replies.
Lez
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Re: Front lights
Complete unit I’m afraid.
Realoem will give you the part numbers (use the last 7 of your VIN in Serial Number for your model) and that will allow you to trawl tinternet for a decent second hand unit. OEM new units are VERY expensive - around £350 depending upon version (Halogen, Xenon, Adaptive etc). I used mid 2009 as the year but that may be wrong, you need to let us know which version you have
LCI versions may be more expensive due to the LED lighting of the angel eyes.
Newtis dot com tells you how to change it, as will lots of videos in the usual places.
Realoem will give you the part numbers (use the last 7 of your VIN in Serial Number for your model) and that will allow you to trawl tinternet for a decent second hand unit. OEM new units are VERY expensive - around £350 depending upon version (Halogen, Xenon, Adaptive etc). I used mid 2009 as the year but that may be wrong, you need to let us know which version you have
LCI versions may be more expensive due to the LED lighting of the angel eyes.
Newtis dot com tells you how to change it, as will lots of videos in the usual places.
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Never anthropomorphise computers. They hate that.Re: Front lights
I almost had to buy a new adaptive xenon headlight about 2 years ago.
Price was £950+vat new if I recall...
Regular xenon was about 750 I think.. both pre LCI
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Price was £950+vat new if I recall...
Regular xenon was about 750 I think.. both pre LCI
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Ouch! Was that complete with all of the electronics, or just the basic lamp?
Never anthropomorphise computers. They hate that.Re: Front lights
Think that was the whole lamp...
Mine wouldn't open the shutter when going to full beam..
Thankfully I got it covered under extended warranty
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Mine wouldn't open the shutter when going to full beam..
Thankfully I got it covered under extended warranty
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Re: Front lights
Dear Members,
Thank you all for your many replies and I am naturally disappointed to hear that the front headlight plastic covers are all part of one sealed unit. Obviously this makes it mega expensive to replace when all you have got is a crack in the cover! As suggested, maybe EBay is the way to go which worked well before when I replaced a cracked rear lens.
To Lez, thanks for your advice and I will add details of my vehicle in the future if the details are relevant and helpful to the question.
Thank you all for your many replies and I am naturally disappointed to hear that the front headlight plastic covers are all part of one sealed unit. Obviously this makes it mega expensive to replace when all you have got is a crack in the cover! As suggested, maybe EBay is the way to go which worked well before when I replaced a cracked rear lens.
To Lez, thanks for your advice and I will add details of my vehicle in the future if the details are relevant and helpful to the question.
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Pat Mustard
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Re: Front lights
The plastic lens can be replaced and loads of them for sale on eBay . Vidéos on youtube showing how to do it. Just search E70 headlight lens replacement.
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Pat Mustard
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