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Chat about your 9n Polo (inc GT and Fun)
alexperkins
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by alexperkins » Mon May 07, 2007 10:42 pm
Fair doos. I want proper HID xenons in mine, but I cant afford the headlights as I would go for the proper GTI ones
chris4500uk
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by chris4500uk » Tue May 08, 2007 9:38 am
I've ordered some LED sidelights and also some 80% extra philips H7 bulbs, pics shortly
alexperkins
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by alexperkins » Tue May 08, 2007 9:42 am
ooo the 80% bulbs. Im intrigued by this. Supposedly they are really really bright!
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by carmadaaron » Tue May 08, 2007 10:39 am
alexperkins wrote: ooo the 80% bulbs. Im intrigued by this. Supposedly they are really really bright!
ive heard that they are like having high beams on
still.. theyre not the right color
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by chris4500uk » Tue May 08, 2007 10:44 am
carmadaaron wrote: still.. theyre not the right color
eh?
alexperkins
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by alexperkins » Tue May 08, 2007 10:57 am
They are a bright white - not a xenon blue. These bulbs are about 4300k in colour, where as xenon HIDs are 6000k upwards
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by chris4500uk » Tue May 08, 2007 11:20 am
I'd rather see further than look like a BMW
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by alexperkins » Tue May 08, 2007 11:23 am
i totally agree
HIDs as an upgrade offer superior vision but theyare just so so expensive. The new bulbs i put in mine (powerbulbs powerblue) make an immense difference.
I fitted a spare set in our old VW Transporter the other day. You can actually see at night now
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by chris4500uk » Tue May 08, 2007 12:10 pm
Did the FK's HID upgrade for the 9n actully improve the light, i thought someone had said it wasnt as good ?
P.S This thread should be renamed "everything you need to know about lights for the 9n"
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by alexperkins » Tue May 08, 2007 12:44 pm
i was speaking generally :p Xenon HID kits make a huge difference. Not too sure about the FK ones tho
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by dino » Tue May 08, 2007 12:49 pm
I have 6000K HID's and could now not have them on any car i own. I drive a lot of company cars (mostly without HID's/Xenon's) and i hate driving at night without them.
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by alexperkins » Tue May 08, 2007 12:55 pm
I presume yours were aftermarket? Projection lenses or just the standards?
I've been thinking bout them for my 6n2 just finding the right choice to make
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by mjmills » Tue May 08, 2007 1:34 pm
do you have those auto-leveller things, and headlamp washers dino?
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by abdnmoh » Tue May 08, 2007 3:31 pm
chris4500uk wrote: I've ordered some LED sidelights and also some 80% extra philips H7 bulbs, pics shortly
I've got the 80% phillips and the blue LEDs.. I can definately say the phillips are crap!! Not worth the extra 15pounds than the 30% phillips!! Would not recomend them.. The blue LEDs are amazing around dusk, when its just getting dark, but they dont match the philips white light.. I think they only match the HID blue tint..
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by dino » Tue May 08, 2007 4:59 pm
alexperkins wrote: I presume yours were aftermarket? Projection lenses or just the standards?
Yep, aftermarket kit with standard lenses
mjmills wrote: do you have those auto-leveller things, and headlamp washers dino?
Nope, they are not factory fitted so no need for them - there's no requirement on the MOT for them either.