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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: mossy1969 on 03 November 2010, 05:57

Title: lights
Post by: mossy1969 on 03 November 2010, 05:57

hi there can anyone tell  me what light bulbs are  used to upgrade mine so they are brighter than the originals

Title: Re: lights
Post by: Gene Hunt. on 03 November 2010, 08:59

Quote from: mossy1969 on 03 November 2010, 05:57

hi there can anyone tell  me what light bulbs are  used to upgrade mine so they are brighter than the originals

............try Osram nightbreakers & there matching sidelight bulbs. I & many others have used these. Def improvment over the orginal bulbs & there German quality.

Title: Re: lights
Post by: weston on 03 November 2010, 09:23

^^^ what he said  :grin:

Title: Re: lights
Post by: mossy1969 on 03 November 2010, 17:39

any idea were i can get them from ,,,there not the blue ones are they ...and are they easy to fit yourself  ,, cheers

Title: Re: lights
Post by: Steve30 on 03 November 2010, 18:02

Quote from: mossy1969 on 03 November 2010, 17:39

any idea were i can get them from ,,,there not the blue ones are they ...and are they easy to fit yourself  ,, cheers

Google them and they easy to fit too :cool:

Title: Re: lights
Post by: Gene Hunt. on 04 November 2010, 12:18

Quote from: Steve30 on 03 November 2010, 18:02

Quote from: mossy1969 on 03 November 2010, 17:39

any idea were i can get them from ,,,there not the blue ones are they ...and are they easy to fit yourself  ,, cheers

Google them and they easy to fit too :cool:

..........side light bulbs are a bit of a t**t.

Title: Re: lights
Post by: fordprefect on 09 November 2010, 01:41

Sorry about such a n00b question, (gti owner for only 5 days) but can i upgrade my standard lights to the Osram nightbreaker xenons?

Title: Re: lights
Post by: weston on 09 November 2010, 09:12

Quote from: fordprefect on 09 November 2010, 01:41

Sorry about such a n00b question, (gti owner for only 5 days) but can i upgrade my standard lights to the Osram nightbreaker xenons?

Yeah straight swap. You'll need H7 bulbs  :smiley:

Title: Re: lights
Post by: fordprefect on 09 November 2010, 09:26

thanks for your response weston

just to make sure - i dont currently have xenons but i can just change the bulbs to xenon without any issue

Would i need sidelights as well?

thanks again

FP

Title: Re: lights
Post by: stealthwolf on 09 November 2010, 10:53

Quote from: fordprefect on 09 November 2010, 09:26

just to make sure - i dont currently have xenons but i can just change the bulbs to xenon without any issue

To have Xenon lights on the car, you need xenon headlamps. The whole unit including ballasts and wiring. Xenon light output is dependant on the reflector used - otherwise the light output is very poor.

If you don't have xenon headlamps, then either swap for them or buy uprated halogen bulbs. Have a look at powerbulbs.com.

Title: Re: lights
Post by: weston on 09 November 2010, 13:36

Quote from: fordprefect on 09 November 2010, 09:26

thanks for your response weston

just to make sure - i dont currently have xenons but i can just change the bulbs to xenon without any issue

Would i need sidelights as well?

thanks again

FP

It's a straight swap for just fitting bulbs filled with xenon gas. To fit a xenon hid kit to your car is a bigger job and will cost a lot of money to do properly and legally. Just buy decent bulbs  :smiley:

Title: Re: lights
Post by: TagnuT on 10 November 2010, 20:03

Quote from: mossy1969 on 03 November 2010, 17:39

any idea were i can get them from ,,,there not the blue ones are they ...and are they easy to fit yourself  ,, cheers

I found http://www.powerbulbs.com/ to be pretty good with quick delivery. Autoexpress did a review the other week of headlamp bulbs. I think the results are on their website.