Blacker than a bookmaker soul...

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Blacker than a bookmaker soul...

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The head lights on a Mk 2 Kangoo are only suitable for use in daylight

Has anyone any experience of a LED upgrade ?

H4 bulb iirc ?
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Have you looked at sorting the problem?
Is the glass needing polished?
have you replaced the bulbs?
Have you checked the bulbs are getting a good power supply & earth?
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wheeler wrote: 01 Nov 2020, 17:28 Have you looked at sorting the problem?
no,
wheeler wrote: 01 Nov 2020, 17:28 Is the glass needing polished?
spinning up the plastic with a da polisher won't make it any worse
wheeler wrote: 01 Nov 2020, 17:28 have you replaced the bulbs?
only when they fail
wheeler wrote: 01 Nov 2020, 17:28 Have you checked the bulbs are getting a good power supply & earth?
no
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all mk 2 kangoo's have duff headlights

I'm toying with buying a 5th electric one ;)
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You could clean them/get them cleaned, put in nightbreaker bulbs or just stay home dusk till dawn
Oh buggle
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dave wrote: 01 Nov 2020, 17:51 all mk 2 kangoo's have duff headlights

I'm toying with buying a 5th electric one ;)
Electric headlights are becoming increasingly popular now.
It does save the trouble of trimming the wick, or a new lump of carbide. :miserable:
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One you guys have missed, "Have you had your eyes tested?" :-D
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white exec wrote: 02 Nov 2020, 07:27 Electric headlights are becoming increasingly popular now.
It does save the trouble of trimming the wick, or a new lump of carbide. :miserable:
err,,,

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comic-word-whoosh_1617144.jpg


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myglaren wrote: 02 Nov 2020, 18:53 Image




:twisted:
lol at whoosh ?

all the kangoo's are speed limited to 69mph ;)

it's either for fuel economy or we like the smut value of having a larger 69 on the back door...
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Sorry, that may be a bit obscure but is a less common internet thing than 'LOL'.

It means that the reference to electric lights being superior to paraffin or carbide lights was a humorous, sarcastic response to the 'electric Kangoo' statement that 'whoooshed' over your head.
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myglaren wrote: 02 Nov 2020, 23:16 Sorry, that may be a bit obscure but is a less common internet thing than 'LOL'.

It means that the reference to electric lights being superior to paraffin or carbide lights was a humorous, sarcastic response to the 'electric Kangoo' statement that 'whoooshed' over your head.

yeah I know, hence a pic of the ZE

I saw this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2014-14-plat ... SwPHhfkt63

don't knowif the battery is leased but its the £265 road tax which burns...
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for xmas the old van got a pair of Philips Ultinon h4 led bulbs

the difference is night & day

dunno whether the MOT man will pass 'em
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Then make sure you pop the old halogen bulbs back in temporarily then!
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Tut, tut... [-X
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