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Offline TagnuT

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Re: xenons
« Reply #10 on: 03 February 2009, 19:24 »
ok so i dont have xenons :cry: is it possible to fit them? or would it be to much work?
There are two sides to that story. Do a quick search on here, there are many threads covering that topic.  :smiley:
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Re: xenons
« Reply #11 on: 03 February 2009, 19:37 »
how do u get a bulb out of a xenon

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Re: xenons
« Reply #12 on: 03 February 2009, 19:38 »
There is also a current thread on blue headlight bulbs. Many people here have either Philips Xtreme Power bulbs or Philips Bluevision bulbs (which I have). Both make a vast improvement compared to standard. This is the most cost-effective way of making your headlights brighter and look better.


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Re: xenons
« Reply #13 on: 04 February 2009, 21:14 »
how do u get a bulb out of a xenon

Right click in the link - save target as

http://vwts.ru/electro/g5/g5_94_eng.pdf

From T_Ts free workshop manuals:-

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=54324.0
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Re: xenons
« Reply #14 on: 05 February 2009, 08:51 »
Xenons look like this:

Actually - they arn't genuine VW xenons either!  :wink:
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Re: xenons
« Reply #15 on: 05 February 2009, 08:52 »
There is also a current thread on blue headlight bulbs. Many people here have either Philips Xtreme Power bulbs or Philips Bluevision bulbs (which I have). Both make a vast improvement compared to standard. This is the most cost-effective way of making your headlights brighter and look better.

And more importantly - keeping them legal!  :wink:  :smiley:
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Offline NORTHERNER

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Re: xenons
« Reply #16 on: 05 February 2009, 11:54 »
Aren't they?  How can you tell?  They look just like the ones I had fitted to my old GTi and the ones fitted to my current GTI - both are factory fit Xenons... what am I missing?  :smiley:

Actually - they arn't genuine VW xenons either!  :wink:
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Re: xenons
« Reply #17 on: 05 February 2009, 12:31 »
Aren't they?  How can you tell?  They look just like the ones I had fitted to my old GTi and the ones fitted to my current GTI - both are factory fit Xenons... what am I missing?  :smiley:

Actually - they arn't genuine VW xenons either!  :wink:

I might actually be mistaken about you image from earlier in the thread, because you can't actually see a close up of the headlamp for any definative detail.  :undecided:  However, the geniune OEM Golf5 xenons have a larger diameter 'fish eye' glass lens, when compared to other non-genuine Mk5 lights, even those projector style halogens.  :wink:

I'm busy searching for a decent close-up . . . .
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Re: xenons
« Reply #18 on: 05 February 2009, 12:56 »
Here ya go - a close up of a genuine Mk5 Xenon:
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Re: xenons
« Reply #19 on: 05 February 2009, 13:00 »
They could be the HELLA XENON look headlamps... i think they are very cool and will seriously think about buying them in the future as i have halogen so would be a good upgrade but at £450 its a lil steep now.