D'oranging help (again, not for the last time either knowing me!)

[foshdafosh]

Afternoon all!

I've done my lights, they look lovely!

Couple of questions though, if they're not sealed properly, how long d'ya think it'll take for them to go wrong?

I want to sell these ones and do the other set of lights I've got you see. But I don't want to sell duff goods to anyone, so I'm wearing the nice lights on my car to see if they go wrong..

Ta all!
Foss

[Striker]

You'll find out very soon. Just use a pressure washer (or whatever you call them) on them, you'll see damp inside of the lights if they haven't been sealed properly.

[foshdafosh]

Ooer... Fingers crossed!!
It needs a clean anyhow, I'll get it done this afternoon...

[Schtopper]

They'll look like my fog lights did when it rained, half full of water and if they're not sealed properly or any air containing water vapour has got in whilst you were doing the mod you'll get loads of condensation building up on the inside and that realy can be a bugger to sort out. i've had to put my fog lights in the oven to stop them doing that!

[lard]

Originally Posted by foshdafosh

I've done my lights, they look lovely!

Foss

I would so like to do this on my ZS - can you advise where to get the lights from??

Thanks,

lard

[Schtopper]

You don't replace the lights (well you can but the choices for the ZS are well nearly none existent) de-oranging i think in the way he's on about involves taking apart the existing headlight unit and removing the orange lining in the indicator leaving clear plastic. Not something i'd want to do myself and certianly not whilst the car is still under warranty (because well it won't be anymore)

[Striker]

Originally Posted by lard

I would so like to do this on my ZS - can you advise where to get the lights from??

The 45 lights don't have the orange bits, so you could fit these as well (not cheap though).

[Schtopper]

Don't they?!?! oooh i didn't know that i assumed they were exactly the same unit given it's pretty much the same car. Would cost around £220 i'd imagine, i know a ZS headlight unit is £110.

[Mike12345]

Yeh for the ZS you can change for the 45 headlights.


Anyway...fosh...please seal em properly. Trust me.
Any water in there will just nacker the lights over time, rendering them useless.

Myne steamed up for a few hours...then went completely, so giv it a bit of time.

I think it was just like a tiny bit inside when i sealed em back.

Just seal em back together, then take em out again...
And seal over it all again. That usually does the trick.

[Mgfdude]

will the 400/45 lights de-oranged fit 200mk3?

[foshdafosh]

Originally Posted by michaelperrin

Anyway...fosh...please seal em properly. Trust me.
Any water in there will just nacker the lights over time, rendering them useless.

This is my concern.. There ain't no way I'm doing it to the other set until I've run these ones for a while.. Touch wood, there was no moisture in them today.. But as you said, over time!

I think I might give it as long as a month, if they cloud up at all, they're dead and I've done it wrong yeah?

Also, for those of you who are interested in buying the lights, hang on a while.. It's going to take me a long time to decide these are fit for sale! Even then, I've got to do it to my other set and test those too!
I promise I'll put a post up in the for sale section if I do sell any though..