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Old 11-07-2009, 10:24 AM
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Ive got an 05 plate SE (523) and at the moment ive got the reflective headlights. i would like to have the xenon, would i be able to buy a set (flee bay) and just fit them in?...plug and play...or are there other parts that i would need to obtain.

If so would someone be able to confirm the part numbers for me.


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Old 11-07-2009, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 5leeper' post='1049605' date='Nov 7 2009, 07:24 PM
Ive got an 05 plate SE (523) and at the moment ive got the reflective headlights. i would like to have the xenon, would i be able to buy a set (flee bay) and just fit them in?...plug and play...or are there other parts that i would need to obtain.

If so would someone be able to confirm the part numbers for me.


Great forum by the way !!!
You could fit an aftermarket H7 hid kit into your reflector headlights and they would work. The down side of this is that in the UK this is illegal unless you car conforms to the required spec to be running HID lights which includes lights "E" marked as suitable for HID lights(your reflectors wont be and wont be able to control the beam pattern of HIDS correctly possibly blinding other road users), headlight wash system fitted and some sort of self leveling system fitted for the headlights which can be auto leveling headlights or self leveling suspension. The other alternative is to do the retrofit properly and use approved projector headlights but that option will be very costly.
Old 11-09-2009, 01:15 AM
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cheers for the reply
ive got the part numbers for almost everything now
anyone know the number for the control unit.
i was given 61359203081 but on the oem its not coming up with anything and i cannot find it.
cheers...
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