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Offline Manu_R32

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Re: Replacement Halogen Headlights
« Reply #50 on: 06 September 2007, 11:45 »
Bulbs still havent arrived  :sad: Ordered them last Friday and siad it would take 2-3 Days.....

They are hereee!!!! Going to try and fit them today if its not to much hassle  :smiley:

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Re: Replacement Halogen Headlights
« Reply #51 on: 06 September 2007, 20:21 »
How did you get on? Refresh my memory what bulbs did you get in the end?
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Re: Replacement Halogen Headlights
« Reply #52 on: 06 September 2007, 20:59 »
How did you get on? Refresh my memory what bulbs did you get in the end?

Got the Osram H7's and my dad got a mechanic friend to fit them...not a problem, just opened the bonnet and fiddeled around with the headlamps, did not need to remove any front bumper etc....Havent been able to test them as it has just gone dark now ish and im about to go out for a lil spin...will let you guys know what i think  :smiley:

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Re: Replacement Halogen Headlights
« Reply #53 on: 20 September 2007, 06:11 »
^^^^^WELL?^^^^^
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Re: Replacement Halogen Headlights
« Reply #54 on: 20 September 2007, 13:01 »
^^^^^WELL?^^^^^

lol sorry, well there is quite a difference but maybe not the difference i was looking for. There HAS to be a way to retrofit xenons on my car, not really bothered about how much it will cost but there has to be a way it can be done, the xenons also look so much nicer  :embarassed: There deffinatley is a difference thou, i feel as if i can see much further down the road and the lights shine like a bit wider, took the car on the high way and i guess thats where i saw the difference, cant really tell much of the difference whilst city driving  :smiley:

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Re: Replacement Halogen Headlights
« Reply #55 on: 21 September 2007, 11:06 »
I have no knowledge of this product and you would still be missing the self leveling and washers so I post this just out of interest...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250153637332


As far as Halogen bulbs go in my experience the only way the manufacturers get a whiter light is to tint the bulb blue. So the darker the tint the whiter they look but then there is a trade off as the amount of light starts to drop off. As I mentioned earlier Halfords ultra blue are the whitest I have used, but even then you cannot replicate the 'rainbow' type effects you get with proper xenons (which makes them look so nice) as the halogen headlamp unit does not have a projector lens.


EDIT - some more info on that Hella product here, they also list a retro fit washer system and it implys they self level?

http://www.hella.com/produktion/HellaCOM/WebSite/Channels/Drivers/Vehicle_specific_Products/VW_Golf_V/Xenon_Halogen_Upgr_HL/Xenon_Halogen_Upgr_HL.jsp
« Last Edit: 21 September 2007, 11:31 by Dogbucket »