McGherkin's 1.2 Ph.1 Lighting upgrades

[McGherkin]

Photo time again. My first attempt at light painting. Last pic rocks my socks.

New mods: Ph.2 Rear Lights, LED reversing lights, and since my old stereo died I treated myself to a new HU, a Sony MEX-BT3600, cracking bluetooth stereo.

 

[joshie999]

Are they LED's in the rear lights?

The rear lights are the only bulbs I haven't changed LED

 

[McGherkin]

The reversing lights are LED's, yes, haven't done the stoplights yet but I may do at some point.

 

[joshie999]

Yeah the reversing lights look really bright! I was gonna do the stop lights as well but just haven't got round to getting them

 

[McGherkin]

They're very bright, I can see where I'm going just as easily as when driving forwards.

Get them here

 

[joshie999]

Oh they're Cree LED? No wonder they're so bright

 

[alex-avfc]

Wheels look decent...they're off a mk1 megane.

 

[Joe#]

I still can't believe the arch gap on clio's as standard

 

[McGherkin]

Wheels look decent...they're off a mk1 megane.

Thanks, I think I'll be holding on to them, but they need refurbing as the previous owner had a passion for kerbing them

I still can't believe the arch gap on clio's as standard

I know, but I won't be lowering mine unless it's on decent coilies, and that's not happening on my budget lol

 

[Joe#]

Lol, I understand mate

 

[McGherkin]

Thought I'd share a few more pics of the LED reversing lights.

 

[Cw Tuning.]

baggaley how much is your car lowered?

 

[hobbit619]

Callum, how much have you spent roughly on the dual optics, bulbs and rear lights, i need some better front lights and defo bulbs but maybe not the phase 2 lights not sure yet :L

 

[McGherkin]

Lemme see. This is the painful bit

Dual optics £60
HID Kit £30
Osram Nightbreaker H7's (for the high beam) and HB3's (not used now as replaced by HIDs)£30-40
Ph.2 Rear lights £25-30
Interior, boot, numberplate, sidelight LEDs: £2-3 each
Reversing lights £25

And that's about it. A few quid here and there for wires to do the dual optic conversion and that's about everything.

I think I've got a pair of bulbs for the standard headlight blocks kicking about somewhere, they were fairly good, and not that old. I've also got a pair of Ph.1 rears lying around here but they've got a few cracks in them.

 

[King-cam]

Keeping it simple, i like

 

[McGherkin]

Cheers

That's about it for mods at the moment, it feels fairly complete as it is.

 

[Gildstar]

I hate you i want HID's now , I need to replace my number plate bulb anyways.

 

[hobbit619]

Lemme see. This is the painful bit

Dual optics £60
HID Kit £30
Osram Nightbreaker H7's (for the high beam) and HB3's (not used now as replaced by HIDs)£30-40
Ph.2 Rear lights £25-30
Interior, boot, numberplate, sidelight LEDs: £2-3 each
Reversing lights £25

And that's about it. A few quid here and there for wires to do the dual optic conversion and that's about everything.

I think I've got a pair of bulbs for the standard headlight blocks kicking about somewhere, they were fairly good, and not that old. I've also got a pair of Ph.1 rears lying around here but they've got a few cracks in them.

Ah cool what bulb is it for the licence plate bulb, i really want an ice white one , definitely looking at the dual optics and HIDs, were they easy to fit and where did you get that?

 

[McGherkin]

License plate bulb is 245

Dual Optics and HIDs were both bought from people on here, not the hardest conversion in the world, just unclip all the wires, unscrew the front grille and headlight blocks, bolt the new ones in, do a little rewiring and front grille on. Took me about an hour first time. Rewiring is the hardest bit, and it's not too hard.

 

[hobbit619]

Was it a specific seller/proper trader or just other people? And i've got a haynes manual so that should help

 

[McGherkin]

No, just people breaking cars.

Not sure how in depth the Haynes goes to on the subject, never checked :L

 

[McGherkin]

Time I resurrected this thread.

Brought the car to CSS, VTEC kicked in y0 against the side of my car on the way back. Left me feeling disheartened because my car's not perfect any more. Since then I've pretty much left it as-is, but I think there's a few bits left to do.

Next month...

I'll finally get new numberplates, honest.
I'll be installing fogs. Possibly Laminx-ed.
The dials will be replaced with a set of RS dials, which I'll be getting converted to white rather than orange.
And a Ph.2 interior light (with map light)

Stay tuned!

 

[MCC@U13Y]

License plate bulb is 245

Dual Optics and HIDs were both bought from people on here, not the hardest conversion in the world, just unclip all the wires, unscrew the front grille and headlight blocks, bolt the new ones in, do a little rewiring and front grille on. Took me about an hour first time. Rewiring is the hardest bit, and it's not too hard.

what type of wiring is involved is there a free guide on the web or website to do the conversion

 

[McGherkin]

It's on here. You have to be a paid member to see it.

 

[MCC@U13Y]

It's on here. You have to be a paid member to see it.

if you purchase the member ship on here how much is it and also how long for.

when the membership runs out is it up to you if you renew it or is it like constant contract

 

[McGherkin]

It's £12 for a year, you choose when to renew it.

 

[MCC@U13Y]

It's £12 for a year, you choose when to renew it.

when purchased what do i get acess to

 

[JackL172]

when purchased what do i get acess to

everything on the site plus discount at loads of stores etc.. well worth it! what is £12 these days?

 

[MCC@U13Y]

everything on the site plus discount at loads of stores etc.. well worth it! what is £12 these days?

soory for so many questions but what sort of stores could you give some examples please

 

[JackL172]

the list is almost endless! they range from Renault specialists to general motor factors to body shops etc.. even Ktec racing are in on it. you would very quickly make your £12 back in discounts..

 

[MCC@U13Y]

the list is almost endless! they range from Renault specialists to general motor factors to body shops etc.. even Ktec racing are in on it. you would very quickly make your £12 back in discounts..

cheers mate really considering it

 

[Joe#]

Ffs, it's £12. It has saved me a small fortune over the last couple of years.

 

[DanEdser]

Ffs, it's £12. It has saved me a small fortune over the last couple of years.

+1

 

[McGherkin]

Well, I'd better update this.

Sadly in February the mighty 1.2 was involved in a 70mph crash on the A38. The poor thing came very close to being written off.

However, finally after battling the insurers for 2 months, the beast is back with 8 lives remaining. It's lost its dual optics for the moment dapprove, but it does now have foglights (which don't work yet). Got to do Alternator + belts this month, but hopefully I'll have enough pennies left over to get it back to how I want it again. So here's a pic of how she stands at the moment:

(Note: The paint isn't actually two colours, that's just a camera fail. Also the bonnet hasn't been touched, so it's still slightly twisted and there's a little damage in the corner, but that's all that remains of the crash damage.)

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Front end smash?

 

[McGherkin]

Yes.

Also found this pic I took a few days before the crash :dapprove:

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Least you're okay though!

 

[McGherkin]

Yeah, got the b*****d who caused it too, even though he drove off.

When the payout eventually turns up I'll probably end up on coilovers too lol. This is a lie, I will probably save it for a 1*2.

 

[DanEdser]

Yeah, got the b*****d who caused it too, even though he drove off.

When the payout eventually turns up I'll probably end up on coilovers too lol. This is a lie, I will probably save it for a 1*2.

you're a faggot.

​get coilovers.

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Yeah, got the b*****d who caused it too, even though he drove off.

When the payout eventually turns up I'll probably end up on coilovers too lol. This is a lie, I will probably save it for a 1*2.

As you say, least you got him, my friend was in an accident and the person who caused it drove off

Haha yeah the saving it for a 1*2 sounds like the best plan