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Offline MervMan

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Re: anyone used the Lamin-x headlight film?
« Reply #80 on: 29 October 2008, 09:32 »
Aren't they for the brights? They go on when the high beam is on, together with the xenon beam allowing more light through as well. On my car at least.

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Re: anyone used the Lamin-x headlight film?
« Reply #81 on: 29 October 2008, 09:39 »
Aren't they for the brights? They go on when the high beam is on, together with the xenon beam allowing more light through as well. On my car at least.


....That's what I thought but apparently the later Bi-Xenons don't do this AFAIK.
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Re: anyone used the Lamin-x headlight film?
« Reply #82 on: 29 October 2008, 09:42 »
Aren't they for the brights? They go on when the high beam is on, together with the xenon beam allowing more light through as well. On my car at least.


....That's what I thought but apparently the later Bi-Xenons don't do this AFAIK.

go and try it

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Re: anyone used the Lamin-x headlight film?
« Reply #83 on: 29 October 2008, 09:48 »
Aren't they for the brights? They go on when the high beam is on, together with the xenon beam allowing more light through as well. On my car at least.


....That's what I thought but apparently the later Bi-Xenons don't do this AFAIK.

go and try it

....I already did so the other day - Hence my question. But I'll check again later when I take my car out - Zero miles since last Friday!! :rolleyes:
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Re: anyone used the Lamin-x headlight film?
« Reply #84 on: 29 October 2008, 14:27 »
Funny you should ask as I wondered the same and checked mine.

Bi-Xenon = Dipped beam + lense moves for full beam in addition to the halogen inside lights, side lights being underneath unlike on the normal halogen lights which are where inside light is.

I think the inside is a vagcom option.

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Re: anyone used the Lamin-x headlight film?
« Reply #85 on: 29 October 2008, 16:49 »
Funny you should ask as I wondered the same and checked mine.

Bi-Xenon = Dipped beam + lense moves for full beam in addition to the halogen inside lights, side lights being underneath unlike on the normal halogen lights which are where inside light is.

I think the inside is a vagcom option.

....I've now been out for a short drive and checked mine again and also phoned my friendly VW dealer who checked the new car in their showroom and he phoned me back to say they should work like you have just described^.

He also thinks it's a vagcom option but not necessarily one which Joe Public would have. The dealers have more extensive options and he said they would slip in the change FOC when my car is next in for something else. Not all VW dealers are arseholes!

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