Orange or white light bulbs in head lights?
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Orange or white light bulbs in head lights?
My XK (X150) has an orange bulb in each headlight. NO, not the turn signal lamps. These must be orange. But the other ones. See picture. I think it would look better with white lamps. What do you think? Keep the orange or change to white. Why are these bulbs orange anyway?
Last edited by GGG; 07-06-2020 at 10:44 AM. Reason: I replaced the "bulps"
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In many (most, all?) states it is illegal to have anything other than amber colored side marker lights at the front of the vehicle, and red at the rear.
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The OP asked about the marker bulbs, not the turn signals, but maybe someone makes something like what you described, but in a marker bulb.
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Yellow side marker
My XK (X150) has an orange bulb in each headlight. NO, not the turn signal lamps. These must be orange. But the other ones. See picture. I think it would look better with white lamps. What do you think? Keep the orange or change to white. Why are these bulbs orange anyway?
I bought my 2010 X150 last month and just seen last night I have exactly the same at the front. Did anyone confirm if this is standard or not?
Think I'm gonna change mine to white led. You mention a bolt under the wheel arch, where are the other 2 bolts please?
Ta
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Hi Barnsie,
I bought my 2010 X150 last month and just seen last night I have exactly the same at the front. Did anyone confirm if this is standard or not?
Think I'm gonna change mine to white led. You mention a bolt under the wheel arch, where are the other 2 bolts please?
Ta
I bought my 2010 X150 last month and just seen last night I have exactly the same at the front. Did anyone confirm if this is standard or not?
Think I'm gonna change mine to white led. You mention a bolt under the wheel arch, where are the other 2 bolts please?
Ta
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Hi Barnsie,
I bought my 2010 X150 last month and just seen last night I have exactly the same at the front. Did anyone confirm if this is standard or not?
Think I'm gonna change mine to white led. You mention a bolt under the wheel arch, where are the other 2 bolts please?
Ta
I bought my 2010 X150 last month and just seen last night I have exactly the same at the front. Did anyone confirm if this is standard or not?
Think I'm gonna change mine to white led. You mention a bolt under the wheel arch, where are the other 2 bolts please?
Ta
I would go LED but worry they are so visable in the lenses that they could fail MOT.
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I replaced my indicators bulbs with these combined DRL/turn signsl bulbs. Bought from that Chinese site, 2 years ago and still strong and bright. Before fitting them I found some drivers had difficulty seeing a low black car. I've also replaced the pale yellow W5W bulbs with Ring LED equivalents.
The first pic is the LED sidelights, the second is the DRLs which anly switch on when the headlights are off.
LED sidelights
DRLs
The first pic is the LED sidelights, the second is the DRLs which anly switch on when the headlights are off.
LED sidelights
DRLs
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I changed both the orange bulbs for silver ones and it definitly improve the look, it makes it much more modern.
the thing that, to me makes the car looks older are these orange reflector pieces that are not anymore on the facelift model..and so, I guess,useless.
So I wonder, does anyone knows for which market they were made for and if they are of any use?
I also wonder if anyone has ever changed /removed them and if any car tuning company produce replacing "cristal" pieces or if there's a way to replace them ?
thanks
I changed both the orange bulbs for silver ones and it definitly improve the look, it makes it much more modern.
the thing that, to me makes the car looks older are these orange reflector pieces that are not anymore on the facelift model..and so, I guess,useless.
So I wonder, does anyone knows for which market they were made for and if they are of any use?
I also wonder if anyone has ever changed /removed them and if any car tuning company produce replacing "cristal" pieces or if there's a way to replace them ?
thanks
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Hi.
I changed both the orange bulbs for silver ones and it definitly improve the look, it makes it much more modern.
the thing that, to me makes the car looks older are these orange reflector pieces that are not anymore on the facelift model..and so, I guess,useless.
So I wonder, does anyone knows for which market they were made for and if they are of any use?
I also wonder if anyone has ever changed /removed them and if any car tuning company produce replacing "cristal" pieces or if there's a way to replace them ?
thanks
I changed both the orange bulbs for silver ones and it definitly improve the look, it makes it much more modern.
the thing that, to me makes the car looks older are these orange reflector pieces that are not anymore on the facelift model..and so, I guess,useless.
So I wonder, does anyone knows for which market they were made for and if they are of any use?
I also wonder if anyone has ever changed /removed them and if any car tuning company produce replacing "cristal" pieces or if there's a way to replace them ?
thanks
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Hi.
I changed both the orange bulbs for silver ones and it definitly improve the look, it makes it much more modern.
the thing that, to me makes the car looks older are these orange reflector pieces that are not anymore on the facelift model..and so, I guess,useless.
So I wonder, does anyone knows for which market they were made for and if they are of any use?
I also wonder if anyone has ever changed /removed them and if any car tuning company produce replacing "cristal" pieces or if there's a way to replace them ?
thanks
I changed both the orange bulbs for silver ones and it definitly improve the look, it makes it much more modern.
the thing that, to me makes the car looks older are these orange reflector pieces that are not anymore on the facelift model..and so, I guess,useless.
So I wonder, does anyone knows for which market they were made for and if they are of any use?
I also wonder if anyone has ever changed /removed them and if any car tuning company produce replacing "cristal" pieces or if there's a way to replace them ?
thanks
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Hi.
I changed both the orange bulbs for silver ones and it definitly improve the look, it makes it much more modern.
the thing that, to me makes the car looks older are these orange reflector pieces that are not anymore on the facelift model..and so, I guess,useless.
So I wonder, does anyone knows for which market they were made for and if they are of any use?
I also wonder if anyone has ever changed /removed them and if any car tuning company produce replacing "cristal" pieces or if there's a way to replace them ?
thanks
I changed both the orange bulbs for silver ones and it definitly improve the look, it makes it much more modern.
the thing that, to me makes the car looks older are these orange reflector pieces that are not anymore on the facelift model..and so, I guess,useless.
So I wonder, does anyone knows for which market they were made for and if they are of any use?
I also wonder if anyone has ever changed /removed them and if any car tuning company produce replacing "cristal" pieces or if there's a way to replace them ?
thanks
While the reflections and contrast on this photo turned out better than I'd thought, it's only 10% headlight tint film over the housing. I did the brake lights also and it turned out great.
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