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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: jonesltd on 08 July 2009, 13:27

Title: Lights
Post by: jonesltd on 08 July 2009, 13:27: Just got normal nor angel or anything lights that came with me TDI....Want a whiter/blue look...Just buying side lights of BA9's will that give a better brighter look or do I need to change both main and side or just forget it?

Am after a more r32 bright light
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Post by: linz on 08 July 2009, 14:36: id replace both or maybe even go for a HID kit
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Post by: jonesltd on 08 July 2009, 14:55: Does and would a HID kit actually make much difference bird?
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Post by: alex160 on 08 July 2009, 15:27: HID kit will make a hell of a difference, i fitted some some 8k HID's on my gti about 2 months ago. best £40 ive ever spent on my car.

heres a pic of my hid lights. thats on the dip beam by the way.
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c256/savagebeaster/DSC00287.jpg)
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Post by: jonesltd on 08 July 2009, 15:28: Ace!!! I have gone onto ebay and gone for 6000 ones thou?
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Post by: BrettGti on 08 July 2009, 15:33: alex could you drop a link on here for the kit you've got ;) im investing :evil:

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XENON-HID-CONVERSION-KIT-H7-VW-GOLF-MK4-GTI-1-8T-TDI_W0QQitemZ350218383557QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item518aa470c5&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1683|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

This the kit you got mate? thanks!
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Post by: alex160 on 08 July 2009, 15:39: i purchased them from this company on ebay, they took about a week to come but well worth the wait and piece of cake to fit, about 45 min to fit the lot.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250399961168
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Post by: BrettGti on 08 July 2009, 15:41: nice one bud your's look amazing! are 8k road legal btw? they look amazingly bright :P
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Post by: jonesltd on 08 July 2009, 15:44: There are loads of different makes out there and prices, like 27.00, 35.00 39.00 and ultra slim ballast?? Guessing they are all silm?
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Post by: alex160 on 08 July 2009, 15:51: yea, you dont need the ultra slim ones as the stock size ones arnt stupidly big and sit nicley in the engine bay. Legal wise there not strictly legal unless you buy Projector style front lamps. But you wont ever get pulled tbh for having them. I get a fiar few people flash me thinking ive got main beam on but you just put your full beam on back :wink: A few of my mates have them on there cars and theyve all passed MOT no probs and never had trouble with the police.
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Post by: Rhyso on 08 July 2009, 15:58: Quote from: BrettGti on 08 July 2009, 15:41
nice one bud your's look amazing! are 8k road legal btw? they look amazingly bright :P

there are very few if any legal HID kits
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Post by: BrettGti on 08 July 2009, 16:05: ok no problem :smug: im sure the old bill will find some way of getting me as i always seem to be the one they pick on :sick: :grin:
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Post by: Rhyso on 08 July 2009, 16:08: Quote from: BrettGti on 08 July 2009, 16:05
ok no problem :smug: im sure the old bill will find some way of getting me as i always seem to be the one they pick on :sick: :grin:

just buy some uprated headlight bulbs from Powerbulbs and fit them - no trouble from plod then

or retro-fit some xenon headlights as found on the R32
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Post by: jonesltd on 08 July 2009, 20:37: Quote from: alex160 on 08 July 2009, 15:51
yea, you dont need the ultra slim ones as the stock size ones arnt stupidly big and sit nicley in the engine bay. Legal wise there not strictly legal unless you buy Projector style front lamps. But you wont ever get pulled tbh for having them. I get a fiar few people flash me thinking ive got main beam on but you just put your full beam on back :wink: A few of my mates have them on there cars and theyve all passed MOT no probs and never had trouble with the police.

Have they passed their MOT cos they knew the place? Just worried thats all of the old bill
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Post by: GOLF_STU on 08 July 2009, 20:43: just a heads up the mot rules have changed and still are concerning hid kits. we got ours through a lil while ago about motorcycle mot's :undecided:
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Post by: jonnyturbo on 08 July 2009, 21:28: I really want a hid kit but aint got projectors humph
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Post by: spetzdude on 08 July 2009, 21:28: do you need projectwe lights to have HID's?
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Post by: Steve_PD on 08 July 2009, 21:34: No, but the beam pattern is better with projectors.
R32 FTW :cool: :cool: :cool:
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Post by: jonnyturbo on 08 July 2009, 21:36: Yep u need them unless u want to blind ppl
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Post by: spetzdude on 08 July 2009, 21:40: yea i have been looking at some projector lights but dont know which ones to go for as a few look to cheap.

i realy want the R32 lights but im not paying £400 each from VW lol
and i cant find any anywhere ells
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Post by: Steve_PD on 08 July 2009, 21:59: r32 xenons (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-VW-GOLF-V6-HEADLIGHTS-MK4-GTI-R32-IV-XENON_W0QQitemZ250459125914QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3a5086f89a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1683|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50) :wink: old type but do the job :cool:
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Post by: spetzdude on 08 July 2009, 22:08: they seem quite good mate, is it a simple swap over to HID's if i was to get them?

or are xenons the same thing? :undecided:
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Post by: Steve_PD on 08 July 2009, 22:12: your also need a wiring loom, which you can make or buy from Kufatec (http://www.kufatec.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p29_Xenon-HID-Headlights---Adapter---VW-Golf-4.html/XTCsid/39d6db82e6edc222500cfeddc75bc418) other than that its plug and play :smiley:
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Post by: spetzdude on 08 July 2009, 22:23: i take it you only need this loom for the V6 xenon lights?
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Post by: Steve_PD on 08 July 2009, 22:25: Only for the Genuine VW R32 xenon lights
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Post by: bobbarley on 08 July 2009, 22:27: Quote from: BrettGti on 08 July 2009, 15:41
nice one bud your's look amazing! are 8k road legal btw? they look amazingly bright :P

All the retro fitted HIS kits are illegal apparently. Difference between that and anyone bothering to stop and fine you though.

As others said, the R32 Xenons are :cool:
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Post by: alex160 on 09 July 2009, 19:33: Afraid i just went for blinding people jobbie :lipsrsealed: