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Offline Exonian

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Best bulbs?
« on: 26 September 2010, 16:09 »
I know this has been done before, but winter is coming (and I can't find the old threads), the nights are drawing in and the standard lights are crap.
I've not driven the car really since August bank holiday (so may well get shot of it soon), but I did notice that coming back home down some unfamiliar country roads that the lights are awful on dipped beam.
I've no idea how much Asker and Kenny are paying for their retro-fitted Xenons but I bet it's out of my budget! So basically who'd fitted what bulbs to their GTI with normal halogen lights?
Recommendations and links would be great and I'm sure would help others out too.
TIA  :smiley:
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Re: Best bulbs?
« Reply #1 on: 26 September 2010, 16:15 »
Exonian:

We don't know how much as yet as we are waiting for SteveP. But it is in the region of £800.
Spoke to Kenny today. We are both kicking ourselves for not factory ordering them.

Don't know much about the bulbs though. I think Steve30 has looked into this.

Sorry can't be of much help.
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Re: Best bulbs?
« Reply #2 on: 26 September 2010, 16:20 »
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Re: Best bulbs?
« Reply #3 on: 26 September 2010, 16:57 »
Thanks Asker.
And £800ish isn't too bad really, especially for some nice black R ones  :drool:
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Re: Best bulbs?
« Reply #4 on: 26 September 2010, 17:47 »
Hello mate , yes I got the philips extreem better than the standard one's , but i would like some brighter ones but not sure if there are any on the market?

Not doing Xenons not planing to keep the car that long anyway  :cool:
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Re: Best bulbs?
« Reply #5 on: 26 September 2010, 17:49 »
Found this as well for you Andy....

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=135302.0

I'm in the same boat, I would like to upgrade my standard bulbs with something a little more wizz bang! So you might sell the GTI then? What are you thinking of replacing it with?

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Re: Best bulbs?
« Reply #6 on: 26 September 2010, 19:07 »
Ah, cheers Martin. That's the thread I remembered and for some reason couldn't find. Ta.
Thinking of getting rid of both my GTI which isn't being used and my old Ibiza GTI which is (lots) and either going into company car scheme (which I don't have details on yet) involving me sort of leasing a Blue Motion or Ecomotive or just buying one newish car that I'd actually use, having my eye on an Ibiza SC FR 2.0 TDI. Even though I could really do with a 5 door car I can't stand the looks of the 5 door Ibiza!
Seems such a waste of having £20k worth of GTI sat there being used perhaps once or twice a month. Mind you I do look forward to those couple of days a month!
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Re: Best bulbs?
« Reply #7 on: 26 September 2010, 19:20 »
What a pity you will be selling your car. :sick:
But I perfectly understand that such low usage does not make sense for keeping a £20k+.
It will be snapped up especially as it is such a beauty and in perfect condition.
A Golf Match is a very sensible choice ...in Shadow Blue? :wink:
But please keep posting on this Forum.
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Re: Best bulbs?
« Reply #8 on: 26 September 2010, 19:27 »
Quote from: Exonian on 26 September 2010, 19:07
Ah, cheers Martin. That's the thread I remembered and for some reason couldn't find. Ta.
Thinking of getting rid of both my GTI which isn't being used and my old Ibiza GTI which is (lots) and either going into company car scheme (which I don't have details on yet) involving me sort of leasing a Blue Motion or Ecomotive or just buying one newish car that I'd actually use, having my eye on an Ibiza SC FR 2.0 TDI. Even though I could really do with a 5 door car I can't stand the looks of the 5 door Ibiza!
Seems such a waste of having £20k worth of GTI sat there being used perhaps once or twice a month. Mind you I do look forward to those couple of days a month!

No Andy don't do it...!! No Serioulsy I can fully understand your reasons if you do end up selling it. Why not opt for the Leon FR instead? A better shape than the Ibiza + with 5 doors. I really like the Leon's. Yep keep posting if you do end up selling so we can convert you back over to a GTI at some point :grin:
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Re: Best bulbs?
« Reply #9 on: 26 September 2010, 19:35 »
Andy can you not convert your ownership into a company lease by selling your GTi to a lease company? I think it has been done before. There are leasing companies that do this.
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