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Yes I'm still not getting this... I'm certain these bulbs won't fit, but am awaiting the obvious being pointed out...

 

Some pics to help describe what I'm on about!

 

I had jspec lights, got UK lights. Ordered replacement bulbs for driving and main beam to fit a UK light. Driving bulb was a straight swap, it's the main beams I'm lost with...

 

First one, back of headlight, arrow indicating where the main beam bulb lives, jspec bulb rested in (won't fit due to lugs)

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Cheers Chris... although I think you could be missing my point here... the bulbs I have from the original jspec lights will fit if I cut some of the lug out BUT I went for those spangly Philips H4 bulbs, which is what I wanted to use as I have them. The physical bulb looks wrong to me though?? :(

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Originally posted by mcanny

Have you tried the search button? :p

 

 

Hi, thanks for that... I have read several threads but they still don't really help TBH.

 

They all talk abotu modifying the bulb holder but there isn't even a holder on mine thats the same, I'm trying to establish if they're the wrong bulbs I suppose?

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I had some probs fitting the Phillips bulbs to my car. I bought 'em from Envy - Phillips bulbs HB3

I have a 1997 Facelifted j-spec mkIV TT auto and the HB3 bulbs fit perfectly into the main beam plugs without any modification.

 

However, the dip beam do require the two ridges in the bulb to be machined out as they do not fit the electrical plug connector which has only a single slot.

Here is the modded hb3 bulb I didE

 

As you can see I used a dremmel with a milling bit to machine out the two ridges.

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Having seen the so-called replacement bulb Rosie has, it is a combined dipped/head beam bulb, which is wrong in the first place, and the connectors are three spades rather than the whole "90deg angle formed plastic multiplug" affair.

 

As people seem to think you file off the lug *within* the multiplug connector in order to allow the loom plug to fit the bulb plug, I'd say these were the wrong bulbs as it simply hasn't got anything even remotely like the formed plastic connector on it. See the pictures Rosie posted in her initial posts to see exactly what I mean, it's glaringly obvious.

 

Is it possible that the bulb itself comes out of the plastic bit? Didn't look like it could to me but I may be missing a trick here.

 

-Ian

 

Edited to say - even if the bulb comes out of the holder, how the cluck would the new bulb go in as it's got 3 prongs for the dipped and main beam functions - still smells like completely the wrong bulb for the job...

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