Philips X-Treme Power or Osram Night Breaker

[bobotheclown]

Not sure if you caught Fifth Gear last week, but they showed how easy it was to change the bubls compared to the Megane. It took the presenter 53 seconds to change the bulb compared to 42minutes (approximately) to change the Megane's front bulb. The guy changing the Megane's bulb was a bloke from the RAC with all his tools from his truck.

Glad I bought the GTI and not the Megane R26!

[WobGTI]

oh my god i can completely vouch for how stupid french cars are when it comes to changing bulbs its so so annoying!!

P.S sidelights - i keep seeing cars with xenons changing their sidelights for like led things which burn much clearer, are they legal!?

[Teutonic_Tamer]

I used powerbulbs before, good company quick delivery but i soon got bored and ordered a £200 xenon kit from japan lol

If you mean a HID kit, then unless you have the auto levelers and headlamp washers, they are very illegal in the UK.  This is now very clearly stated on the DfT website. 

[Cass]

I used powerbulbs before, good company quick delivery but i soon got bored and ordered a £200 xenon kit from japan lol

If you mean a HID kit, then unless you have the auto levelers and headlamp washers, they are very illegal in the UK.  This is now very clearly stated on the DfT website. 

OH NO.......................................................................................NOT AGAIN

Cass

[Teutonic_Tamer]

I've been thinking of doing this for a while. I take it I'll need a set of H7's for dipped, a set for main and the W5W sides to get the full benefit?

If you have the standard halogens, then yes, two pairs of H7s, and one pair of W5Ws.  Whilst you are at it, a pair of "silvered" indicator bulbs would finish the job nicely.  Halogens use PY21W for the front indicators, whereas OEM Xenons use a dinky H21W halogen.

How easy are they to fit?

The dips and mains are fairly easy, but the side lamps are fiddly little bu&&ers, and you'll need fingers like a pixie or ET.  Oh, and treasure the skin on you nuckles, because the car will claim it in revenge! 

[WobGTI]

yeah it was about errrr 2003? when i got those, for my old leon...

standard all the way for ze gti... she was misbehaving earlier the rear wiper came on when i started the car...

i was like "coooler 2 veeks" haha

[Teutonic_Tamer]

oh my god i can completely vouch for how stupid french cars are when it comes to changing bulbs its so so annoying!!

Yup, just like the rest of the garlic-munching junk! 

P.S sidelights - i keep seeing cars with xenons changing their sidelights for like led things which burn much clearer, are they legal!?

As long as the light is clear, white, and of the appropriate brightness, then LEDs are fine.  Indeed, the high level 3rd rear brake light is LED, along with the standard tails on GolfPlus, Jetta, Audi A6, etc.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

I used powerbulbs before, good company quick delivery but i soon got bored and ordered a £200 xenon kit from japan lol

If you mean a HID kit, then unless you have the auto levelers and headlamp washers, they are very illegal in the UK.  This is now very clearly stated on the DfT website. 

OH NO.......................................................................................NOT AGAIN

Cass

LOL

Whatever happend to CC ?? 

[davoaj]

Cheers TT, will have a look for some nice silvered indicators on powerbulbs then.

Sadly when it comes to the side lights, i am 6'3" and have hands like shovels, so I think I'll be getting one of my little friends to volunteer to do those with the offer of some savlon and a couple of elsatoplasts for when they're finished!

[Teutonic_Tamer]

yeah it was about errrr 2003? when i got those, for my old leon...

Retro-fitting HIDs has always been illegal.  It was just that the DfT couldn't be ar$ed to publish the info in a timely manner.    However, VOSA, MoT stations, the plod, and insurance companies all knew they were illegal from the outset.  Construction and Use Regs is what they breach, and to breach C&UR is a breach under the Road Traffic Act - so you really could have had the book thrown at you.