H4 To H7 Upgrade

[CAB]

Just the cheapo Lumro W21W standard DRLs for me, plenty white enough and no dash warning!

Philips xtreme Pro 150 H7s as their lifespan was the longest I found.

 

[teamfly]

I've just fitted h7 units .
Osram DRLs in but bulb out warning on . I think I can get this coded out ? If I do will it disable all bulb warnings ??

 

[Sackmycook]

Are they LED, the Drl bulbs ?
Yes, coding is basically to switch off the bulb out warning on the dash.

 

[ma77y]

Are they LED, the Drl bulbs ?
Yes, coding is basically to switch off the bulb out warning on the dash.

Blessing I'd say! I had bulb out warning on the way to santa pod. Stopped and checked and every bulb worked. I'd rather trust my mk1 eyeballs over vw bulb out warning system.

 

[teamfly]

Aye , they're LED .
Is bulb out warning an MOT fail ?

 

[Sackmycook]

No, I don't think so. Personally, I couldn't bear to have the orange symbol on permanently.

 

[teamfly]

Nor can I !
Original DRLs back in .
Can anyone recommend an LED DRLfor h7 lights that doesn't cause error?

 

[ma77y]

Well its either code it to turn bulb warning off or fit a resistor inline with drl bulb wires to fool canbus into thinking its at normal load.

I've not seen any led w21w bulbs out there at present that are able to fool the bulb out warning system. Someone else may have though.

I think the technology isn't advanced enough to have the load resistors built into such a tiny bulb.

 

[Loopdreams]

Well its either code it to turn bulb warning off or fit a resistor inline with drl bulb wires to fool canbus into thinking its at normal load.

I've not seen any led w21w bulbs out there at present that are able to fool the bulb out warning system. Someone else may have though.

I think the technology isn't advanced enough to have the load resistors built into such a tiny bulb.

I've just put H7 lights in mine today, these LED DRLs:

582 7440 Twenty20 Elegance Canbus LED's 12V W21W

Full range of Car Bulbs, Headlight Bulbs, Wiper blades, Xenon Bulbs and Accessories. Bulb Finder and Wiper Finder for most cars, vans and motorcycles. ABD.co.uk

www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk

No warning lights so far.

 

[ma77y]

Look decent enough, how do they compare in size to the standard bulb? Any issues with putting them in?

 

[teamfly]

Brilliant. Thanks

 

[Loopdreams]

Look decent enough, how do they compare in size to the standard bulb? Any issues with putting them in?

Little bit of a wriggle and I did do it before I fitted the headlights, didn't seem too tricky, though.

 

[teamfly]

Just been out to try the H7's
Huge improvement.

 

[Loopdreams]

Just been out to try the H7's
Huge improvement.

Yeah, same here. Completely acceptable now.

 

[Steele T6]

Can anyone recommend where to get a pair of H7 light assemblies other than Ebay ? Are there any websites/aftermarket companies to avoid

 

[Sackmycook]

When I was looking I'm sure there were 3 or 4 aftermarket versions available after a good googling session

 

[Steele T6]

When I was looking I'm sure there were 3 or 4 aftermarket versions available after a good googling session

Thanks , came across this from Eurowagens for example. Just wondered if anyone has used them and if these are any good ?

 

[Sackmycook]

I would be very surprised if there is any discernible differences whatsoever.....

 

[dubber36]

I bought a rear LED light from Eurowagens. It was OEM, so no issues. OEM headlights are Valeo, so as long as you choose RHD, you'll be sorted.

 

[Sabre]

Amazon.co.uk : Car Light Bulbs

Some of these claim to be canbus error free.