SupraMan Mk4 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hi guys, looking for some advice - As title suggests I am looking at going from Prefacelift plastic J-spec headlights to UK Glass. From what I can gather a fair few members on here have done this so what I am looking to find out is - Are these just a straight swap or is there a little more involved in this? i.e loom etc? All help appreciated. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hi guys, looking for some advice - As title suggests I am looking at going from Prefacelift plastic J-spec headlights to UK Glass. From what I can gather a fair few members on here have done this so what I am looking to find out is - Are these just a straight swap or is there a little more involved in this? i.e loom etc? All help appreciated. Paul yes its a straight swap except the bulbs will need changed to UK bulbs. iirc you can modify uk bulbs to fit jspec but not the other way round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 yes its a straight swap except the bulbs will need changed to UK bulbs. iirc you can modify uk bulbs to fit jspec but not the other way round. i swapped mine straight over, didn't change the bulbs, only thing i did was put HID's in. Took me about 30mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraMan Mk4 Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 yes its a straight swap except the bulbs will need changed to UK bulbs. iirc you can modify uk bulbs to fit jspec but not the other way round. That is what I have done currently. Ah thats great news, so no need to fiddle with any wiring, just buy a new set of bulbs? I assume these are 9006/HB4 for dipped and 9005/HB3 for high? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 i swapped mine straight over, didn't change the bulbs, only thing i did was put HID's in. Took me about 30mins maybe your right.... i've had 5 different sets of headlights on the car... you'd think i'd know for sure! lol i did have to modify my UK HID bulbs to fit jspec facelifts but it might be fine the other way round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 jspec bulbs fit UK, UK don't fit Jspec without a razor blade attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 The J-spec bulbs will fit UK spec glass headlights but the low beam bulbs may not seal properly as the body of the bulb is 2mm narrower than they should be. To ensure the bulbs seal properly I would fit new 9006/HB4 bulbs in the low beam. The high beam, fog lights and side light bulbs will be a straight swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraMan Mk4 Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 The J-spec bulbs will fit UK spec glass headlights but the low beam bulbs may not seal properly as the body of the bulb is 2mm narrower than they should be. To ensure the bulbs seal properly I would fit new 9006/HB4 bulbs in the low beam. The high beam, fog lights and side light bulbs will be a straight swap. Thanks Nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 straight swap to do the job tidy buy some uk spec bulbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 if your going to spend all that money on glass head lights a few extra quid on some bulbs isn't going to kill you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Exactly, no point in being an Arthur Dailey and doing half a job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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