Black headlights + other extras

[robby]

Are the chrome headlights easy to swap to the black ones (easy to remove/ plug+play)?

Can the armrest be fitted aftermarket?

Any idea on prices and best place to buy?

Thanks

[CRASH67]

The arm rest is avalible as an accessory

Headlights i guess are a stright swop not 100%

[the mad monk]

i didnt think you could just swap the lights over, sure theres posts on here from ages ago confirming this

[Jonny5ive]

*pretty sure* that the Black headlights are only available for F/L models.

@ the OP, I can't ascertain from your profile whether your fabia is FL or not?

[Lewisb1989]

Got my arm rest off ebay. Its a doddle to fit but the M6 cap heads that were supplied wernt long enough so something to bear in mind. I got some 20mm ones and now its solid.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-SKODA-Fabia-and-Roomster-Armrest-/280917804820?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4168018714

[Brimma]

*pretty sure* that the Black headlights are only available for F/L models.

I'm pretty sure you're right

[robby]

*pretty sure* that the Black headlights are only available for F/L models.

@ the OP, I can't ascertain from your profile whether your fabia is FL or not?

What's FL?

The car i'm looking at is a 2010 model (01/10) with the chrome lights and grille - if i bought it i'd want to swap to black lights + grille

[CRASH67]

The mk to fabia started in 2007 in 2010 they have a "facelift"

Which included new bonnet grille headlights bumper interior

[Jonny5ive]

What's FL?

Sorry acronym FAIL. FL=Face Lift

[icemanmjm]

just flyeye the lights mate, a lot easyer and lot less trouble and a lot cheaper, and if you dont like it just take the flyeye off.

[Steevie Wonder]

Keep the chrome twin halogens mate, the black projector light units with the single H7 are $h!t€ in comparison!!

I'm wanting to do the opposite to you, the black projectors are good to look at, but that's about all!

Steve

[siekla]

You can easily swap the black version headlights from Monte, unless you have a cornering active lights. The MC lights are only still ones,

[cjoctavian]

No, that is not a simple plug&play swap. Monte Carlo lights have just one projector, chrome ones are projector + reflector = problems with high beam...

[fabiamk2SE]

Depends what wiring you have to the shutter on the monte lights, if its good enough to be used for. 55w bulb.

[Naths vRS]

Right.  I did exactly the same, when i got my 2010 Fabia VRS, which came with Chrome grill and clear lights.   I noticed that when I had my main lights on, they woudnt flash(when i got the black headlights fitted) on coming vehicles however it would show on the dash (blue hi beam).  I had to take it Skoda which they spent a day re-wiring it all, so they would flash.  However a few people have had this problem, and tried to take it back to skoda but they wouldn't touch it.

[Ootohere]

That is not about 'Skoda', the company and manufacturer.

 

That is Dealership Workshops you are talking about.

So do you mean, 

First you changed the bulb type on the standard lights,

then you paid a Workshop to convert your car to the newer lights, and then they had to do the job correctly to make them function correctly?

[Naths vRS]

That is not about 'Skoda', the company and manufacturer.

 

That is Dealership Workshops you are talking about.

So do you mean, 

First you changed the bulb type on the standard lights,

then you paid a Workshop to convert your car to the newer lights, and then they had to do the job correctly to make them function correctly?

 

Nope. Didn't change the bulb type whatsoever.  Just the headlights from chrome to black, then they (Dealership Workshop) had to wire them up so they worked correctly.

[fabiamk2SE]

And how do you compare the two performance wise?

[Naths vRS]

Compare what two?

[fabiamk2SE]

The black pack to the silver headlights? Light output wise i mean, sorry aha.

[Brimma]

I don't think it's been mentioned yet, but you have to remove the front bumper to swap headlights, which is a complete ballache  :(

[Naths vRS]

I don't really know about the difference between the two. I asked for the swap before I picked my car up when buying it.