4200 Side Lights Zenon/HID conversion

[mowlas]

Simon,

I replaced the OEM sidelight bulbs with these LEDs.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330858877...l?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=330858877076&_rdc=1

No error and a great match to the HID headlights.

cheers,

Gus.

Gus, can you possibly post a photo of this please with the sidelight on? The problem with some of these is that can tend be too blue and mismatch the warmer white of the headlights. A bright white instead of blue would be perfect!

Thanks in advance.

 

[Gus]

Shak,

Car is tucked away in the garage atm.

But I can tell you they are white and not blue. I initially purchased a set of regular bulbs that said they were crisp white and turned out to be blue and quite dull.
I returned them for a refund and got these LEDs instead.
Very happy with the colour match to the HIDs.

cheers,

Gus.

 

[mjheathcote]

I have been meaning to start looking for those, I will get on it..!!

Yes definitely interested, like the fuses group buy.

 

[safrane]

David Howson replaced all of his bulbs in his yellow 4200 to match the HID lights...he posted it on here about 3 years ago

 

[hodroyd]

At a very rough guess, I would say for the lumen output required we should be looking for a 2 watt LED, anybody have a lamp type guide for the Masers..??

 

[CatmanV2]

Fronts are not listed in the manual.

Rears:
Tail light: P 21/5W
Indicator: PY 21W
Brake: P 21W
Rear fog: P 21W
Reverse: P 21W

That's from the electronic manual I have. But that sound a bit off to me. Fogs, brake and reverse all the same?

Front indicator repeaters are simply called 5w
Number plate is listed as c 5w

C

 

[hodroyd]

Thanks Mr. C, I will consult my manuals too and see if we can arrive at a true picture..!! Has anyone got the replacement lamp types that has done a lamp swap already..?? Those lamp values are maybe correct as they are all at the back, the front indicators will be 21w of some type, I would have thought the repeaters could have been a higher wattage, but maybe not..??

 

[dunnah01]

I fitted a pair of these to my 3200

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-XENON-PURE-WHITE-5-SMD-LED-SIDELIGHT-LICENSE-NUMBER-PLATE-T10-W5W-501-6000K-/251232276795

Excuse the mess (got the builders in) and photo quality



And with aftermarket HIDs on

 

[hodroyd]

You could almost drive with just sidelights..??

 

[safrane]

I have those LEDs on my Golf...nice a bright and as they are in the same unit as my now HID main lights the two colours match.

 

[SimonCC]

Simon,

I replaced the OEM sidelight bulbs with these LEDs.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330858877...l?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=330858877076&_rdc=1

No error and a great match to the HID headlights.

cheers,

Gus.

Hi Gus - hope you're well.

Great thanks for the info, I will get myself some of these.

Is it a straight forward job to replace bulbs? How do you get to them - do the lenses unscrew? Sorry am being lazy as car tucked away in garage at mom.... ;-)

 

[SimonCC]

I fitted a pair of these to my 3200

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-XENON-PURE-WHITE-5-SMD-LED-SIDELIGHT-LICENSE-NUMBER-PLATE-T10-W5W-501-6000K-/251232276795

Excuse the mess (got the builders in) and photo quality

View attachment 18943

And with aftermarket HIDs on

View attachment 18944

...these look great - exactly what I am look for. Thanks Dunnah! Simon

 

[mowlas]

Shak,

Car is tucked away in the garage atm.

But I can tell you they are white and not blue. I initially purchased a set of regular bulbs that said they were crisp white and turned out to be blue and quite dull.
I returned them for a refund and got these LEDs instead.
Very happy with the colour match to the HIDs.

cheers,

Gus.

Many thanks Gus!

 

[dunnah01]

You could almost drive with just sidelights..??

The photo makes them look brighter than they actually are - they're a bit brighter than std sidelights but not enough to see with - they do look much better though .

...these look great - exactly what I am look for

Hopefully 4200 & 3200 are the same fitments - pretty sure they are...

 

[hodroyd]

They seem to be the same for the GS also..!!

 

[dunnah01]

It's probably worth mentioning that the sidelights on the 3200 are a right pain to fit - the intercoolers get in the way if you try to get in from the wheelarch and I ended up doing them when I had the headlights out to change to HIDs. Hopefully not an issue with the non-turbo 4200 although Maserati have probably stuffed something else in the same space.

 

[adam01]

Just to clarify terminology
-when u guys refer to side lights, these are low beam main lights - right?
-the high beam lights are HID? or is there another term?

 

[mjheathcote]

Just to clarify terminology
-when u guys refer to side lights, these are low beam main lights - right?
-the high beam lights are HID? or is there another term?

No!
The side lights are the parking lights.
Then the next switch is the parking lights and low beam driving lights (which are HID if optioned) on together.
The main beam lights are always halogen from the factory.

 

[adam01]

Ok txs

So if a GS does not have the Bi-X, what "globes" (brand/ratings) are recommended to improve the crappy illumination of the std ones?

 

[CatmanV2]

Personally I'd go with Bosch or something well known. You'll probably find that you have old bulbs in there, which do dim with use as the filament vapourises and coats the inside of the glass, blocking the light output.

C