My LCR seems to have Xenon bulbs fitted in the main headlamps, which are great most of the time and offer much brightness and give off a nice icy blue light.
These were on the car when I bought it last month and I'm pretty sure that there hasn't been a full on headlamp conversion done because the sidelights are just the normal yellowy halogen colour.
Anyway, the main reason for the post is that whilst the Xenon bulbs are pretty cool, they seem to go on and off alot when I'm driving, especially when I go over bumps in the road. In order to get them working again I have to quickly turn the headlamps off and on again and they are ok.
Is this a normal trait of Xenon bulbs with the standard wiring set up or are my bulbs on the blink?
Or are the bulbs fine but I seem to have bought a car with a wiring fault on the headlamps?
What sort of bulbs does the LCR take for the headlamps/sidelights? Are they normal H7 bulbs or are they another fitment, like H4 or H1?
Can the standard wiring loom cope 100% with Xenon bulbs or am I risking melting/fire?
Can anyone recommend a decent set of Xenon (or equally bright) aftermarket bulbs for my LCR that will just replace the current bulbs with the OE wiring set up and that won't cost the earth? I've seen loads on eBay, but I'm not sure which are worthwhile.
Any help would be much appreciated
J
These were on the car when I bought it last month and I'm pretty sure that there hasn't been a full on headlamp conversion done because the sidelights are just the normal yellowy halogen colour.
Anyway, the main reason for the post is that whilst the Xenon bulbs are pretty cool, they seem to go on and off alot when I'm driving, especially when I go over bumps in the road. In order to get them working again I have to quickly turn the headlamps off and on again and they are ok.
Is this a normal trait of Xenon bulbs with the standard wiring set up or are my bulbs on the blink?
Or are the bulbs fine but I seem to have bought a car with a wiring fault on the headlamps?
What sort of bulbs does the LCR take for the headlamps/sidelights? Are they normal H7 bulbs or are they another fitment, like H4 or H1?
Can the standard wiring loom cope 100% with Xenon bulbs or am I risking melting/fire?
Can anyone recommend a decent set of Xenon (or equally bright) aftermarket bulbs for my LCR that will just replace the current bulbs with the OE wiring set up and that won't cost the earth? I've seen loads on eBay, but I'm not sure which are worthwhile.
Any help would be much appreciated
J