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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: VWKev on 20 April 2009, 16:42
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Was talking with a dealer today (wont mention which one) but they have stated that they are not sure that the Xenons will be even available for the GTi and if, thats a big if, then it wont be for a long time yet.
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There available in Germany as they are on the configurator now (were not earlier). Available from end of May week 22 in europe. Cannot see them been that much longer than that in the UK.
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A dealer not being sure about something?
Now theres a shock :rolleyes:
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I was talking to a sales person at lakeside the other day and he was saying that the gti will not be in the uk untill jan next year!!!!!
Dealers talk rubbish for a change........
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The fewer Xenons in the country the better. The most selfish option to tick in the world.... You might see a little bit more, but every other fecker in front of you will go blind and be distracted by the bouncing jittery light show.
Awesome.
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The xenons on the mk5 were good imo. Only the proper factory installed ones, mind you. Not the ebay HID jobbies.
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xenons for the win, you cant beat the look of them :cool: very good at night too
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The fewer Xenons in the country the better. The most selfish option to tick in the world.... You might see a little bit more, but every other fecker in front of you will go blind and be distracted by the bouncing jittery light show.
Awesome.
The amount of times I've been flashed with people thinking my full beam is on is ridiculous but I do think xenons are good, worth the money and people should get used to them as a lot of cars do have them now. Maybe there is work to be done in terms of glare etc OR everyone should have to wear those dodgy transition lense glasses :grin:
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I've only ever seen people complain about them who don't own them on their car. Its funny that.
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Going by the German VW site, the Xenons will be around £1000-£1200 when they are released here :sad: I was secretly hoping around £800.
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Yeah i had a look at that and worked out they would be about £990 :shocked: working out the exchange rate based on the price of a standard car compared to the UK in GBP. I then compared the price of a couple of other options such as the alloys which are half the price of Xenon's and they worked out over £100 cheaper in the UK by the same comparisson to the Euro so i still think they will be about £800 here. I will be amazed if they can charge any more than than that!!!!
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Yeah i had a look at that and worked out they would be about £990 :shocked: working out the exchange rate based on the price of a standard car compared to the UK in GBP. I then compared the price of a couple of other options such as the alloys which are half the price of Xenon's and they worked out over £100 cheaper in the UK by the same comparisson to the Euro so i still think they will be about £800 here. I will be amazed if they can charge any more than than that!!!!
I so hope your right buddy.
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Just been having a hunt through the VW site and it looks like Bi-xenon lights with curve lighting which is what the GTI is getting, is £850 on the Passat CC and £835 on the Tiguan so i reckon it will defo be under £900!
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Curve lighting :grin: oh the gimmicks... do they have some sort of super gravitational force just in front of the car to curve the light? :laugh:
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I think that's where the angle of the light changes as you go around a corner, to light up the inner edge more. My mum's Volvo has it and it's pretty sweet for country roads.
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Golf GTI with completely redesigned bi-xenon headlights, including dynamic curve lighting. The headlights swivel through a steering radius of up to 13 degrees to the outside and seven degrees to the inside.
There £850 from SEAT so add VW 'prestige' price on top and i think the £900+ area talked about by everyone is prob about right.
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Well Xenon's are now on the configurator and they are available at a knock down bargain price of .... yes wait for it ..................... much cheapness ..................... £1025.00!!!!!!!!!
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Well Xenon's are now on the configurator and they are available at a knock down bargain price of .... yes wait for it ..................... much cheapness ..................... £1025.00!!!!!!!!!
Thats a disgrace at that price, but I'll still buy them :grin: hopefully should get 10% off that though.
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Just got quoted a little over £900 for them, so thats not too bad. Expensive yeah, but at least its not £1025.
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Just got quoted a little over £900 for them, so thats not too bad. Expensive yeah, but at least its not £1025.
Was that from Deal Drivers? I called them up today to try and put my order in. They have put the price of their cars up a little from the website price though. The DSG 3 door is now 21,496 rather than 21,266. They dont have any garages in Scotland that will do that price though, they reckon i will need to get it form near Manchester or Yorkshire. They reckoned they could get one for late July. Did you manage to get any more info out of them if thats who you were dealing with???
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Just got quoted a little over £900 for them, so thats not too bad. Expensive yeah, but at least its not £1025.
Was that from Deal Drivers? I called them up today to try and put my order in. They have put the price of their cars up a little from the website price though. The DSG 3 door is now 21,496 rather than 21,266. They dont have any garages in Scotland that will do that price though, they reckon i will need to get it form near Manchester or Yorkshire. They reckoned they could get one for late July. Did you manage to get any more info out of them if thats who you were dealing with???
Yeah it was them, all I was told previously when I talked with them was my closest garage is in the midlands, for obvious reasons they wouldnt say which. Also, for it to be driven to my house it was free I believe, but Id rather pay the extra and have it transported or I'd make a day of it and go and pick it up myself. The website still states £21,266, they must not have updated the website yet. Also they mentioned the Xenons will appear on the site around Tue as Monday is a bank holiday and they are also still waiting on VW confirming the price is indeed £1025.
I rekon, we take the exact dealdrivers quote into our nearest dealer and see what they can do for us, they can only say no and no harm done.
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Neil, when are you thinking of buying your GTi ?
If we both are buying at the same time, from the same place we may have a better chance of good discounts or 'freebie' extra's being thrown in. I doubt they would want almost £50,000 walking out the door if they don't make us both happy :wink:
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Neil, when are you thinking of buying your GTi ?
If we both are buying at the same time, from the same place we may have a better chance of good discounts or 'freebie' extra's being thrown in. I doubt they would want almost £50,000 walking out the door if they don't make us both happy :wink:
Hey Kev, sorry the internet has been down at home for the last couple of days. Driving me up the wall trying to use my mobile for the net but since i am in the sticks it is as slow as anything! Anyway im back online!
I called Specialist cars Aberdeen yesterday to see what they could do but they weren't giving me any money off and still rekon it will be 6months as their first allocation has all been sold! Then called Verve in Glasgow to see what they could do and i got nearly £2000 off the price with the options so about £500 more that deal drivers but it was much closer to home for me than heading down to England. Also they rekon that i will get it quite soon. The official line is 3 months but they reckon it will be nearer 2 months.
The spec i have ordered is
GTi 3 dr DSG in Candy White
Monza shaddow Alloys
Bi Xenon's
RCD510 stereo + Dynaudio
DAB Radio
Bluetooth kit
Sorage pack
Cruise Control
Can't wait!!! :smiley: Need to try and get insurance, thats going to be fun! :cry:
Are you going to see what you can get through Verve?
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Neil, when are you thinking of buying your GTi ?
If we both are buying at the same time, from the same place we may have a better chance of good discounts or 'freebie' extra's being thrown in. I doubt they would want almost £50,000 walking out the door if they don't make us both happy :wink:
Hey Kev, sorry the internet has been down at home for the last couple of days. Driving me up the wall trying to use my mobile for the net but since i am in the sticks it is as slow as anything! Anyway im back online!
I called Specialist cars Aberdeen yesterday to see what they could do but they weren't giving me any money off and still rekon it will be 6months as their first allocation has all been sold! Then called Verve in Glasgow to see what they could do and i got nearly £2000 off the price with the options so about £500 more that deal drivers but it was much closer to home for me than heading down to England. Also they rekon that i will get it quite soon. The official line is 3 months but they reckon it will be nearer 2 months.
The spec i have ordered is
GTi 3 dr DSG in Candy White
Monza shaddow Alloys
Bi Xenon's
RCD510 stereo + Dynaudio
DAB Radio
Bluetooth kit
Sorage pack
Cruise Control
Can't wait!!! :smiley: Need to try and get insurance, thats going to be fun! :cry:
Are you going to see what you can get through Verve?
Which Verve in Glasgow ? I was dealing with the Verve in Rutherglen, Glasgow and the guys were, well lets just say I wont be going back. I was going to try my closest VW Arnold Clark. Thats a good discount your getting. Was that £2k from the car price then a % off the extra's too ? Generally as a rule of thumb, you should get the same discount from the extra's as you would from the car price itself.
Nice spec on your car, so you have officially ordered one from them ? If so, congrats :cool:
My spec is
3dr Manual GTi in Pearl Black (cant talk the misses into the white)
18" Monzas
Leather seats
Xenons
510 + Dynaudio
Winter/Luxury Packs
DAB Reception
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Which Verve in Glasgow ? I was dealing with the Verve in Rutherglen, Glasgow and the guys were, well lets just say I wont be going back. I was going to try my closest VW Arnold Clark. Thats a good discount your getting. Was that £2k from the car price then a % off the extra's too ? Generally as a rule of thumb, you should get the same discount from the extra's as you would from the car price itself.
Nice spec on your car, so you have officially ordered one from them ? If so, congrats :cool:
My spec is
3dr Manual GTi in Pearl Black (cant talk the misses into the white)
18" Monzas
Leather seats
Xenons
510 + Dynaudio
Winter/Luxury Packs
DAB Reception
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Sounds good!! Tell her you will keep the white washed and sparkling all the time!!! Just wish they did a heated windscreen like on the Passat CC!! Just need to get it chipped when i get it for some real fun!! :grin:
It was Verve on Dalmarnock Road. Me and my sis have both had VW's from Arnold Clark on Crow Road and weren't mad on them. I used to do all my servicing at Verve as i was on the southside when i lived in Glasgow so thought i would see what they can do for me.
Well i prety much told them i was looking at buying the car, gave them the spec for what i wanted and told them i could get it on the net for 24,500 and asked what the best they could do was. They foned me back about an hour later and said 25,600 and i said i wasnt going to pay that much premium over the net, told the guy if he does it for 25 i will buy it now. He said give me 5 mins and i will call you back. Called me back and said can you meet me half way? i said no, and he agreed to do it for 25!
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Which Verve in Glasgow ? I was dealing with the Verve in Rutherglen, Glasgow and the guys were, well lets just say I wont be going back. I was going to try my closest VW Arnold Clark. Thats a good discount your getting. Was that £2k from the car price then a % off the extra's too ? Generally as a rule of thumb, you should get the same discount from the extra's as you would from the car price itself.
Nice spec on your car, so you have officially ordered one from them ? If so, congrats :cool:
My spec is
3dr Manual GTi in Pearl Black (cant talk the misses into the white)
18" Monzas
Leather seats
Xenons
510 + Dynaudio
Winter/Luxury Packs
DAB Reception
Sounds good!! Tell her you will keep the white washed and sparkling all the time!!! Just wish they did a heated windscreen like on the Passat CC!! Just need to get it chipped when i get it for some real fun!! :grin:
It was Verve on Dalmarnock Road. Me and my sis have both had VW's from Arnold Clark on Crow Road and weren't mad on them. I used to do all my servicing at Verve as i was on the southside when i lived in Glasgow so thought i would see what they can do for me.
Well i prety much told them i was looking at buying the car, gave them the spec for what i wanted and told them i could get it on the net for 24,500 and asked what the best they could do was. They foned me back about an hour later and said 25,600 and i said i wasnt going to pay that much premium over the net, told the guy if he does it for 25 i will buy it now. He said give me 5 mins and i will call you back. Called me back and said can you meet me half way? i said no, and he agreed to do it for 25!
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Yeah thats the Verve I went to. Didnt think much of them, went to them twice and both times their service was god awful. Never gave me the time of day. I might give them a go again and try and play a couple of garages off each other.
Well done, and nicely haggled on your car. 2 months they say ? Not too bad.
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I know there was a problem with the xenons on the rocco for quite some time, and they were pulled from the extras list. It could be that this is the same problem for the Gti (with them both having a very similar front end).
Quite a few people were left waiting for an awfully long time for their cars due to this problem. Just something to note... dealers will often tell you a problem has been solved when really it has not, as the dont want to risk loosing the sale.
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I know there was a problem with the xenons on the rocco for quite some time, and they were pulled from the extras list. It could be that this is the same problem for the Gti (with them both having a very similar front end).
Quite a few people were left waiting for an awfully long time for their cars due to this problem. Just something to note... dealers will often tell you a problem has been solved when really it has not, as the dont want to risk loosing the sale.
What sort of problems have you heard ?
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Ordered my GTI 2 weeks ago, Asked VW to add Xenons to the ordered, Changed order on computer no problems what so ever, Apart from £1024 extra they want from me.
So Yes Xenons are now available to order £1024 extra, Includes all those sh!tty washers things that pop out of the front bumper, Even though i didn't want these im told its law that you have to have those if xenons are on your car.
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Ordered my GTI 2 weeks ago, Asked VW to add Xenons to the ordered, Changed order on computer no problems what so ever, Apart from £1024 extra they want from me.
So Yes Xenons are now available to order £1024 extra, Includes all those sh!tty washers things that pop out of the front bumper, Even though i didn't want these im told its law that you have to have those if xenons are on your car.
When do they rekon you will get your car? Mine is expected anytime in July. What spec you have ordered if you don't mind me asking?
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Ordered my GTI 2 weeks ago, Asked VW to add Xenons to the ordered, Changed order on computer no problems what so ever, Apart from £1024 extra they want from me.
So Yes Xenons are now available to order £1024 extra, Includes all those sh!tty washers things that pop out of the front bumper, Even though i didn't want these im told its law that you have to have those if xenons are on your car.
When do they rekon you will get your car? Mine is expected anytime in July. What spec you have ordered if you don't mind me asking?
30th July I was told, But the dealer did say It could be before or after.
I ordered mine in Candy White with Xenon lights, Leather, RCD, 18" shadow monza's,Flat-tyre sensor,Autohold, DAB (Digital Radio) upgraded speakers - Although i think the later is included with RCD unit.
Yourself?
P:S I will be attending some track days and days out sponsered by various websites, Usually i go to ones being organised currently on vwaudi forums. Hopefully ill see you there. I currently have a mk5 GTI and had no problems with it. However i fancied a mk6 soon as I could order one so I did. And powerwise I dont c how the mkV's can argue as our current model is 10bhp lower standard.
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30th July ? :shocked:
Sounds like VW are building to order, I just cant imagine there being that much of an order for them.
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30th July I was told, But the dealer did say It could be before or after.
I ordered mine in Candy White with Xenon lights, Leather, RCD, 18" shadow monza's,Flat-tyre sensor,Autohold, DAB (Digital Radio) upgraded speakers - Although i think the later is included with RCD unit.
Yourself?
P:S I will be attending some track days and days out sponsered by various websites, Usually i go to ones being organised currently on vwaudi forums. Hopefully ill see you there. I currently have a mk5 GTI and had no problems with it. However i fancied a mk6 soon as I could order one so I did. And powerwise I dont c how the mkV's can argue as our current model is 10bhp lower standard.
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I have ordered
GTi 3 dr DSG in Candy White
Monza shadow Alloys
Bi Xenon's
RCD510 stereo + Dynaudio
DAB Radio
Bluetooth kit
Storage pack
Cruise Control
I think i am going to get remaped when i get it but i am not sure yet. I have an Mk V GT TDI 140 at the moment and have that remapped to 185 bhp.
Yeah i may need to get myself down for some track days!
Hopefully whoever gets theirs first can start posting some pics of their Gti's on here!
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Id give it a bit of a run in before thinking of getting it remaped.
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Will have photo's up day I recieve it you can be sure.
Interesting to see you choose White also. Personally it was between white and black but took the leap of faith in white, Simply because I thought the MkV in white was by far and away the best color and my current mkV GTI is black so fancied the change.
Any reason u decided to go with the DSG over the manual? Personally Im not much of a cruiser it has to be said being as I live outside the city and have lots of country roads round my house, And thought ide have alot more fun in a manual. Also my parents have the new Socco with the DSG box and whilst its effortless to drive. I carn't c it standing up to racing about never seem to have the gear I want.
And Alan. With my Current mkV I remapped it on about 5k, I had no problems up untill about 50,000 when my engine leaked its coolent into the Cylinder head and had to have a complete new engine under warrenty. Dno if this was caused by the remap never really liked to push the issue with VW as I was worried they might check for modifications. But hopefully I was looking to remap it around 2k this time around. Im going to Nurburgring start of September with some freinds, One has the New Evo FQ-300, Another the new Clio Cup and the other an S3, So fk being last so its defo being map'd up for that. Then its onto amsterdam then ferry home from Rotterdam.
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I know there was a problem with the xenons on the rocco for quite some time, and they were pulled from the extras list. It could be that this is the same problem for the Gti (with them both having a very similar front end).
Quite a few people were left waiting for an awfully long time for their cars due to this problem. Just something to note... dealers will often tell you a problem has been solved when really it has not, as the dont want to risk loosing the sale.
What sort of problems have you heard ?
Just that you couldnt get them on the rocco due to manufacturing problems.... heard that from a dealer though so I would take it with a pinch of salt.
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Will have photo's up day I recieve it you can be sure.
Interesting to see you choose White also. Personally it was between white and black but took the leap of faith in white, Simply because I thought the MkV in white was by far and away the best color and my current mkV GTI is black so fancied the change.
Any reason u decided to go with the DSG over the manual? Personally Im not much of a cruiser it has to be said being as I live outside the city and have lots of country roads round my house, And thought ide have alot more fun in a manual. Also my parents have the new Socco with the DSG box and whilst its effortless to drive. I carn't c it standing up to racing about never seem to have the gear I want.
And Alan. With my Current mkV I remapped it on about 5k, I had no problems up untill about 50,000 when my engine leaked its coolent into the Cylinder head and had to have a complete new engine under warrenty. Dno if this was caused by the remap never really liked to push the issue with VW as I was worried they might check for modifications. But hopefully I was looking to remap it around 2k this time around. Im going to Nurburgring start of September with some freinds, One has the New Evo FQ-300, Another the new Clio Cup and the other an S3, So fk being last so its defo being map'd up for that. Then its onto amsterdam then ferry home from Rotterdam.
Well my current GT TDI is red so i though i am not going to get another red car straight after the last one even though i love it. At one time was considering the rocco and really like it in white and from all the pics and video's on the web decided that white was the colour to go for. I have never been mad on black, it jsut doesn't do it for me, i prefer something either bright or bold.
Yeah i live out in the country and commute 42 miles each way to work up B roads and several unclassified single lane roads. I had a test drive in the rocco with DSG and was really impressed. I think the thing which is good for me is i can just sit in traffic if i can't be arsed overtaking all the slow jo commuters or if i can be arsed or am running late can pop it into manual and just overtake the lot! I put cruise control on in the end too as i thought i could occasionally set it to prevent me from speeding if i am in no rush but it can be hard in a car which keeps calling on you to drive it and throw it into the corners!
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Xenon's confirmed at £935 at dealdrivers
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Xenon's confirmed at £935 at dealdrivers
Unbelievably expensive! :shocked:
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Xenon's confirmed at £935 at dealdrivers
Unbelievably expensive! :shocked:
Yes they are, but I'd rather pay that than VW's £1025
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Xenon's confirmed at £935 at dealdrivers
Unbelievably expensive! :shocked:
Yes they are, but I'd rather pay that than VW's £1025
Id rather just have standard bulbs and save myself 1k, thats a whole mk2!!!
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Xenon's confirmed at £935 at dealdrivers
Unbelievably expensive! :shocked:
Yes they are, but I'd rather pay that than VW's £1025
Id rather just have standard bulbs and save myself 1k, thats a whole mk2!!!
+1.
Lets face it. The only people who are going to see them are the poor fcuckers your are blinding, as they call you a cnut.
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Xenon's confirmed at £935 at dealdrivers
Unbelievably expensive! :shocked:
Yes they are, but I'd rather pay that than VW's £1025
Id rather just have standard bulbs and save myself 1k, thats a whole mk2!!!
+1.
Lets face it. The only people who are going to see them are the poor fcuckers your are blinding, as they call you a cnut.
Sure hope your one of them so I can laugh in your face.
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Xenon's confirmed at £935 at dealdrivers
Unbelievably expensive! :shocked:
Yes they are, but I'd rather pay that than VW's £1025
BMW only charge £675 for them on the 3 series and they are standard on the Coupe. WTF???? The GTI ones as far as I can tell are not adaptive either :sick: On the Leon they are £852 WITH AFS...VW are having a laugh :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
*EDIT* the Mkvi xenons are adaptive acording to the price list.
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Hmm, I will need to speak to my stealer tommorrow as he said that the xenons are not adaptable. I do a lot of driving on the continent.
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Lets face it. The only people who are going to see them are the poor fcuckers your are blinding, as they call you a cnut.
hope so! :cool:
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I drive alot on country roads at night, and took the gti home which doesnt have xenons. tbh there isnt that much difference.. once your main beam is on, they are virtually the same. ok the quality of the light differs somewhat but lots of people have changed bulbs and reported massive differences..
new bulbs here i come :cool:
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Whats the recommendation for new bulbs? Anyone?
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The fewer Xenons in the country the better. The most selfish option to tick in the world.... You might see a little bit more, but every other fecker in front of you will go blind and be distracted by the bouncing jittery light show.
Erm, the only xenons which dazzle you with the 'bouncing jittery light show' will be the highly illegal aftermarket retro-fits! :rolleyes:
Proper factory fit xenons, provided they are correctly adjusted, will not dazzle, and 99% of the time, will not bounce and jitter. There is only one scenario when they will, but then generally, oncoming traffic is obscured anyway.
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Hmm, I will need to speak to my stealer tommorrow as he said that the xenons are not adaptable. I do a lot of driving on the continent.
TagnuT meant that he didn't think the lights swiveled around corners (which they do on the Mk6, as he subsequently editied in his post).
For driving on the continent, you will need to take it to the stealers, and get them to set the lights to 'tourist mode', and then turn it off when you get back. If you are a regular channel hopper, then investing in a vag-com could save in the long run.
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Whats the recommendation for new bulbs? Anyone?
If you have the standard halogens, then the Philips eXtremes are very highly regarded. Get them from www.PowerBulbs.com, and you also get an extra 10% discount for being a forum member (you need to enter the correct discount code, found in the appropriate section of this forum).
HTH
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You might see a little bit more, but every other fecker in front of you will go blind and be distracted by the bouncing jittery light show.
:laugh: :laugh: