Administrators hughezee Posted November 13, 2016 Administrators Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Thanks for the Video Hugh. I thought I was grabbing it but all I was getting was a handful of grease! Much like yourself... So I did have it then. Will give it a go again tomorrow, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted November 13, 2016 Author Administrators Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Your very welcome, few follow up shots or a new topic on them wouldn't go a miss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 5 minutes ago, hughezee said: Your very welcome, few follow up shots or a new topic on them wouldn't go a miss Will do...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Just a quick update on the Led's. Managed to fit them this afternoon - actually quite easy when you know where the fitting is, but I thought I might have trouble as they are quite a bit longer than the standard 501. Seen here: These were taken earlier this afternoon after fitting the - it was still quite light... And taken about 10 minutes ago just after 16:35hrs. Not quite dark yet. Don't know about you but I'm mildly impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted November 15, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 I like it Bill. I've had mine installed for about 5 years and still going strong. What wattage are they as mine are 1.5w.....if they are whiter and brighter then I might consider an upgrade. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Hi Ashy. Thank you... The ones that I got/fitted are 3 watt. Anyway, that is what is says on the box. Mmmmmmmm, I like your grille!!! Link: http://www.halfords.com/motoring/bulbs-blades-batteries/car-bulbs/halfords-501-w5w-led-car-bulbs-x-2 (They were £12.99 when I bought them about 6 months ago) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted November 15, 2016 Author Administrators Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Nice upgrade Bill, always liked the look of Ahsy's maybe its time for me to buy some 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted November 15, 2016 Moderators Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Very nice Bill! Looking at the spec it says they are 200 Lumens which is the measurement of the light output and 6000k colour temperature which is often called diamond white or daylight white and also "Cool White". I found this chart online which shows it better than i can explain : However that shows slightly different definitions to those i've always known, this is more what i've known : The listing i shamelessly robbed it from : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/55W-Hid-H1-H3-H7-H11-9005-9006-Xenon-Light-Bulb-Ballast-Conversion-Kit-Headlight/302080447434?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38661%26meid%3Dc5d1668ad82644f4bcf183fee188134a%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D371503623523 That's the colour temperature, now for the wattage. If you're going for LEDs, forget wattage - it's irrelevant! What is relevant though is the Lumen output and here's a chart i've worked out through various bits of research to convert the "old" filament bulbs rated in Watts (W) to Lumens and typical uses of the bulbs in question. "Old Bulb" Lumen Output Typical Use Suggested Lumen Output of LED 3W 50-70 Instruments 100-150 5W 80-100 Sidelights 200-250 10W 150-180 Boot/Interior 300-350 21W 350-370 Stop/Reverse/ 500-700 Indicator/Rear Fog 60/55W 1200-1600 Headlights/Front 1800 minimum Fogs/Driving Lights This is about as comprehensive as i've managed to build so far, when selecting an LED bulb a slightly higher Lumen output is usually desirable as LEDs give a much purer light. That means in bright daylight with the (literal) rainbow of colours that daylight is made from it can often reduce the visibility of the LEDs whereas with a traditional filament bulb, the output has so many other colours present in the bulb that some light is still visible. Hope that's useful for you all, be careful when selecting LED bulbs for headlights and similar as some do NOT give the necessary beam patterns. I've tested several types at great personal cost and can recommend some H4 LED bulbs. As yet i've been unable to find any H3 types i'm happy with so have tried some H3 HID bulbs instead. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted November 16, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Link for the grill Bill: http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/For-98-02-Accord-2DR-Coupe-LX-DX-EX-Black-ABS-JDM-Mesh-Sport-Front-Grill-Grille-/310940182423?hash=item48657aa797%3Ag%3AFb0AAOxyeZNTWIGd&_trkparms=pageci%3A7d5341fe-abd9-11e6-9c60-74dbd1e05f28%7Cparentrq%3A6c52fd8c1580a2af085b253dfff7a4e9%7Ciid%3A1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted December 14, 2016 Author Administrators Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 I consider myself inspired chaps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted December 14, 2016 Moderators Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 Very nice! What's next on the agenda, some red LED stop/tail lights? http://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/collections/brake-tail-light-bulbs/products/2-x-bay15d-red-stop-tail-led-2835-brake-rear-light-glb380-p21-5w 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Retro Rich Posted December 18, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 You make retrieving the bulb look so easy. ? I don't think I've ever changed mine (unless you have Stu?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted January 26, 2017 Author Administrators Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Yup I've have replaced both of them on vixy mate I followed Bills lead on 501's LED's over the original 194's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted March 1, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 That's a bit on the bright side ! Fantastic output I didn't realise the sidelights were down at the bottom of the light unit, had to turn them on to identify the location so I could find the blasted fitting at the back ! Bit out of the way! Manage to turn one a quarter turn anticlockwise but it won't come out of the socket... the other one is stuck tight. Ironically it was going dark when I gave up.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mangoman Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 This video certainly helped me! One of things that once you know how, you can do it blind-folded...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted March 1, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 3 hours ago, hughezee said: Thanks, looks like I was on the right track then ! Will get another go at it on the weekend....... lot of grease and dirt down there too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted March 21, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Here we are, not great photos but you can see the effect on a very dark night/background... I fitted some better ones to the XK8 but can't find them anywhere now, Bill also had a recommend too, Halfords I think. An interior shot Through the rear quarter window and the door light 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted March 21, 2017 Founding Member Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 This is mine again for what its worth....I get the feeling yours are brighter.....these are 360* leds and there also leds at the top. I've had them for about 6-7 yrs and transferred them from my previous coupe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted March 21, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 That is a beautiful picture of a fabulous car, swear I can see a fly on the house window reflected in the bonnet... Lights look pretty much as mine do in the dusk, I didn't realise that the later cars have a different sidelight setup to the earlier ones. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted March 21, 2017 Founding Member Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, PTR200S said: That is a beautiful picture of a fabulous car, swear I can see a fly on the house window reflected in the bonnet... Lights look pretty much as mine do in the dusk, I didn't realise that the later cars have a different sidelight setup to the earlier ones. Thank you Pete. I'm sad to say that up close and personal the bonnet is far from perfect and covered In stone chips(I'd do a Spit The Dog impersonation now if I could!) and I also have a couple of grazed corners from fellow drivers. What did you mean by the different sidelights....I thought they were the same? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted March 21, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 What did you mean by the different sidelights....I thought they were the same? I was having a look at a mid nineties version and they seemed to be different.......mind you I guess they could gave been lights off another car? Would the fifth gen be different? Just thinking on the reg plate now, might have been M or N ... Been a long day, think i have lost it now, of course it could be the beer haze kicking in... I'll stop digging and get me coat, my bed beckons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted March 21, 2017 Founding Member Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 34 minutes ago, PTR200S said: What did you mean by the different sidelights....I thought they were the same? I was having a look at a mid nineties version and they seemed to be different.......mind you I guess they could gave been lights off another car? Would the fifth gen be different? Just thinking on the reg plate now, might have been M or N ... Been a long day, think i have lost it now, of course it could be the beer haze kicking in... I'll stop digging and get me coat, my bed beckons Good one mate.....all 98-02 coupes have the same lights as far as I'm aware. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted March 21, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 42 minutes ago, PTR200S said: What did you mean by the different sidelights....I thought they were the same? I was having a look at a mid nineties version and they seemed to be different.......mind you I guess they could gave been lights off another car? Would the fifth gen be different? Just thinking on the reg plate now, might have been M or N ... Been a long day, think i have lost it now, of course it could be the beer haze kicking in... I'll stop digging and get me coat, my bed beckons The 93-98 Accord Coupés did indeed have separate sidelights : They are on the end of the headlamps (separate unit) and as far as i remember, the headlamps were H4 outer and H3 inner and the standard sidelight bulbs were 5W bayonet B15s fittings. Your beer haze did not deceive you Pete and just for the record, that one pictured above is almost identical to my last one, mine was also an "N" reg in Malachite green and if the wheels are to be believed, that one is a 2.2iES as well, whether it's auto like mine was i don't know but very similar. As an aside, there wasn't a UK V6 version of that one but there was a USA version using the C27 2.7 V6 engine - now where have i seen that before? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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