AU Light Mods

Uradox · 05-12-2005, 07:21 PM

Welp iv finaly finished doing what should have been some simple light mods on my au falcon.
Firstly the parkers... were so bloody difficult to get out. The plastic holder for the bulbs appeared to be worn out and hardened. Broke bits of it getting it out. Skinny nose pliers in the end got them out with force.
Put some nice blue ones in place. The main headlamps drown out the blue light tho so its not really noticable unless you drive around with only parkers on.

The dashboard LED mod (from the workshop tutorial) was just as much a problem :( Even the car manual made it sound so easy but the stupid bloody plastic clips WOULD NOT BUDGE and i ended up snapping 6 of the 8... screws hold it in for now :P.
I must admit i enjoyed taking the dashboard apart... got to see alot of the behind that i never knew about. Testing the LEDs was strangly fun for me too. The result im very happy with just gotta do something bout the needles as they are difficult to see

All in all im pretty happy, dunno what to take apart next and change ;)

Casper · 05-12-2005, 07:55 PM

hate to tell you but if a cop see's those blue parkers you're going to have to take them right out again. Blue is a "forbidden" colour.. emergency services.

xespac · 05-12-2005, 08:07 PM

My bro has had blue lights in his ed for about 4 months... hasn't beem busted yet :P

Uradox · 05-12-2005, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Casper

hate to tell you but if a cop see's those blue parkers you're going to have to take them right out again. Blue is a "forbidden" colour.. emergency services.

Mmm really? you see more blue in those headlights the new commondores have than u see with mine.. as i said the headlamps drown out the blue completely.
The car mod dude i got them from insisted also they were perfectly legal :|

sfr rob · 05-12-2005, 08:55 PM

yeah,
its illegal,
and RICE.

nah just kidding, you should get those high instensity lights from philips.
they are awesome, and they have that cool spectrum color looking thingo when they are on that you would be after i reckon!

Uradox · 05-12-2005, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sfr rob

yeah,
you should get those high instensity lights from philips.
they are awesome, and they have that cool spectrum color looking thingo when they are on that you would be after i reckon!

dont suppose you know a website in australia that sells them?

It sounds like what id like :x

HLC · 05-12-2005, 09:23 PM

i put Narva Arctic blue lights in my headlights. the parker globes are actually Blue but when on shine bright white. one of the smarter things that ive done with my car. at night everything is heaps better.

Uradox · 05-12-2005, 09:27 PM

I think thats what i got for my high beams.
The globe looked blue but was a VERY white light when i turn them on.

HLC · 05-12-2005, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Uradox

I think thats what i got for my high beams.
The globe looked blue but was a VERY white light when i turn them on.

yeah great lights. some of the best money ive spent.

**Mechan1k** · 06-12-2005, 01:09 AM

My HID low beams are brighter than my 100w halogen highbeams ... but my low are low down ... the high beam only glows just above my low beam ... useless really.

My 100w Artic Blue insert globes look yellow/brown comapred to my HIDs.

Will finally get them driving lights on the ute this week to fix that problem.

mattsAU1 · 06-12-2005, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Casper

hate to tell you but if a cop see's those blue parkers you're going to have to take them right out again. Blue is a "forbidden" colour.. emergency services.

yeah, been busted and the cop made me take them out on the spot. Is apparently illegle to alter any factory fitted lights on your car ie:- Parkers, tinted tail lights etc.
i also had blue led's in the top holes of my rear number plate which had to be disconnected on the spot,again,"apparently" not legal to have any more than 3 rear facing colours,( orange indicators, red tail lamps, white reverse lights)
hope it helps, i was respectful to him regardless of the 13 hr drive i had just endured and managed to get off the $200 odd fine

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Dauphin · 06-12-2005, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

i put Narva Arctic blue lights in my headlights. the parker globes are actually Blue but when on shine bright white. one of the smarter things that ive done with my car. at night everything is heaps better.

Are those the ones that always look like someone is flashing their lights on and off at you when coming towards you (because the car is going over bumps)? It's very distracting in the mirror and ahead.

New Calais's have them, I believe.

Mack 6 · 06-12-2005, 02:38 PM

I had arctic blues in for about 4 months... before both of them died in the space of 2 weeks. Never had a headlight issue before. put some odd brand that were lying around *********'s trucking yard. A lot bluer and higher wattage. Were only a quick replacement but seem to be doing the job well. The phillips will be in if there's any left from the tax. (don't think I'll have enough)

buickman · 06-12-2005, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by xespac

My bro has had blue lights in his ed for about 4 months... hasn't beem busted yet :P

When he does just hope its a officer that will only tell him to remove & not do him for a $165 fine in VIc.

Bucknaked · 06-12-2005, 08:16 PM

In the ACT they are illegal. Must be standard bulbs. No other lights allowed. Exeption of course for driving lights and fog lamps. But if you change the globe to anything other than whats suppossed to be there, the police will pull you over.

romaniac · 06-12-2005, 09:39 PM

buy a pair of phillips diamond vision bulbs, i use them and they are great, no problem from the cops either.

HLC · 10-12-2005, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Dauphin

Are those the ones that always look like someone is flashing their lights on and off at you when coming towards you (because the car is going over bumps)? It's very distracting in the mirror and ahead.

New Calais's have them, I believe.

nah these are still halogens. but they burn at 4000k so white light, even though its a little bluish.

98jasexr8 · 02-07-2009, 07:55 PM

I bought the arctic blue for my au, happy enough, but the parker lights in the pack are different. I have the bayonet bulbs as parkers. Is there some way of making the new bulbs fit?

rayjaymor · 02-07-2009, 09:00 PM

You guys do realise that "white" light makes it obscenely difficult to navigate through fog, right?

If you're gonna put white lights on, make sure you get a set of yellow fog lights...

Dave_Obsession · 03-07-2009, 12:33 AM

You guys do realise that this thread is 3.5 years old????

HLC · 03-07-2009, 09:30 AM

what a lame thread. and what was i thinking... arctic blue bulbs good? yeah right.

HID's behind projectors with angel eyes ftw.

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