Has anyone replaced their reversing light bulb to a brighter one? I feel sometimes I cant see a damn thing when reversing... and that light is there to warn people as well as provide us with some lighting at night :/
Styling Canbus error reg plate light
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Styling Canbus error reg plate light
got my resistors, no rubber rib or any secure mounting at all really :/ I suppose its ok for the number plate where gravity will keep the LED in the plastic housing.. however as for my parking lights it just sits in the "tunnel".. whereas the original fiat fitment clicks into place... luckily i only ordered one pair so ill try and find some with rubber fitments.
The fitment for the number plate bulb is basically a turn and lock mechanism... im guessing thats the same as your bravo?
Also I cant really see what the resistors are touching, and have been warned they get hot.. any risk to the car? Im guessing they are resting on the inside of the bumper?
Original parking lights fitment (clips in)
Resistor fitment:
Rear ones on the Bravo being partly external had a lot of air circulating around them, fronts being in a headlight enclosure which has lots of heat from the bulbs anyway didn't cause me any concern, and didn't have issues over the 24 months I had the car.
For the front might be worth putting some insulation tape around the bulb holder to give it a more snug fit when putting it in place (I can't remember if I had to do this or not), but might be worth improvising
For the front might be worth putting some insulation tape around the bulb holder to give it a more snug fit when putting it in place (I can't remember if I had to do this or not), but might be worth improvising
Rear ones on the Bravo being partly external had a lot of air circulating around them, fronts being in a headlight enclosure which has lots of heat from the bulbs anyway didn't cause me any concern, and didn't have issues over the 24 months I had the car.
For the front might be worth putting some insulation tape around the bulb holder to give it a more snug fit when putting it in place (I can't remember if I had to do this or not), but might be worth improvising
Ok cool thanks for the help. If I cant find any with rubber ribs Ill just use a bit of tape or blu tac
Fitted my dad's GP with the osram night breakers. Cant really judge the viewing distance until its pitch black and were on a dark road.. one thing I will say though is that they are not as white as my ones from Ebay which were £15 reduced to £8. Im guessing the 100w also contributes to a whiter light?
Not always the reason behind it, and don't forget 100watt bulbs are illegal to use on the road in the UK and are asking for costly problems later on with the car.
yeh i realised they are illegal... what problems can they present with the car being 100w?
Can cause the wiring to potentially burn out and cause a fire due to the additional loading, and if you're lucky it might only melt the chrome reflection off of the reflector resulting in light output getting worse and eventually having to change the headlamp units
Can cause the wiring to potentially burn out and cause a fire due to the additional loading, and if you're lucky it might only melt the chrome reflection off of the reflector resulting in light output getting worse and eventually having to change the headlamp units
jesus christ lol... ill be changing them then
If I remember when I get home I'll post a pick of damage I noticed on a GP headlight reflector at Stanford Hall this year, it wasn't a pretty site.
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Use your brain
We already discussed this here : https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-evo/358445-xenon-filled-blue-tint-head-lights.html?p=3555575
Use your brain
We already discussed this here : https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-evo/358445-xenon-filled-blue-tint-head-lights.html?p=3555575
sorry bud... my mind is all over the place
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Btw Panda your idea to use electrical tape to secure the resistors was fantastic... put enough on to create a grip and wedged it right in
