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Garree001

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A September 2016 1.4 MA 500x Lounge. Collect it next weekend. Standard spec, but with the upgraded LCD screen.

Wanted to get one with automatic lights, wipers, etc but they are very very rare! So I will just have to cope :eek:

Will post photos when I get the car :)

Thinking I might replace the DRL bulbs for LED ones, but beyond that, not planning anything else.
 
A September 2016 1.4 MA 500x Lounge. Collect it next weekend. Standard spec, but with the upgraded LCD screen.

Wanted to get one with automatic lights, wipers, etc but they are very very rare! So I will just have to cope :eek:

Will post photos when I get the car :)

Thinking I might replace the DRL bulbs for LED ones, but beyond that, not planning anything else.

Please let us know how you get on if you go down the LED route. Enjoy your car
 
Thanks - will do. Need t wait to get the car so I can see the bulb type in the manual!

Also, I noticed the 500x has no alarm fitted as standard. Slightly surprised about this these days, particularly with how easy it is to pinch a keyless entry car! Anyone gone down the aftermarket alarm route at all? If so, do you have any recommendations on products and ideas of installation costs at all?

Thanks :)
 
And one crappy photo later... IMG_0750.JPG
 
Looks good! Thanks very much :)

Were they easy to fit?
 
Yeah, the DLRs I think go in beside the headlights under the bonnet.

The fogs have a panel in each wheel arch.
 
Thanks - will do. Need t wait to get the car so I can see the bulb type in the manual!

Also, I noticed the 500x has no alarm fitted as standard. Slightly surprised about this these days, particularly with how easy it is to pinch a keyless entry car! Anyone gone down the aftermarket alarm route at all? If so, do you have any recommendations on products and ideas of installation costs at all?

Thanks :)

Fiat specs never cease to amaze me, the spec of mine doesn't include an alarm but it has a fladhing red light on speedo which manual says is the alarm.

Who knows?
 
I must try and set it off, see if it works or is just a flashy light
 
Careful replacing bulbs with LEDs - when I looked at it a couple of years ago none of the LEDs were E-rated, and therefore not road legal. Whether anyone would notice of course is another matter...

The one lamp I would like to be brighter is the reversing lamp - there is only one and it is pathetic. The manual doesn't mention what the bulb is or how to change it, so I'll have to investigate further.

Hope you enjoy your car. The bigger screen is a worthwhile upgrade, I'd take that over auto lights and wipers I think.
 
Are those bulbs not so bright that they hurt people's eyes though? My car's xenons are only around 2000 lumens and these are 750. And keep in mind that DRLs don't have directional fittings (reflector or projectors).
 
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