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Lighting upgrade
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:15 pm
by Jonjo2327
Just wondered ,can anybody give advice about upgrading dipped & main beam bulbs from yellow lighting on 70 reg n connect
To something more like to match the drl lights thanks
Re: Lighting upgrade
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:16 pm
by QashqaiSilver
That would be very long to do if it is not already HID. It would mean buying the HID headlight units, fitting headlight autolevelling system and headlamp washer jets.
I think laser and LED headlamps also have the same requirements to keep them road legal.
Re: Lighting upgrade
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:02 pm
by Jonjo2327
Thanks won’t bother with hids then probably try looking for the whitest H11s to get the nearest
Thanhs any way
Re: Lighting upgrade
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 8:10 am
by MikeGC
With my first Nissan (a 2014 Juke) and my first Qashqai, I changed the bulbs to Osram Nightbreakers. Not as good as LED but a significant improvement on the factory fitted bulbs.
I’m sure there are other bulbs which would suit.
Researching via Auto Express or another car magazine should tell you the current best.
Re: Lighting upgrade
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:41 am
by QashqaiSilver
Jonjo2327 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:02 pm
Thanks won’t bother with hids then probably try looking for the whitest H11s to get the nearest
Thanhs any way
I did this some years ago to a mk5 Ford Escort when retrofit HID's were coming down in price and cheap on ebay (around £40) 15 years ago. I fitted them, trouble is that for the person driving with them they light up everywhere nicely. To the person on the road oncoming they are a pain in the ass and way too bright and dazzling. After having it on my car for 2 months I removed them as I got fedup with people flashing me etc.
Re: Lighting upgrade
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:56 pm
by Jonjo2327
Hi thanks for the info, thing is there’s that many to choose from and some of them exaggerate and you end up with some that are no better than what you’ve got anyway back to trolling the internet I know some of the latest qq have got led lighting so trying to find out the bulb size and manufacturer
Re: Lighting upgrade
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:18 pm
by Deleted User 10757
Jonjo2327 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:56 pm
Hi thanks for the info, thing is there’s that many to choose from and some of them exaggerate and you end up with some that are no better than what you’ve got anyway back to trolling the internet I know some of the latest qq have got led lighting so trying to find out the bulb size and manufacturer
Using the lamps from a higher spec QQ would be difficult - its not a case of using bulbs from another car
Re: Lighting upgrade
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:18 pm
by Jonjo2327
Thank all for the info thinking of trying mtech
Re: Lighting upgrade
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:35 am
by Deleted User 10757
Even if you swap complete lamp units , its far from a simple swap