Pulled from another thread I hijacked.

Having got used to the 4 headlight system on my old Freelander I have found that at sillyo'clock in the morning the nonHID lights on my SnowMonster aren't quite as good. Now I've ordered a set of Osram Nightbreaker H4 bulbs so that should make some difference, but sat in the shed I have a set of very good Hella Driving Lights, which I had fitted to my first FL. With a set of good bulbs these lights gave very good long range light.

So the question is, how to mount them? Previously they were mounted through the thick plastic bumper, with a shaped 2" washer below and a 1" above. As they don't weigh a lot this was perfectly stable and adequate. In a perfect world they should be mounted on a solid bracket from the body.

And no, I will not fit them to a possibly illegal roof bar, and no I don't want to go out and buy a set of replacement HID's!

I fitted a set of +50% H4s and they do make a difference. I am going to buy a set of Ring +100% H4 to fit for this winter.

As you are probably aware by now, we live in the country where street lights are but a hopeless wish. I asked for a street light to be put at the T junction where we live (our electric pole is located in exactly the right spot) but, apparently, we have not had enough accidents at the T junction to justify a street light.

An Aux Light bar is a problem. I think that the designers try to make the front of the car "pedestrian friendly" so no obvious flat surfaces or projections. I know you want to fit your Hella (10" dia round spots?) but would a set of small rectangular spots, fixed through the grille work for you?

Pulled from another thread I hijacked.

Having got used to the 4 headlight system on my old Freelander I have found that at sillyo'clock in the morning the nonHID lights on my SnowMonster aren't quite as good. Now I've ordered a set of Osram Nightbreaker H4 bulbs so that should make some difference, but sat in the shed I have a set of very good Hella Driving Lights, which I had fitted to my first FL. With a set of good bulbs these lights gave very good long range light.

So the question is, how to mount them? Previously they were mounted through the thick plastic bumper, with a shaped 2" washer below and a 1" above. As they don't weigh a lot this was perfectly stable and adequate. In a perfect world they should be mounted on a solid bracket from the body.

And no, I will not fit them to a possibly illegal roof bar, and no I don't want to go out and buy a set of replacement HID's!

Try a set of these...............I had them in my Accord Tourer before I got the SM and they are KOOOOOOOOOOL blue white colour and gave VERY GOOD light output.

http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=153

My Honda actually took the H1 bulb but its the same type of bulb I had.

However I read somewhere that the Xenon bulbs on the SM are a dealer fit accessory as you have to dismantle part of the engine bay to get the standard bulbs out.

Edited 19 September, 201015 yr by Macdemon

However I read somewhere that the Xenon bulbs on the SM are a dealer fit accessory as you have to dismantle part of the engine bay to get the standard bulbs out.

The H4 bulbs can be directly replaced. I do suggest a mirror to set the bulb in place and a small pair of hands to get into the lamp housing.

The H4 bulbs can be directly replaced. I do suggest a mirror to set the bulb in place and a small pair of hands to get into the lamp housing.

And if possible, someone else to hold the mirror. Alternatively some tape to hold it in place.

If you drop the mirror, it will rest in the floor pan under the engine - maybe reacheable, maybe not. DAMHIKT

Edited 20 September, 201015 yr by Agerbundsen

And if possible, someone else to hold the mirror. Alternatively some tape to hold it in place.

If you drop the mirror, it will rest in the floor pan under the engine - maybe reacheable, maybe not. DAMHIKT

Have you dropped your mirror? I use a camping mirror of polished metal with a string attached.

Have you dropped your mirror? I use a camping mirror of polished metal with a string attached.

Yes, I dropped it, but it was retrieved when the dealer had to take the under-engine pan off to tighten up the clamp on the turbo - loooon time ago.

This link to a Norwegian Yeti brochure looking interesting:

http://www.skoda-aut...mp.epl?id=26677

Several extras including additional lighting. I'm not sure where they mount though, as my Norwegian is non existent.

Mike

The Hella 3000's are brilliant lights but quite large, and I couldn't see anything about mounts for them.

This link to a Norwegian Yeti brochure looking interesting:

http://www.skoda-aut...mp.epl?id=26677

Several extras including additional lighting. I'm not sure where they mount though, as my Norwegian is non existent.

Mike

There are no mounting hints, and they are standard Hella halogen spots.

There are no mounting hints, and they are standard Hella halogen spots.

If they ever do give some details for mounts, could you let me know?

If they ever do give some details for mounts, could you let me know?

Certainly. Some of the Norwegian, Finnish or Swedish SM drivers must have figured this out - it is most important for their driving conditions.

On the Swedish Skoda Club site there is some description of using the screw holes under the front license plate - but not enough detail to be interesting and no pics.

I guess if you have the inclination/ability/tools/time etc it would quite easy to do something that attached behind the number plate area.

or drill holes in the plastic bumper

Mike

I guess if you have the inclination/ability/tools/time etc it would quite easy to do something that attached behind the number plate area.

Mike

My thinking too, though lamps of the size of the Hella 3000 will require a fairly substantial mounting to avoid vibration.

The handbook warns against fitting things in front of the radiator air intake, but presumably Skoda has an approved method, including a recommended bracket, if supplementary driving lamps are sold in the rest of Europe

Edited 26 September, 201015 yr by speedsport

Graham

Have you seen this site?

http://www.upcountryautoproducts.co.uk/skoda_yeti/a-bar-nudge-antec-protection_yeti.asp

Thanks Terfyn, not seen them before. Unfortunately it won't open properly here at work, so I will have a look when I'm home tomorrow.

It is, effectively, a mini bull bar that connects (1) under the front and (2) through the numberplate pressing. The numberplate goes on after!!

It also has lighting clamps.

If you have a problem, the site is www.upcountryautoproducts.co.uk

Edited 27 September, 201015 yr by Terfyn

Interesting!

Not sure how they get the stainless bars to be EU compliant and I wouldn't fit them as they reduce the front ground clearance/attack angle, but the way they mount them through the front bumper is interesting. They appear the drill through into the mounting panel behind and fit "nutserts" into it.

That is a possibility!!

Interesting!

Not sure how they get the stainless bars to be EU compliant and I wouldn't fit them as they reduce the front ground clearance/attack angle, but the way they mount them through the front bumper is interesting. They appear the drill through into the mounting panel behind and fit "nutserts" into it.

That is a possibility!!

Behind the soft plastic skin opf the bumper, it is filled with PU foam. I guess i am too oldfashioned to want to fasten anything just in that.

"EU Pedestrian Protection Guard". Gosh that is a laugh! If anything that hard metal guard will surely take away the few pedestrian safety points the Yeti had in its NCAP rating! It would surely be better if it was called an "EU Pedestrain Maiming device"!

"EU Pedestrian Protection Guard". Gosh that is a laugh! If anything that hard metal guard will surely take away the few pedestrian safety points the Yeti had in its NCAP rating! It would surely be better if it was called an "EU Pedestrain Maiming device"!

Llanigraham made an enquiry about fitting Hella driving lights. This piece of kit provided one solution - maybe not a perfect one - to his question. The device has some sort of Type Approval, as supplied on a .pfd file from the site, to validate its claim.

If you feel so strongly that they are misrepresenting their product then write to the Trading Standards.

Other than that, I am sure the vendors will be pleased to give you chapter and verse on the safety of the device and the number of lives it has saved compared to a normal Yeti.

Just for the record - I would not fit one.

If you feel so strongly that they are misrepresenting their product then write to the Trading Standards.

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Did you perhaps not see my in there Terfyn? I think perhaps you missed it... Or lost your sense of humour? Hehehe

The TüV approved ones in Germany hinge at the bottom and lets the soft bumper take the cushioning of the blow. Seems to me to be a work-around, but anywho.............

I wouldn't fit one for 2 reasons:

1/ I think they look tacky

2/ It reduces the front ground clearance and attack angle

I think I might get in touch with them and ask what the mountings behind the number plate fix to. If it is only plastic then with 2 nuts it might be strong enough to support a 5" Hella driving light.

This might be a good solution IF they decide to make one for the Yeti.. : My link Not to flashy like a "bull bar, but still a sturdy place to anchor extra lights. The aluminium anodized finish would compliment the rest of the "aluminium" trim on the car..

The holes that has to be made ends up under where the number plate is as standard, so taking off the "bar" and reverting to stock looks like an option??

My guess is that they will make one for the Yeti, because a lot of the swedish car magazines like the Yeti and I think it sells pretty well in Sweden