my front lights are pretty poor unless i use my headlights. anyone recommend any stronger lights and where i could get them from? thanks, bigwelshlad!

 

What condition are the lamp units in? How old are the bulbs? Are the lenses clean?

 

fairly new. 53 plate. lenses clean. i have heard my mates mentioning xeon? should i go for those ? thanks, bigwelshlad

 

53 plate shouldn't be causing problems. Could uprate the bulbs but it's not technically legal and can overload the wiring.

 

praps its just my eyes!! thanks anyway, bwl.

 

this was my first post here and i have posted many since

not all technical

many stupid posts about my love for beer etc,

but as we approach the winter months (doesnt it start to get dark from 21st june?!) i would really like stronger lights in my car. i have got a 53 plate fez zetec which i have had for about 12 months or so now and notice when driving along unlit stretches of roads that it i really need stronger lights

eyesight is not great i would admit and wear glasses for late night driving but can anyone specifically recommend a more powerful, brighter, whiter? light fo a 53 plate fiesta zetec without it annoying other drivers ?

thanks

 

Sounds like u need to get ur car checked out to me mate.

Does it have the switch that aims the headlights up and down?

If it does, adjust it to 0 setting and try it then. If it's set to 3 then ur gonna be lighting up ur front bumper more or less/

If u haven't got this swithc, try taking it to a garage to get the headlight aim checked out and adjusted if needs be. All MOT testing stations have a bit of kit used for doing this.

Hope this helps

 

thanks mate will try this 2mrw. yes do have the switch.

also the petrol gauge goes fron 5 to 2 without any notice which is difficult when o am far away from a filling station !

 

Oh dear

 

why mate?

think this is a genuine error with the fez. bought it ex demo and i never see 4 or 3 on the gauge which would tell me to top up its either 2 or 1 which is panic mode if i am in a remote part of wales !!!

 

Sorry mate, didn't mean it that way.
Just meant it sounds like a nightmare. Maybe get all the electrical system checked out then

 

Try looking for some Xenon bulbs, they are supposed to be a purer whiter light than normal halogen bulbs

Get the fuel sender checked out before the warranty runs out

 

thanks mate will try the xenons on the weekend. warranty on the car ru out an so what about thye fuel sender? its very misleading as sometimes i can have just under half a tank and then its goes into limited mode.

 

sounds like a faulty fuel sender 2 me.u can get uprated bulbs from halfords or anywhere similar

 

cheers the fuel gauge has caught me out on a few occasions and will deffo get some xenon bulbs this weekend from halfords. anyone know which specific ones i need for a fiesta zetec 53 plate?

 

There should be an info booklet in the same sort of area. It'll tell u which ones u need

 

cheers mate

 

xenon bulbs? who will need the whole conversion kits. not just the bulbs.

 

can you give me any more info and how much are they likely to cost thanks

 

i dont think that safechav meant the whole conversion kit , just buy the xenon style bulbs, they will cost around 20 squids and i think that you will need h7 fitment but not too sure on newer fezzers

 

You stole the words out of my brain cell

 

thanks lads hope it does the job