Fiesta ST mk7.5 Euro headlights

[BlueBomber]

Is fordpartsuk the best place to get these reliably? Also these are the best available option as far as OEM, besides retrofitting and aftermarket? I do like buying premium quality parts and I'm sure that's what fordpartsuk sells. Just want to clarify.

Yes. They are the only place.

Also, don't be an idiot and get UK spec headlights unless you like blinding oncoming traffic.

ASK THEM FOR THE GERMAN, LHD-CUTOFF VERSIONS.

THE UK VERSIONS WILL BLIND ONCOMING TRAFFIC

 

[Original J-Pat]

Yes. They are the only place.

Also, don't be an idiot and get UK spec headlights unless you like blinding oncoming traffic.

ASK THEM FOR THE GERMAN, LHD-CUTOFF VERSIONS.

THE UK VERSIONS WILL BLIND ONCOMING TRAFFIC

I see. That's why I want to get OEM replacements. I hate when people stick the brightest bulbs they can in a non-projector headlight, it's as dangerous as driving with high beams on.

 

[OffTheWall503]

Still haven't received a response from FordPartsUK.

 

[OffTheWall503]

Finally received a quote. Rough currency exchange rate puts it at $549 shipped! I think I may pull the trigger.

 

[fST]

Finally received a quote. Rough currency exchange rate puts it at $549 shipped! I think I may pull the trigger.

Lucky! But don't forget to add the fees for making the exchange, whether paying through paypal or directly with a CC. It ended up being like $10-15 I think extra. Total for me was $617 I believe. But either way, it should definitely be a bit less than that now.

 

[fST]

Wait, what was the quote you received in GBP? Mine was 448.86 with 70.00 for shipping. That amount equals $581 in US Dollars not counting exchange fees with the current exchange rate. Was your shipping a bit cheaper than mine?

 

[OffTheWall503]

"The cost of the lamps are ?191.32 each and the postage is ?65.00 both are in stock."

Converts to $549 USD.

 

[OffTheWall503]

Just pulled the trigger. It ended up at $594 after conversion and fees.

 

[Chris G]

That seems like a decent deal to me.

 

[fST]

That seems like a decent deal to me.

Yep, considering they were over $800 2 years ago.

 

[OffTheWall503]

You could play the waiting game and see if the currency value drops even further. You might get lucky, but it's a gamble.
[MENTION=2672]fST[/MENTION] - Have you installed yours yet? What bulbs do you plan on running?

 

[fST]

You could play the waiting game and see if the currency value drops even further. You might get lucky, but it's a gamble.
[MENTION=2672]fST[/MENTION] - Have you installed yours yet? What bulbs do you plan on running?

I plan on running everything stock. I haven't installed them yet. One of them has a broken tab that I'm going to have to epoxy and the other one has a screw inside of it that I'll try to get out. I don't think I'm going to bother returning them.

 

[OffTheWall503]

Dang, that's a bummer. i hope mine arrive intact.

I'm going to try to run my LED's if at all possible.

 

[fST]

Dang, that's a bummer. i hope mine arrive intact.

I'm going to try to run my LED's if at all possible.

Same here. I meant I'm not swapping out any of the bulbs that are included.

 

[OffTheWall503]

Would you be willing to take a picture of where the bulb goes into the projector on the backside of the headlight housing? I'd like to see my LEDs will fit or not. [MENTION=2672]fST[/MENTION].

 

[Chris G]

I would be curious about that too. What bulbs does the UK headlight use? The same as ours?

 

[fST]

Would you be willing to take a picture of where the bulb goes into the projector on the backside of the headlight housing? I'd like to see my LEDs will fit or not. [MENTION=2672]fST[/MENTION].

I'll see what I can do tomorrow when I epoxy the tab on one of them. I might install them tomorrow but I'm not sure. Tomorrow, I'm getting clear bra installed on the entire front, which will take 6-8 hours. While that's being done, I'll epoxy the tab back together and try to get the screw out of the other one. Actually, I don't think I can install them tomorrow because I think I need to give the epoxy time to settle first.

And I will be hooking up the LEDs as well, most likely. I might not have them hooked up immediately though.

 

[fST]

I would be curious about that too. What bulbs does the UK headlight use? The same as ours?

The low beam is an H7 on the Euro projectors, ours is H11.

 

[OffTheWall503]

So for anyone that's put these in, is there a way to manually adjust the vertical height on the low beam pattern or is it adjustable through the headlight adjustment motor only?

 

[fST]

So for anyone that's put these in, is there a way to manually adjust the vertical height on the low beam pattern or is it adjustable through the headlight adjustment motor only?

I'm pretty sure it was already said that it can be manually adjusted. Hooking up the adjustment motor is not necessary.

By the way, I took a pic but when trying to post it, it gets stuck at 90% processing using Tapatalk for some reason.

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