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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Mattyj on 22 November 2013, 16:39
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H7's?
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No. They are an obscure bulb that no aftermarket HID manufacturer can replicate. A fine move by VW to prevent people from fitting chavy, illegal, light scattering, inappropriate, HID burners into Mk6 Golf reflector headlights.
Well, it would be good if that was the case, but unfortunately it isn't.
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Pity they didn't fit decent headlights then I wouldn't them ha!
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What he is say is they are illegal. They are illegal for the reason they scatter light and blind cars coming the other way causing risk of a crash. The beam pattern is different and does not conform with the law.
He is saying they are fitted by chavs in vauxhall corsa or astras to look cool. All they do is blind people and are illegal.
I regular get blinded by chaved up vauxhalls with them fitted in the countryside of northumberland.
If you have issues with light fit one of the many H7 uprated bulbs out there or buy a mk6 with the factory fit xenon lights with correct beam pattern, headlight washers to keep the beam pattern correct, and auto levelers to keep the beam pattern correct.
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Yea, never understand why people fit these.
Fitted in reflector units they not only blind everyone but they look crap. :sick:
They look nothing like normal Xenons but look like someone fitted a big bright ball in each of your headlights.
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Ok they then experts all I want is brighter lights as standard are sh!t!
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Really noticeable just how many cars with these now. They look cack and, more often than not, the lighting is inconsistent, one headlight much brighter than the other. They are a PITA for other drivers.
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Other drivers don't give a sh!t about me so why should I?
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I understand your pain Mattyj, the halogens really are dim and I went the whole hog and retrofitted OEM Xenons.
But the cost is high, worked out slightly more than factory fitted ones.
Upgraded bulbs do help a bit but nowhere near the Xenon output so I can see why you want to go the xenon kit route.
There was someone recently on the forum doing a replacement headlight with projector lenses and then fitting a xenon kit to those, not sure of the cost.
Here is the post (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=261582.0)
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Well i do alot of driving at night and they are very poor i want them for safety nothing else
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Other drivers don't give a sh!t about me so why should I?
This is quite possibly the most stupid statement i've ever read on this forum! In what way don't other drivers care about you?
Well i do alot of driving at night and they are very poor i want them for safety nothing else
And i agree the standard lights are very poor but how is blinding other road users safe? There is a reason they're illegal, just get some Osram Nightbreakers or Philips extreme H7's, they're not as good as xenons but they are an improvement, failing that i'd consider upgrading to some xenons.
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Are you for real? Trying to kill me everytime i use the road cutting me up,over taking in stupid places forcing me to do something to avoid there idiotic manoeuvres, tail gating etc etc
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Mate, grow up. There's always going to be sh!t drivers, doesn't mean you have to turn into one yourself.
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Mate, grow up. There's always going to be sh!t drivers, doesn't mean you have to turn into one yourself.
Couldn't of put it better myself.
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I have osram nightbreakers in my SEAT leon much better than VW oem bulbs I had in before. Also night driving glasses make a difference. As does having the lights properly setup. VW lights are known for often been setup incorrect from the factory.
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Night driving glasses? Tell me more.
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Mate, grow up. There's always going to be sh!t drivers, doesn't mean you have to turn into one yourself.
Bore off
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Matty, you obviously don't realise how childish comments like that make you seem.
You've come on here, started a thread about illegal headlights and when people have suggested you shouldn't do it, giving you valid reasons why, you start throwing insults around.
Booth has got it spot on. You really need to grow up.
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Being a patronising guy doesn't help anybody this is what i have a problem with oh and it takes one to know one
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The irony of it is that you state you want to improve your lights in order to be safer, but you appear quite willing to endanger every other motorist in order to achieve that.
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Very stupid replies as posted they are illegal, just fit uprated bulbs.
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Other drivers don't give a sh!t about me so why should I?
fcuk me how ignorant .
Hope for your sake we're not both involved in the same accident
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Matty, you obviously don't realise how childish comments like that make you seem.
You've come on here, started a thread about illegal headlights and when people have suggested you shouldn't do it, giving you valid reasons why, you start throwing insults around.
Booth has got it spot on. You really need to grow up.
Couldn't agree more, well said
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Yawn
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Very sorry to resurrect this one but I have a few thoughts on this. Firstly I do NOT want to install light that are going to dazzle other drivers, its dangerous and I hate it on the motorway when other cars have them.
I have bought a set of night breakers (H7) for my dipped headlights and some philips cool blue side lights.
(http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Philips-W5W-501-Bulb-Blue-Vision-Ultra-/200999130224?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2ecc7b5470)
and some rather nice fog lights: http://www.phoenixautobulbs.co.uk/pr/abs-cobalt-blue-h9/
The only bulbs left are the H15 main beam/DRL bulbs. Now Osram appear to be the only people that make them and so there is a choice of 1 bulb and for the DRL they are yellow and look a bit naff. I have found a HID kits for the H15 that would give a HID main beam and a 15w DRL.
Assuming the 15w DRL is not dazzling (i doubt it would be) I think i'd be happy to use these as the only time the HID light would be on is if i had full beam on, (whether it is HID or halogen full beam is dazzling anyway) and i would dip my light for oncoming traffic and so the H15 HID would go off and the H7 night breaker halogen would be on.
Thoughts?
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Only to say mate i bought osram night breaker unltd not to bad and got some phillps blue vision sides i believe so much the same as you i find my main beams now have little affect with the brighter bulbs fitted the only idea behind hid's was to make it safer for me to drive at night
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I think the problem was you suggested replacing the H7s which are the dipped lights. Replacing H7 halogens with HIDs would be a terrible idea. Your dipped main beam H7 are what you use most of the time. You would only use your H15 Main beam when no other car was in sight and so whether it was halogen or HID wouldn't really make any difference.
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The problem with using a HID for main beam is slow warm up time that you get with all aftermarket kits. They are fine for dip (in the appropriate headlights) as once they are on, they stay on, but for main beam, every time you flash them or switch to main beam, you'll have to wait a couple of seconds until they reach full brightness.
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Just need to get a brighter reverse light now and thats it and maybe led number plate lights
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Just need to get a brighter reverse light now and thats it and maybe led number plate lights
I said in another thread, try using your hazard lights. That's what I have to do when reversing a trailer in the dark.
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Yes mate i read that however i don't want to develop epilepsy with flashing lights i'm getting a brighter steady bulb had a butchers yesterday theres a reflector in the reverse light which i don't understand as to dazzle another driver whilst reversing isn't exactly deadly as it on for minimum time
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Only to say mate i bought osram night breaker unltd not to bad and got some phillps blue vision sides i believe so much the same as you i find my main beams now have little affect with the brighter bulbs fitted the only idea behind hid's was to make it safer for me to drive at night
Any pics?
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I'm not being sarcastic mate but what exactly would you like a pic of? I'll take one for you ;)
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I'm not being sarcastic mate but what exactly would you like a pic of? I'll take one for you ;)
I'm curiois how the blue sidelights stand up to whiter headlights
As standard, both are yellowish
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Ok mate i'll get one up for you this evening when its dark
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Phillips Blue Vision side lights and Nightbreakers are a very good colour match. In fact very often when you buy a pair of NB's, you get a set thrown in.
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(http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o633/matt_j1/image-22.jpg) (http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/matt_j1/media/image-22.jpg.html)
(http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o633/matt_j1/image-21.jpg) (http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/matt_j1/media/image-21.jpg.html)
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Looks good.
Thanks
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Sorry pics not epic lights honking dirty lol