Need help wit zams bi-xenon
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97 E420 W210, 95 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon
Need help wit zams bi-xenon
Just got a pair of bi-xenon from britrover. good things they are! i am trying to get them perfectly flush with my frame but i had a really really hard time. can someone tell me a good method of doing that?
and i need to get them aligned more downward but it evidently has gone as far down as it can go.
the adjusting unit inside one of my lights is not sturdy. when i hit bumps it will wiggle. when i put in my lights one of the parking bulbs wouldnt go in so i pressed gently and the light made a clicking sound. i was nervous idk if i broke it or not but i doubt i broke it i wasnt pushing very hard. is there any fix for that?
and also, i have the OEM Xenon. It was a pain putting these lights in with the washers. I got the washers in, but i could NOT get them in properly. they are just sitting in there. is there any way to get them in perfectly?
someone who has the zam retros plz help i love these things and want to get them working 100% asap.
and i need to get them aligned more downward but it evidently has gone as far down as it can go.
the adjusting unit inside one of my lights is not sturdy. when i hit bumps it will wiggle. when i put in my lights one of the parking bulbs wouldnt go in so i pressed gently and the light made a clicking sound. i was nervous idk if i broke it or not but i doubt i broke it i wasnt pushing very hard. is there any fix for that?
and also, i have the OEM Xenon. It was a pain putting these lights in with the washers. I got the washers in, but i could NOT get them in properly. they are just sitting in there. is there any way to get them in perfectly?
someone who has the zam retros plz help i love these things and want to get them working 100% asap.
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i'd not cinch down the fasteners until you are assured of proper alignment. you
have a top fastener, and one below the low beam housing....and deep towards
the fender. those two are the primary fasteners for alignment. it may require
some pressure and rocking of the whole unit as you position it before tightening.
last, I tighten the one below the high beam housing which is a combo, large flat
washer with integral nut.
if you've pretty much tried that and still unable to get the headlight aligned, I'm
not sure what the problem is. I've not had any problems fitting Depo headlights
to 210 cars....and I've done about a half dozen of these. a small amount of
finesse is involved but nothing challenging about it. Don't know why your 420
would be different.
have a top fastener, and one below the low beam housing....and deep towards
the fender. those two are the primary fasteners for alignment. it may require
some pressure and rocking of the whole unit as you position it before tightening.
last, I tighten the one below the high beam housing which is a combo, large flat
washer with integral nut.
if you've pretty much tried that and still unable to get the headlight aligned, I'm
not sure what the problem is. I've not had any problems fitting Depo headlights
to 210 cars....and I've done about a half dozen of these. a small amount of
finesse is involved but nothing challenging about it. Don't know why your 420
would be different.
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oh, sorry.....trying to cook dinner, too...
the inside linkage has been a weak spot with the aftermarket headlights, I opine.
not sure how to resolve unless I have it in my hand. fortunately, i've not hand
any problems with loose linkage so though I've been lucky here...it also means
that i'm at a disadvantage in trying to assist you here.
am trying to picture your description of the parking bulb. is this the city light....
the small 5-6 watt bulb above the high beam bulb? it should be a wedge bulb
W5W. you're saying that when you insert it into the headlight housing, it won't
go in? or, are you saying that you're attempting to fit the base/wire onto the
bulb?
your reference to OEM Xenon is painting a blank picture in my head. what is
the model of the OEM Xenon? from which car? is it a projector? and why,
after purchasing a Depo already retrofitted, are you having to money around
with washers?
take some pics or something. otherwise, your word selection is just generic
enough that I dont have a good idea what you're referring to .....especially
when we're trying to troubleshoot.
the inside linkage has been a weak spot with the aftermarket headlights, I opine.
not sure how to resolve unless I have it in my hand. fortunately, i've not hand
any problems with loose linkage so though I've been lucky here...it also means
that i'm at a disadvantage in trying to assist you here.
am trying to picture your description of the parking bulb. is this the city light....
the small 5-6 watt bulb above the high beam bulb? it should be a wedge bulb
W5W. you're saying that when you insert it into the headlight housing, it won't
go in? or, are you saying that you're attempting to fit the base/wire onto the
bulb?
your reference to OEM Xenon is painting a blank picture in my head. what is
the model of the OEM Xenon? from which car? is it a projector? and why,
after purchasing a Depo already retrofitted, are you having to money around
with washers?
take some pics or something. otherwise, your word selection is just generic
enough that I dont have a good idea what you're referring to .....especially
when we're trying to troubleshoot.
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well i had a city light bulb, the small bulb below the high beam bulb. i was pushing it in gently. as i was pushing it the whole unit INSIDE the light (im guessing the mechanism it uses to aim up and down) clicked and became a little loose. i thought i tighented it back up but i guess not. now when i hit small bumps, the unit shakes inside. i doubt i broke it but i probally pushed the whole adustable part of the unit for aiming off track. but i wasnt pushing very hard either. ill need to take pics but i need to take the light out to do that. any ideas raymond?
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I have LEDs in the parking lights and it gives the lamp defective message. i saw that the high beam light is connected with the parking light bulb. if i add in a resistor to the parking light bulb, will it do anything to the high beam bulb or the bi-x actuator?
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i've not monkeyed with LEDs yet. as far as I know, there is no electrical
connection between the high beam bulb/circuitry and the city light bulb.
they should be operating under separate switching
connection between the high beam bulb/circuitry and the city light bulb.
they should be operating under separate switching
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the negative to the parking light is connected directly to the negative on the high beam, that's all. You can connect the resistor to the wire between the park and high beam without any problem (just remember that the resistor is supposed to be parallell with the parking light).
If you pushed the leveling mechanism out of position you will most likely have to remove the headlight and see what's wrong... It may only be the little thing holding it in place in the middle between low and high beam.
If you pushed the leveling mechanism out of position you will most likely have to remove the headlight and see what's wrong... It may only be the little thing holding it in place in the middle between low and high beam.
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Mate !
The lights were not flush like OEM lights on my car .....just wanted to let you know that. The directions I sent you talk about how it can be adjusted to fit flush but I never did that as the black rubber from the depos always shows vs. the OEM lights.
If you really want to play around with that please PM Zam2000 and he can you give you some more ideas, raymond g has already chimed in else I would have recommended him as well.
Be careful when you are playing around I don't have Zam's original PM any more but he did mention that it is possible to move the xenon projector off-track if you tweak the wrong button.
Hope this helps......also the lamp defective has nothing to do with the Xenons as that never happened to me.
Cheers
The lights were not flush like OEM lights on my car .....just wanted to let you know that. The directions I sent you talk about how it can be adjusted to fit flush but I never did that as the black rubber from the depos always shows vs. the OEM lights.
If you really want to play around with that please PM Zam2000 and he can you give you some more ideas, raymond g has already chimed in else I would have recommended him as well.
Be careful when you are playing around I don't have Zam's original PM any more but he did mention that it is possible to move the xenon projector off-track if you tweak the wrong button.
Hope this helps......also the lamp defective has nothing to do with the Xenons as that never happened to me.
Cheers
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yes it fits and you have a better chance of getting the assembly in place. I had alot of trouble fitting my DEPOs with the DEPO rubber. Used the rubber from my original headlights and everything went almost smooth 
