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My drivers side dipped beam (projector) lens has been cracked since (or just after) I got the car (see here: http://typeaccord.co.uk/forum/topic/19482-8th-gen-cracked-headlight-projector-lens/)
It's not really been an issue until recently. As the nights draw in, and the headlights are on more, I've been getting the odd flash from oncoming drivers. It seems that although the beam pattern looks normal against a wall, the vertical split in the projector lens acts like a mirror and at certain angles you get the full force of the bulb. A massive pet hate for me is headlights that are mis-aligned / glaring / faulty / inappropriate aftermarket HIDs. All I could do is fix it...
Mine is a facelift with the clear indicator, and they're not exactly common second hand. Holdcroft to the rescue.
Part number H33100-TL0-E51 should you need one.
To replace the headlight ***embly the bumper needs to come off. A job I wasn't looking forward too, but it turned out not to be as bad as I'd feared. A few people have suggested 'bumper off' is the easiest way to replace a blown bulb. From what I can see removing the bumper isn't going to help you a great deal in itself (stupid, stupid design) but if you remove the headlight as well (only four more screws) it's straight forward and might save a lot of heart (and hand) ache trying to tunnel in from under the wheel arch.
For reference, here are the bulbs in a standard (halogen) 8th Gen Facelift headlight:
It's not really been an issue until recently. As the nights draw in, and the headlights are on more, I've been getting the odd flash from oncoming drivers. It seems that although the beam pattern looks normal against a wall, the vertical split in the projector lens acts like a mirror and at certain angles you get the full force of the bulb. A massive pet hate for me is headlights that are mis-aligned / glaring / faulty / inappropriate aftermarket HIDs. All I could do is fix it...
Mine is a facelift with the clear indicator, and they're not exactly common second hand. Holdcroft to the rescue.
Part number H33100-TL0-E51 should you need one.
To replace the headlight ***embly the bumper needs to come off. A job I wasn't looking forward too, but it turned out not to be as bad as I'd feared. A few people have suggested 'bumper off' is the easiest way to replace a blown bulb. From what I can see removing the bumper isn't going to help you a great deal in itself (stupid, stupid design) but if you remove the headlight as well (only four more screws) it's straight forward and might save a lot of heart (and hand) ache trying to tunnel in from under the wheel arch.
For reference, here are the bulbs in a standard (halogen) 8th Gen Facelift headlight: