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Title: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: kniterider on 29 September 2006, 21:56: had a busy day today and drove home in the vr6 to realise (after driving the clio last night..) that the standard lights are actually p1ss poor....... it was night time/dark and pi55in it down and i could hardly see a thing... did the chav boy thing and bunged me foggies on but they didnt do a great deal....

so im askin......

who's got what lights mk4 style/twin/others and what do they compare like with standards?? was gonna change them really but driving at speeds (which you rapidly do with out noticing in the vr6) at night is f00kin dangerous!!

if yas can show me some pics of em and tell me how they compare with originals and what bulbs your usin!!

cheers!!

Gaz :cool:
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: vwagain on 30 September 2006, 00:15: Yep, the standard bulbs are total sh!te aint they. I ended up buying some hellfrauds "Super Brilliance" Xenon gas filed ones which are 50% brighter than normal and are still legal. They are so so so much better and are so much whiter than the normal yellow glow!!! You can buy 100% brighter ones from ebay or any car parts place but they tend to blind other road users and are ilegal. Im verry happy with the hellfrauds ones anyway.

Stu
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: Bluefox on 30 September 2006, 00:44: I've got the forementioned super brilliance bulbs in my car atm, and they are pretty impressive. They're a lot whiter than standard bulbs as well, so they look a bit better.
Incidentially, they're also on buy one get one free at Halfords now which makes them only slightly more than standard bulbs to upgrade. I know we're expensive for bulbs, but for what they are (and bogof) they're pretty good.
I use 100/80w H4's in the mk2 and they're good as well, but not e-marked and therefore not legal. Still no probs though, and noone's flashed me for having bright lights yet :)
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: DazVR6 on 30 September 2006, 02:15: I've got superblue from powerbulbs which are 30% brighter ...zenon...its also buy one get one free and you get a free packet of phillips powerblue side lights aswell :smiley:
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: animaniac on 30 September 2006, 02:40: I have halfords 50% extra light ones in the mainbeam and bosch blue in the dipped...

makes a difference, when i first put them in i was waiting for it to go dark so i could test them, night came and it was long before people were pulling out on me and i was really lighting them up :grin:

at the end of the day its a safety aspect and on previous driving at night with bad hd alinement, i can say it gets pretty scarey when you can't see properly!
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: Dub_Dude_16v on 30 September 2006, 18:07: You should try Rallye headlamps! They are the biggest pile of poo for lighting up the road! Candles would do a better job :shocked: I mean H2 bulbs! WTF!!! Obsolete from main dealer and the only place i found that does them has now stopped doing them! :angry: Bought some 100w ones to see if they were any better but they only lasted a day or two. At least you can upgrade your headlamps and bulbs :cry: lol sorry rant over now :grin:
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 30 September 2006, 18:11: i use ahem rally bulbs with an uprated loom think they are 130/100w i onlt use them off road tho....

passed mot with them tho they light the road up a treat and mates i have asked say they arent dazzling and that latest generation beemer lites are worse. u know the blueish ones that make ya think old bill
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: Dub_Dude_16v on 30 September 2006, 18:18: Quote from: .. on 30 September 2006, 18:11
passed mot with them tho they light the road up a treat and mates i have asked say they arent dazzling and that latest generation beemer lites are worse. u know the blueish ones that make ya think old bill

Oh yes i know the ones! :angry:

Yeah i could try uprated loom. I've seen people who have uprated them some how to that beemer type headlamp (gas discharge) but not sure how they do it? Audi TT bits apparently? :undecided:
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 30 September 2006, 18:19: duno how lol prob tt bits or other audi bits. why the cross face i dont recall shining them in your eyes.....
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: Dub_Dude_16v on 30 September 2006, 18:22: lol was doing the cross face at the headlights on cars that now make you think that you have traffic police up ya bum :shocked:
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 30 September 2006, 18:31: oh i see lol.....
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: kniterider on 30 September 2006, 18:34: well gonna goto chavfords tomorrow and have a gander at these bulbs as its dark nearly now either side of work and i aint driving at 40mph every where so i can see... lol
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: Dub_Dude_16v on 30 September 2006, 18:36: Just gotta say dude that chimp is f**cking scrary! :shocked: Freaks me out sitting there grinning and winking at me :laugh:
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: kniterider on 30 September 2006, 18:39: :smiley:
Title: Re: mk3 headlamps p1ss poor.....
Post by: DazVR6 on 01 October 2006, 02:16: just braught some hella smoked quad headlights for my mk3...apart from looks...which are :cool:....do they improve the light on the road and are they any better than standard lights?