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Hey mate im wondering if could shed sum light on a wee issue im having with my xenons ( no pun intended lol). Got a bit of a sticky shutter on my n/s headlight. Since u must have split urs a gazzilion times (see what i did there) have u any words of wisdom for resolving the problem??
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I did see what u did there and I havnt really played around with anything behind the lens mate so I wouldn't really know unfortunately

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Much needed few days in the lakesImageImageImageImage

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Looking seriously stunning there!

Scenery isn’t bad either!


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Cool mate thanks for ur reply anyway. Vans lookin good up in the lakes. Hope u have a good weekend mate.
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Hey gazza, when upgrading xenons to 35w is it just plug and play? As in are all the wiring plugs the same? Cheers
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I had to cut one of the locating tabs off in the plugs for the new ballasts but that's it mate, all went straight in

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Ok thanks mate. Can i ask, how did u split ur lights? Just incase i need to open mine to sort the sticky shutter.
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A Dremel with a diamond wheel, run it along the adhesive seam all the way round then carefully prise them open with a few flatheads.
Seal them back up with a PU adhesive, I wrap them up tight with cable ties and leave them to dry over night

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Cool, thanks again for ur help.
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No worries man, anytime

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Added some new ambient lighting in the vents now the dash trims are off being painted.
Also having a play around with the main ambient strips to hide them from view, so just the "hue" is visible.
I find the strips too bright and annoying, especially at night, so I just end up switching them off, hopefully this helps.



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Good to see the girl still getting some love
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Too bright for Ambient
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