Guvs Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Patt said: H7 is main beam on 981😉 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofi Posted February 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Patt said: Also you can tell the different headlights externally by the amount of silver plastic. The basic lights have a lot of silver painted (chrome effect) bezels etc., the PDSL has a lot less and the PDSL+ are almost completely black save a small ring of silver around the upper (dipped) beam lens. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenman Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 10:47 PM, T24RES said: Circa £200 Have you had any MOT issues with this arrangement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T24RES Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Greenman said: Have you had any MOT issues with this arrangement? None at all, beam is identical just brighter.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patt Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Plus it all looks OEM thus wouldn't bring on the wrath of a tester trying to fail...don't believe all the internet hype regarding retro fitting HID's, especially to projector lens applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenman Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 10 hours ago, T24RES said: None at all, beam is identical just brighter.. Right, good, just wondered if the testers would pick up that the bulbs were brighter than they should be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
981Ad Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 If you daily the car through winter then I would say PDLS is a must. The standard lights are awful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IATM Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 11 minutes ago, 981Ad said: If you daily the car through winter then I would say PDLS is a must. The standard lights are awful! having just got a S with PDLS which I find acceptable. I can't phathom using anything less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneil Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 After driving back from Yorkshire yesterday evening in my 981s I decided to follow @T24RES and upgrade my lights. All bulbs and ballast boxes easily purchased from Amazon 🤪 and arriving tomorrow 🤗. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T24RES Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 29 minutes ago, mneil said: After driving back from Yorkshire yesterday evening in my 981s I decided to follow @T24RES and upgrade my lights. All bulbs and ballast boxes easily purchased from Amazon 🤪 and arriving tomorrow 🤗. When you have the light out and replacing ballast. You will find the electrical plug doesn't quite fit, a hobby knife to trim the rib off the plug fixes the very minor issue 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneil Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 @T24RES thanks for the heads up, they should arrive tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneil Posted February 7, 2020 Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 2:42 PM, T24RES said: When you have the light out and replacing ballast. You will find the electrical plug doesn't quite fit, a hobby knife to trim the rib off the plug fixes the very minor issue 👍 All fitted and working fine, even in daylight I can see a big difference in the brightness. Compared to the 25watt Xenon bulb, the 35watt had one cutaway missing on its alignment ring for the locating prongs. However, the prong was easily bent out of the way 🔨. Free pair of 25watt Xenon bulbs and ballast boxes available😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T24RES Posted February 7, 2020 Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 I agree, great upgrade......... Simples too👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneil Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/7/2020 at 2:14 PM, T24RES said: I agree, great upgrade......... Simples too👍 Took the car out on some dark country lanes last night, WOW what a difference. Since having the 981 I'd forgotten what real headlights look like! Well pleased 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 2:11 PM, mneil said: After driving back from Yorkshire yesterday evening in my 981s I decided to follow @T24RES and upgrade my lights. All bulbs and ballast boxes easily purchased from Amazon 🤪 and arriving tomorrow 🤗. Could you please let us have the links to the parts you purchased? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneil Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 13 hours ago, spook said: Could you please let us have the links to the parts you purchased? https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FY78JBQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0788V1KMY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FXRDJV7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 hope that works😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robporsche Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Not having much luck today, did anyone have issues with the connector on the back of the bulb doesnt match up. D3S bulbs as per the link but wont connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneil Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Used a small model knife to cut away the side in the green socket. Simples, thanks to T24RES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu67 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Hi, Just a thought, how about using pukka D3S High Voltage cables, Not sure if there if there will be be any issues to do with fit, but they are cheap enough to take a punt on (A couple of £ on EBay/Alibaba), leaving all the OE parts untouched. Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneil Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Stu67 said: Hi, Just a thought, how about using pukka D3S High Voltage cables, Not sure if there if there will be be any issues to do with fit, but they are cheap enough to take a punt on (A couple of £ on EBay/Alibaba), leaving all the OE parts untouched. Stu. A good alternative but as the connecting pins are off set it will only go in one way, and, reverting back to a lower wattage bulbs does not make sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu67 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, mneil said: A good alternative but as the connecting pins are off set it will only go in one way, and, reverting back to a lower wattage bulbs does not make sense to me. I was thinking along the lines of cutting a locating notch as per the 25W DLS in the mounting ring of the D3S with a Dremmel and leaving the light unit untouched. I've got an old D3s to "practice" on and see if it's practible. Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneil Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Stu67 said: I was thinking along the lines of cutting a locating notch as per the 25W DLS in the mounting ring of the D3S with a Dremmel and leaving the light unit untouched. I've got an old D3s to "practice" on and see if it's practible. Stu. An idea 💡 but is it practical with the cost and delicate nature of a D3S bulb 🤔 compared to the more robust structure of the green socket. Each to his own, that's what makes it interesting, always open to alternatives😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T24RES Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 I trimmed the plug end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robporsche Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Fitted new xenons , followed the advice of t24res (thankyou once again for being on hand for advice your a life saver) And new ballasts Just fitted new xenons couldn't find a way to replace the h7 bulbs for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madlil Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 Trying to get my head around xenons as an optional extra on a second hand 2.7 981. If I see a 2.7 with headlight washers does this mean that it will also have PDLS? I know that on the 3.4s the lower powered xenons are standard without washers but confused about what to look for in my search for a second hand 981 2.7. I really want the higher powered xenons..... thanks In advance Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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