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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: navmk4gti on 16 June 2013, 23:20

Title: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: navmk4gti on 16 June 2013, 23:20: Im looking for the best h7 bulbs to get to match my white led sidelights. The h7 bulbs in at the mo are slightly to yellowy for my liking.. have looked into nightbreakers and philip ones but cant find a pic of them on a mk4??

Anyone recommend best bulb to get??

Heres pic the sidelights i want similair or same whiteness :grin:

(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh60/naveedali1/20130527_210738_zps245e1c8e.jpg)
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: brewey on 17 June 2013, 12:23: Nights breakers are the whitest I've used but next to LEDs they still looked yellowish. The only way to get pure white would be HID. But then you'll need projectors like you were lookin at.
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: navmk4gti on 17 June 2013, 12:40: Hmm think ill have to invest in projectors then.. was looking for a cheaper option :grin:

Have you got pic of your nightbreakers
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: Nino on 17 June 2013, 12:56: I git full night breakers on mine and to be honest there only slightly whiter but they do cover more area in light
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: Nino on 17 June 2013, 13:03: Heres a pic after i fitted my H7's

(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9451/i4u0.jpg)
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: navmk4gti on 17 June 2013, 13:11: Ahh yh i can seeslight yellowness people mention now. Nice one nino. Think ill save up an get projectors and throw some hids in. :cool:
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: Nino on 17 June 2013, 13:30: Just be careful mate i know your car mught fail an mot if you dont have the headlight washers nowadays
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: navmk4gti on 17 June 2013, 13:36: Mot not a prob :tongue:
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: davemk4 on 17 June 2013, 15:33: Nooooo first thing the night breakers are whiter by like 10% and ive justcremoved em. There performance are good but look crap. Osram make HID look a like bulbs. They are called

Osram hyper blue bulbs. Paid about 14 quid plus post and they are actually same as 5000k hids and i can assure you they look epic very very white without the problems of hids.

Item number

221227850131
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: davemk4 on 17 June 2013, 15:37: And to proove that

(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab239/primeradave/20130530_215859_zps664555f0.jpg)

Along side oem 501s which im now replacing with osram leds at a mighty cost of 17.99!!! As i want a reliable side due to work involved of fitting the buggers
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: navmk4gti on 17 June 2013, 15:46: Where you get these osram hid look bulbs from??.. thats just what im after :grin: i just get these ones say 50% more light crap come up but i assume there gonna be yellow :sick:

Linkssss lol i want to order some today if poss :cool:
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: navmk4gti on 17 June 2013, 15:58: Just seen item number in your reply :grin:they the ones you have in the pic?
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: davemk4 on 17 June 2013, 16:02: Yes mate i assure you it white. And in day time from an angle timy yellow sort of behind bulb it self but at nght pure reliable hid look light.
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: navmk4gti on 17 June 2013, 16:05: Wikid :cool: gonna get these and get some lamin x :smiley:
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: davemk4 on 17 June 2013, 16:11: Id make sure you order the ones that say hyper blue with 5000k wrote on side of box there seems to be some that say intense blue but not 100% sure if they the same
Title: Re: xenon white headlight bulbs
Post by: navmk4gti on 17 June 2013, 16:23: Will do ill message the seller to confirm they are the right ones. Next some us rears :lipsrsealed: :whistle: