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Let's get the forum buzzing again... (March 25, 2022)x
Hi, on cold morning my astra J 1.7 110 2010 has a squeak which goes after 5 minutes or until warm then after the squeak has quietened you can hear this strange clicking tapping noise only when lights, radio on etc like its coming from the alternator which is still original but giving good reading on battery and charge?
For those that don't know, CarPro is a very reputable detailing brand, with innovative products. They also stock AutoPerfekt, Bilt Hamber, Koch Chemie and Soft 99.
We will be having the Sunday to ourselves at CarPro UK in Edinburgh. Lots of demos to look forward to and also the group discount for any purchases! Definitely a date not to miss!!
We will be leaving Newcastle around 7am and once we get to Edinburgh, stopping for breakfast before we head into CarPro UK.
I posted a few weeks ago about getting another Astra after having to downgrade to a Corsa from a 1.4 Astra 5dr for insurance reasons. I never intended on buying a GTC quite so soon but today I shook hands on a late 2015 1.4T GTC SRi. I couldn't believe how smooth the power delivery was compared to my Corsa and old Astra. It's like night and day! Should pick it up on Saturday
I have something behind the rear view mirror that from the front I can see a lense in, there's also a wire running from it to inside the rear view itself. What's the purpose of it? Ps. Only owned the car for 3 weeks, and new to forums. Thanks.
As a follow-up of to thread I recently posted on this forum regarding an HID upgrade for my 2010 Insignia, I've decided to write a how-to thread to record my progress, receive advice / critical remarks and to also help some other who may want to follow in my steps.
I bought a pair of aftermarket headlamps from a local auto parts shop. They are apparently produced by Dectane GMBH and they are the most common aftermarket
headlights for the Insignia. You can find them on flea bay, amazon, alibaba, aliexpress, you name it.
Even if the company seems German, upon closer inspection the headlights appear to be made in Taiwan. Well, at least it's not China.
They came with bulbs fitted for the indicator and high beam and also with what I believe to be an electric motor to adjust the height of the light beam. Here are some photos:
A photo of the back side with the dust cover off.
You could notice two hex bolts that can be used to adjust the light projection left / right and up / down. Also from the back side, one can notice that the screws that keep the dust cover in place are screwed straight into the plastic of the head lamp housing so if you buy these headlights don't over tighten the screws or you'll strip the threads. Threaded metal inserts would have been a nice.
A close up of the backside without the dust cover.
You can observe in the upper right what I believe to be the height adjustment electric motor. Also in this photo, you can notice the rubbish cable management which can be better observed in a photo of the backside of the headlamps with the cover on which I accidentally deleted but I'll edit the post as soon as possible to include
Judging from the specs on the front of the head lights, I can't be sure that these are indeed HID compatible but, the projector itself is marked with H7 / HID (you can see this marking right above the bulb hole). As long as the projector itself is marked with HID, it should be good enough, shouldn't it?
