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Title: Crystal or not?
Post by: phil88 on 13 March 2007, 15:39

im looking to get some new Headlights, i want crosshairs and i want them smoked, but i dont know whether its worth it for crystal,

these are £50 on the 'bay

(http://www.goingfast.info/04_05/ebay_sales/images/golf2_black_hl1.jpg)


and these are £90 from voltsbits

(http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/804/11032007448lo0.jpg)

ive just got a bonrath grill, yellow fogs and im thinking of getting smoked indicators

would you say crystal is worth the extra £40?

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: mase on 13 March 2007, 15:55

those ones from the bay of e look pretty crystal to me....

for an extra 40 sheets, i dont think anyone will notice the difference.

id go with the top ones, look pretty cool  :cool:

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: Neaty on 13 March 2007, 17:05

i think the bottom ones look much better, will go better with the colour of the car imo

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: Jayski on 13 March 2007, 19:32

I got my crytals from volksbits.

(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q143/jasonc_album/DSC00056.jpg)

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: phil88 on 13 March 2007, 19:37

are those just the crystals, not the smoked crystals?

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: Jayski on 13 March 2007, 21:05

Just the crytals mk 2 golf lights are bad enough without having smoked lences

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: mattneck(Beavis) on 14 March 2007, 15:46

i might be selling the pair of crystals i bought off ben mew.. ive taken out the wrapping but they aint left the back room theyre in now!

not crosshair or owt, jsut crystal, if youre interested!

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: phil88 on 14 March 2007, 19:39

cool thanks for the offer, but i think that golf in my first post looks phat and has made my mind up, ill post some pics when i get round to buying some

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: rubjonny on 15 March 2007, 10:14

the difference is the top ones have the pattern set by the lense, and the 2nd ones have it built into the reflector.  its a personal preference really, I like the 1st set more simply becasue I think the stock lights look great.
Try cleaning out the inside of your headlights, it makes a massive difference ;)

(http://vwtech.no-ip.info/images/golf/gti16.jpg)

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: jbob on 16 March 2007, 09:55

The top set look good imo  :cool:

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: bsting on 16 March 2007, 10:56

Big fan of smoked lights.....indicators, tails & H/L.
Crystal has been done to death imo

Go back in time to the back end of the UR ....smoked tails...a vag timeless classic look.

You should set up a poll thing vote button thing mate :grin:

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: phil88 on 17 March 2007, 14:43

poll is up, i like the idea of smoked lights, has anyone bought those ones off ebay,or have a flick on their car?

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: gibby on 21 March 2007, 23:08

Top set look loads better to me. :cool: Crystals are boring and done to death and as common as a 20vT transplant. :laugh:

Title: Re: Crystal or not?
Post by: BobbyT on 30 March 2007, 11:46

^^^^^ hey! i think they crystals look sweet, they bring a modern feel to an old design!  :tongue:  :smiley: