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Just finished refitting the decor grills which are a pita to get out. This is a post that needs images which will have to follow.

Some Philips Ultinon 3021 now adorn the units and the difference is literally night and day as would be expected. Of course they needed Canbus adaptors but i made a great deal with a local eBayer selling some unused Philips ones for just £10. The bulbs were £30.

I need to sort out the halo rings now. They look postively dismal against the HIDs and LEDs, even though i upgraded them to better bulbs at the time, years ago now tbh. More research is needed

It wasn't dark enough really but the ouput is equal to the Xenons, imo

For the possible benefit of others?
Having undertaken this 'mod' i was mindful that the car still pinged a bulb out warning on start-up, though self extinguished shortly after. It also pinged on engine switch off. I queried this with Philips 'Lumileds' and they sent me completely FOC what i assume is a Mk2 version of their canbus adaptors. These have resolved the issue, and whatever is going on inside the much larger 'black box', it's clearly more advanced. There are no +/- markings on the plugs/sockets. I tried reversing them randomly, and they work in any configuration.
Well done Philips for the freebie, and for whatever you did inside the box of tricks.

davidclarks wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 7:05 am Philips CANbus adapter resolved bulb out warning issue. The new adapter seems to be more advanced and works in any configuration.

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davidclarks wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 7:05 am Philips CANbus adapter resolved bulb out warning issue. The new adapter seems to be more advanced and works in any configuration.

davidclarks wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 7:50 am Ooo sir I am not bot

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