Xenon retrofit

[ducatidai1098]

Hi all
Can you, and has anyone done it (fitted Xenon headlights to what is an originally halogen fitted car?

I'm looking to do a face-lift conversion and I'd like to take this opportunity to upgrade the lights too
Cheers Dai

 

[Dave jc]

Before you do the headlight conversion look up the price of the Xenon headlights, They are mega expensive.
I was very lucky and got a used pair for £200.00 very rare to get a pair in good condition.
Good Luck, let us know how you get on.
Dave.

 

[Mikefrank]

I got hid fitted as standard to mine and to be honest leds are brighter…I’ve fitted novsight led to the main beam and the light is on another level…
The hids bulbs are upgraded on mine but I don’t rate them for direct light….

 

[neilgsxr69]

As mentioned the xenon’s are hellish expensive and that’s if you can find them!
Also remember you will need the bumper with the washers in for it to pass the UK MOT

 

[Rich-De]

Hello,
I Have not posted before but I would like to do the reverse
Because Xenon are so expensive and the lenses on the headlamps on my car are not serviceable, would like to fir standard ones in their place but the wiring is apparently different between xenon and halogen could I just rewire the plugs to suit

 

[Dave jc]

I got a used pair for £200, they are out there but rare. I went for the easy option. about a hour to fit.
Sorry cant help with the wiring but I'm sure someone will tell you.

 

[jon999]

Hello,
I Have not posted before but I would like to do the reverse
Because Xenon are so expensive and the lenses on the headlamps on my car are not serviceable, would like to fir standard ones in their place but the wiring is apparently different between xenon and halogen could I just rewire the plugs to suit

Rich-de did you solve this as I have the same problem

 

[Citoyendumonde]

Hello,
I Have not posted before but I would like to do the reverse
Because Xenon are so expensive and the lenses on the headlamps on my car are not serviceable, would like to fir standard ones in their place but the wiring is apparently different between xenon and halogen could I just rewire the plugs to suit

I too am considering switching from Xenon to Halogen. In my case, the car I have has left-hand traffic xenon headlights and I live in Canada where we have right-hand traffic. The lights blind oncoming traffic and will therefore not pass MOT. I have been trying to find a pair of right-hand traffic xenon headlights but cannot find them anywhere except for in China but they are without E-mark or SAE/DOT mark which means an immediate MOT failure. I therefore purchased a pair of right-hand halogen headlights but they have completely different wiring and I have been told that they will cause a code and a check light and the resultant MOT failure. Can anybody advise how to rewire the car to take Halogen lights or have a solution as to how to switch out the left-hand traffic projectors for right-hand traffic projectors on my current xenon headlights?

 

[Citoyendumonde]

I too am considering switching from Xenon to Halogen. In my case, the car I have has left-hand traffic xenon headlights and I live in Canada where we have right-hand traffic. The lights blind oncoming traffic and will therefore not pass MOT. I have been trying to find a pair of right-hand traffic xenon headlights but cannot find them anywhere except for in China but they are without E-mark or SAE/DOT mark which means an immediate MOT failure. I therefore purchased a pair of right-hand halogen headlights but they have completely different wiring and I have been told that they will cause a code and a check light and the resultant MOT failure. Can anybody advise how to rewire the car to take Halogen lights or have a solution as to how to switch out the left-hand traffic projectors for right-hand traffic projectors on my current xenon headlights?

I ended up opening my xenon headlights and switching out the left hand traffic projectors with right hand traffic projectors (if you want to find projectors they are E46R projectors). The headlight units are very large and it was very tight fitting into a large North American oven to heat up the butyl to take the lights apart. I doubt that the headlight units would fit in most European ovens. The new projectors I installed are definitely better than the original ones that I replaced which appeared to be in good shape, so the projectors do deteriorate over time. Replacing the projectors was a pain but was not overly complex. Hopefully the resealing will not allow water ingress and fogging up.