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Steve D Member Since: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Essexshire Posts: 4103 |
There all H7 aren't they? Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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19th May 2014 3:07 am |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
If you have the levelling adjuster thumbwheel near the door then you have halogen and they are HB3, one bulb does both jobs of dip and full beam each side, so two in total. |
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19th May 2014 7:17 am |
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le bouch Member Since: 15 Jan 2014 Location: UK Posts: 560 |
Isn't it written on the headlamp glass..? |
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19th May 2014 11:46 am |
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768will Member Since: 08 Jan 2012 Location: South Devon Posts: 199 |
Aren't bulb specs. in the manual?
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19th May 2014 12:22 pm |
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fredastaire Member Since: 03 Dec 2012 Location: Holbrook Posts: 721 |
Le Bouch is correct; take a look at the lower edge of the headlamp glass, (its plastic really!)
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19th May 2014 12:25 pm |
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ad210358 Member Since: 12 Oct 2008 Location: Here and There Posts: 7464 |
The manual is not to believed, there is a thread on here regarding Headlights and the manual. |
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19th May 2014 1:20 pm |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
Are you lot deaf, HB3 and no, it's not shown on MY13 headlamp glasses/plastics. |
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19th May 2014 1:29 pm |
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exbrat202 Member Since: 05 May 2011 Location: Wootton Bassett Posts: 97 |
Have a look on Autobulbs Direct website and enter your Reg. According to them it has an HB3 on dipped and an H7 on main. My MY2011 has H11 Dip and H7 main. MY14 TD4 manual XS Orkney grey.
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20th May 2014 2:09 pm |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
'Autobulbs Direct' are wrong for a MY13 halogen, I have uprated my bulbs to the 'Nightbreakers' and what came out was HB3 and what went in was HB3, one lamp does both main and dip using a shutter system. |
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20th May 2014 3:31 pm |
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exbrat202 Member Since: 05 May 2011 Location: Wootton Bassett Posts: 97 |
Interesting, picking up my new car tommorrow and thought it was still a twin bulb system. MY14 TD4 manual XS Orkney grey.
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20th May 2014 5:21 pm |
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exbrat202 Member Since: 05 May 2011 Location: Wootton Bassett Posts: 97 |
Definitely single bulb, now off to buy upgrade bulbs MY14 TD4 manual XS Orkney grey.
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21st May 2014 3:50 pm |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
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21st May 2014 5:31 pm |
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AW14 Member Since: 07 Mar 2014 Location: South East Posts: 142 |
forgive my ignorance but if it is a single bulb how does is switch between dip and beam? |
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21st May 2014 8:07 pm |
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Winslet Member Since: 01 Oct 2013 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 281 |
For dip beam there is a little metal plate with shape of the beam (for RHD the left side being higher than the right) cut in it. This is mounted vertically in front of the bulb and literally blocks the light to create the dip beam. The plate though can swivel at the bottom so it can move out of the way. A little spring holds it up and a motor pushes it down when you switch to main beam or flash the lights. Simple as that.
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21st May 2014 9:19 pm |
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