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I'm adding this to my growing "list of things to do", lol. Thanks for putting together the DIY!

Good luck, and make sure you document everything for our entertainment! I hope you succeed!

my bulbs need to be flushed?? need some help on that.. flushed??

 

As in fully seated in the headlight housing, if they are not fully seated you may still be able to get the spring latch closed, but it will not throw light the way it is supposed to.

Great write up, thanks!

Here's something from my conversation with Daniel Stern that I had not seen in this thread yet, hopefully it's not a repost:

 

"One not-very-well-publicised trick for improving your seeing in bad weather with those headlamps is to remove the low beam headlamp bulbs and find the stamped "awning" plate protruding rearward from the vertical metal cutoff plate that blocks roughly the lower half of the view forward through the bulb hole. Use something clean and grippy (eraser end of a

brand-new pencil, for instance) to reach forward through the bulb hole and push/fold that awning down so it covers more of the "window" slot in the lower portion of the cutoff plate (you can see the slot, albeit with optical distortion, if you kneel down in front of the headlamp and peer carefully through its front lens). It is not necessary for the awning to be folded so it's flat up against the slot, just bend it down most of the way. This will greatly reduce the amount of light thrown upward by the low beams. You'll still be able to read overhead signs, but there'll be much less backscatter."

 

I did not get this done when I did my install, I couldn't get a clear view/access that far into the headlight housing without removing the complete airbox and battery, or it's possible you would have to pull the headlights out completely to do this. Neat idea though, down the road when I have more spare time I might try it out.

My bulbs came in the other day, got them installed last night. O M G are those high beams nutty! The low beams are really nice as well, but the difference is not as dramatic as the high beams.

I had a low beam bulb burn out last week, so I did my reading and ordered the Osram H7 Rallye +65 and H1R 9011's this morning, can't wait!

I have a noob question.

I keep hearing people talking about how parts go on a uel but not a pzev legacy and i was wondering what is the difference between a uel and a pzev. Also how do i know which one is my car classified under?

 

Good question!

 

PZEV: partial zero emissions vehicle

-charcoal canister to trap evaporated fuel

-fuel injectors that close tighter to prevent fuel evaporating

-tighter mesh in cat convertor

-ecu programmed to get cat to temp quicker

-passes CARB and Canada's SULEV testing

Good info, there isn't much for the 2.5i guys it seems, thanks for taking the time to make this.