Styling Time for new bulbs - or oem xenon lamps.

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Styling Time for new bulbs - or oem xenon lamps.

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Hey all,

Does anyone have these fitted as an optional extra? Can you post pics if you have.

Either way, im going to tidy up my headlamps and need some good bulbs.

I dont want to go with LEDs, been done that, look good but useless on country lanes and the likes.

I want some super bright white ones for all the bulbs (side lights, dipped, main, fog) and if possible some bright orange flashing bulbs that dont make the headlamps look like fried eggs lol.

Can anyone post some pics of theirs? Recommendations would be greatly welcomed.

Thanks dan.
 
Hey all,

Does anyone have these fitted as an optional extra? Can you post pics if you have.

Either way, im going to tidy up my headlamps and need some good bulbs.

I dont want to go with LEDs, been done that, look good but useless on country lanes and the likes.

I want some super bright white ones for all the bulbs (side lights, dipped, main, fog) and if possible some bright orange flashing bulbs that dont make the headlamps look like fried eggs lol.

Can anyone post some pics of theirs? Recommendations would be greatly welcomed.

Thanks dan.
Sorry, just to add... ive done lots of playing about with bulbs in the past and never really had much luck in getting the nice crisp super bright white lights, i dont want to dazzel on commers but would like the extra brightness and better look.
 
Unfortunately a filament lamp is only capable of so much. A 55w bulb is only ever going to be a 55w bulb, you know?

I've not seen a Stilo yet that had a factory xenon setup, although I believe it did exist.

You'd find it the devil's own job fitting it if you did, as you'd have to have the level sensors, the bracketry for these plus whatever they connected to, the wiring on the lamp will be completely different and you'd need headlamp washers to go with. That alone is likely to mean new bumper and washer bottle plus the washer units.

Aftermarket xenons will give you the best light output but they tend to attract attention from the 5-0 these days as they got clamped down on, because as you say, they tended to dazzle people.

You have to be careful with HIDs as the bulbs themselves tend to be longer, so if you order regular H7 you might find they hit the end cap without seating properly.

You may get away with H7R bulbs as these are beam pattern corrected for reflector headlights. H7R bulbs tend to be a little bit shorter to fit behind reflectors too but if H7R is still too long you'll need some H7C instead. H7C dont tend to be beam corrected though.

Careful what colour temp you go for- as this can be what sells you out sometimes.

4300k is as close to natural light colour temp as you'll get. 6000k is more ice white and 8000k is turning blue. 12000k you're into the purple range. 4000k or lower you're heading off down into yellow light. I'd stick in the 4300-6000 kelvin range.
 
Does anyone have these fitted as an optional extra?

One of my Stilos has original HID Xenon headlamps. I've never seen any RHD ones available secondhand. New ones from Fiat are about £800 each. :eek:

If retro fitting HID Xenons, you would also have to install a self levelling system and a headlamp cleaning system.
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Ok so the factory xenons are out of the question, £1600 a pair plus the other gubbins - ouch.

So ill stick factory lamps.
Fully understand whats said about bulbs, i want them to be 100% road legal and a nice crisp ive white... not a fan of the blue, purple, green or even yellow ones.

I checked eper and was shocked that for my model there is a few different bulb packs and they are yellow, white, blue, purple, green.

A colleague at work has gone for led side lights but they look a bit daft with yellowish dipped beams.

I want them all white, all same if possible so maybe sticking with same brand / model would better.

Was hoping to go out and buy them today, depending on weather later on i may even take the battery out and fuse box to do passenger side, then rip my knuckles off doing the drivers side, depends though the 1.2 has a different water bottle so this may be easier... will see.
 
Worth thinking about the life expectancy too, those bulbs are a PITA to change especially the left.

I use the osram ultralife ones life expectancy is up to 1500 hours and 1500lumens.

The osram nightbreaker (****ebreaker my friend calls them) ones by comparison are up to 300 hours and 1550lumens.
 
i may even take the battery out and fuse box to do passenger side, then rip my knuckles off doing the drivers side, depends though the 1.2 has a different water bottle so this may be easier... will see.

OHhhhhh no ya don't. You leave that battery just where it is and suffer the stubborn agony of shredded hands and wrists like the rest of us :D
 
OHhhhhh no ya don't. You leave that battery just where it is and suffer the stubborn agony of shredded hands and wrists like the rest of us :D

LOL - on the 1.2 i had to remove the battery, the battery was huge - from a Ford Probe (Summer car) that my cousin had.

Had to remove it, half unclip the tray and bend it right back - even then it was a pain in the arse.

Not really looking forward to the Multijet - the battery is about the same size and the drivers side - well the washer bottle is much bigger (about twice as big) and removing one nut may not be enough - i will say though, it looks more spacious around the back cover of the light, the 1.2 was so crammed and even with the bottle moved it was a 10min struggle trying to get the cover lined up and sank into place before clamping the latch on it.


Will see this weekend lol.
 
OHhhhhh no ya don't. You leave that battery just where it is and suffer the stubborn agony of shredded hands and wrists like the rest of us :D

Its much easier to take the arch lining screws out and do it from below, but then I have money arms so ymmv :D
 
Its much easier to take the arch lining screws out and do it from below, but then I have money arms so ymmv :D



I did resort to this the first time I did the bulbs on my 1.2
I jacked up the front and popped the arch liner to one side and still managed to butcher my arm... lol
 
It is possible to change the bulbs in both headlight clusters without removing the battery etc or the wheel arch liners, at least on the 1.2 as I had to replace both fog light bulbs and a main beam bulb.
Tips- On the drivers side remove the bolt which holds the top of the washer bottle and move it back slightly, move the cluster wiring harness you should now have plenty of access to unclip both covers, getting to the bulbs is by feel, it is quite tricky :D
On the passenger side it is a bit more of a challenge! :D There is very little room from above to reach down, you can just about unclip the covers, I removed the black grill trim below the headlight in the lower part of the bumper, prise the top of it out until it unclips, the bottom is held in by clips. With this cover removed you can reach up behind the headlight cluster and get to the bulbs, again all by feel, get a helpful assistant to look down under the bonnet and give you instructions! :D If the car was up on a ramp you could reach up between the wheel arch liner and radiator to get to the bulbs.
Having done this a couple of times I now have the inside of the clusters 3d mapped and etched into my brain!! :D
 
These are what I fitted to mine the other day. They look great in the car, and are great value.
 

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