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Today im gonna fit my face lift front lights may be fit a dump valve but may be not . I managed to get some s3 alloys late last night does any one if they fit as well as changing number plate bulbs led of course il upload pics when finished
 
You are going to have to part with a bit more info than that Ads
 
What's year is your car and what year was the car your wheels came off because the pcd and off set might be diffrent.
 
Mine is 99 plate and the s3 was a 01 I think
 
That's fine the off set and pcd are the same they will bolt straight on.
 
Hopefully all goes smoothly for you mate.. I was planning fitting facelift lights on my s3 but the wiring put me off a bit
 
You can buy wiring adapter's to convert from pre to facelift.
 
Yeah adaptors are a bit expensive. Maybe OP can document the installation for facelift headlights :biggrin:
 
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Yeah adaptors are a bit expensive. Maybe OP can document the installation for facelift headlights :biggrin:
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Yeah it would be good to see what way he tackles the job but if not I will put up a how to on the wireing side of things when I do mine in the new year.
 
Yeah it's just when you combine the cost of xenon headlights plus adaptors, become very expensive. The thing i struggle with on the wiring side of things is identifying what wire goes to which bulb. I've got a multi meter but haven't clue what setting it should be on etc.
 
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Yeah it's just when you combine the cost of xenon headlights plus adaptors, become very expensive. The thing i struggle with on the wiring side of things is identifying what wire goes to which bulb. I've got a multi meter but haven't clue what setting it should be on etc.
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Easy way to do it is unplug the light and start at the top pin and follow the wires in the head light its self once you trace all the wires to pin position you will know witch pin on the loom goes to each bulb but I will do a how to and pics of what wire is what when I do mine.
 
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No need for a multi meter then? Thanks for the tips dude :icon thumright:

Apologies for thread hijack
 
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I was lucky with the headlights my mate was breaking his a3 and had the wiring adapters with couldnt refuse for £20 the only thing im concerned about is warter getting in from where ive chopped the wing
 
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I was lucky with the headlights my mate was breaking his a3 and had the wiring adapters with couldnt refuse for £20 the only thing im concerned about is warter getting in from where ive chopped the wing
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Clear silicon round the edge of the unit and wipe it clean your never notice it and it will keep the water out.
 
Not the best pic of the headlights
 

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Just looking at the pic gonna have to get a bew number plate almost looks yellow
 
Yea I might get them powder coated different colour but not sure
 
Do the rims black, look great on a silver motor, but then I am biased
 
Im thinking of bright lime green or bright pink just to be different
 
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Ive also been looking at hydro dipping but I don't no if it's permanent as its only a sticker
 
If you get it done proper they put a layer of lacquer over them so it would be permanent unless you kerb them or don't look after them.
 
Wicked im getting hydro dipped wheels hopefully the missis has no got my xmas present yet il keep u informed
 
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Wicked im getting hydro dipped wheels hopefully the missis has no got my xmas present yet il keep u informed
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That's the way you do it lol my misses said what do you want for Xmas I said car parts then handed her my upgrades list I had my new sline interior early as she couldn't hide it anywere and there's two big boxes under the tree that I'm hoping is my angle eye front lights and lexis rears but don't think I will get much els as I went and spend a grand on parts when I had the engine out afew months back.
 
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They did orange snake skin wheels on a Mazda rx7 on wheeler dealers, with hydro dipping.
 
Been quoted 50 a wheel for hydro dipped but its in Kent any one no of some where closer to Wiltshire
 
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Been quoted 50 a wheel for hydro dipped but its in Kent any one no of some where closer to Wiltshire
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Think there is 1 in bristol and dunno if it still there but there was 1 just out side Swindon.
 
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