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Offline BIG MAC

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Side and Headlight up grade
« on: 07 February 2010, 19:25 »
 :grin: Hello to all can anyone help???? running a MK6 gti and I'm looking to up grade my headlights currently using the standard yellow lights, but looking to upgrade to white/blue. Didn't buy the car new or I would have goen for xenon's. does anyone know if

1, you can up grade Mk6 headlights
2, what type of lights they are H7 or H15?
3, Does anyone know of any links

thanks, Big Mac
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Offline gossa

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Re: Sidfe and Headlight up grade
« Reply #1 on: 07 February 2010, 19:41 »
I'd suggest using he search box mate as there is a boatload of info on here about that.

powerbulbs.com seems to be a popular place and for the H7's you can get lots of bulbs that are more 'white'.
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Offline percymon

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Re: Sidfe and Headlight up grade
« Reply #2 on: 08 February 2010, 10:20 »
swapped my factory fit Philips H7 55W long life bulbs for Phillips extreme power - £22 a set off ebay.

Not made much difference to be honest - i'm having my headlight beam alignment checked this week as currently at times the lack of illumination is downright dangerous on unlit country roads. 

An MOT tester on another forum tested a load of bulbs on the testing machine - Philips Extreme Power and Osram Nightbreakers gave very similar overall light levels, and about 30% up on a standard bulb (not the claimed 80-90% from the manufacturers, but they may claim their figures at a certain distance whereas the MOT is at 1m or less ).  The one bulb that did stand out far beyond anything else is the relatively cheap Ring XenonMax.

Fitting xenon kits, even the non glar filtered version from www.hids4u.co.uk are illegal - you may not fail an mot, but the Dept for Transport have isued guidelines on their use and deemed them illegal.
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Offline mac7

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Re: Sidfe and Headlight up grade
« Reply #3 on: 08 February 2010, 11:58 »
Quote from: percymon on 08 February 2010, 10:20
An MOT tester on another forum tested a load of bulbs on the testing machine - Philips Extreme Power and Osram Nightbreakers gave very similar overall light levels, and about 30% up on a standard bulb (not the claimed 80-90% from the manufacturers, but they may claim their figures at a certain distance whereas the MOT is at 1m or less ).

Yeah, the manufacturer's 80% is "more light on the road" rather than intensity or brightness which as you say is more like 20-30%. They are better though, especially at a distance (if your lights are aimed properly of course). I use the Philips Xtremes.
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Re: Side and Headlight up grade
« Reply #4 on: 10 February 2010, 23:05 »
Have you tried PIAA bulbs as we use them on all our rally car and give a close as posible light to hid but are pricey

http://www.piaa.co.uk/bulbs/bulbs.asp
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Re: Side and Headlight up grade
« Reply #5 on: 11 February 2010, 08:12 »
Yeah but which type to go for?

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Re: Side and Headlight up grade
« Reply #6 on: 12 February 2010, 10:36 »
Quote from: wilobach on 10 February 2010, 23:05
Have you tried PIAA bulbs as we use them on all our rally car and give a close as posible light to hid but are pricey

http://www.piaa.co.uk/bulbs/bulbs.asp

used them in other cars and they made a useful difference - i might try them again but the Philips Extreme Power supposedly were better than PIAA in the tests and i've not seen much improve,ment from them :(
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