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Vauxhall/Opel Insignia SRi Headlight Conversion To LED

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 Vauxhall/Opel Insignia SRi Headlight Conversion To LED 11/12/2025 Hello Vauxhall/Opel Insignia owners from around the World, I hope you are well. As the title suggests, in this post, I will be attempting to convert the dipped and main beam halogen bulbs in my headlights with LED replacements. If you own an Insignia, you might be aware that the headlights are not very good and produce a very dim dipped and main beam headlight. Apparently this is because of a poor headlight design. Although other car headlights produce a decent amount of light with a conventional 50/55 Watt halogen bulb, the (face lift 2013-2017) Insignia produces very little light with these bulbs. Apparently changing the bulbs for a higher power or different type  (in this case LED)   of bulb does not make any difference to the strength of the light produced. However, I am tired of having such a poor light to help guide me through these dark winter evenings, I am willing to try for any improvement in ill...

Vauxhall/Opel Insignia 2015 SRI CDTI Service

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Vauxhall/Opel Insignia 2015 SRI CDTI Ecoflex  Service 11/6/2025 Hello Vauxhall/Opel enthusiasts from around the World, I hope you are all well. It has been a couple of years since my last post on here. The reason for not posting on here for such an extended period of time is a long and complicated story. One of the reasons for not posting here is that shortly after my first post, I sold the black Insignia and couldn't give any more content on that car.  I've been a huge fan of these cars since they were released, and not long after selling the black Insignia, I regretted my decision. In the time after the sale, I promised I would buy another. Yes, two years have gone by, but I eventually saved enough money to buy another. The car I bought is a 2015 Insignia SRi and it has only done 56,862 miles.  The picture above is the actual car at the dealership when it was for sale.  You can see the mileage the car has done at the bottom of the picture above. A picture of the da...