uprated bulbs?

jj_2388 · Post by **jj_2388** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:07 pm

hi, am looking to upgrade my front sidelights, foglights and full beam bulbs to match the zenons and something brighter than standard.
what do any of you recomend?

cheers JJ

ticki · Post by **ticki** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:30 pm

What car have you got?

jj_2388 · Post by **jj_2388** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:42 pm

i have got a 6n2 gti

lolhoward · Post by **lolhoward** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:04 pm

Hi, I have some LED sidelights for sale. Brand new. 1W ultra white. Let us know if wanted. Then get some HID's to match.

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:03 pm

just fitted all these for mine:

Full beams:
http://www.hids4u.co.uk/store/product.p ... =13&page=1

Front indicators:
http://www.hids4u.co.uk/store/product.p ... t=6&page=1

Sidelights
http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/ultimate-501 ... e8372a0260

Fitted them today, they're perfect.

My fogs are just cheap blue paint bulbs from eBay, they're a really good colour match to my 6000k xenon bulbs, best I've found in a standard bulb (and I've tried out alot!). They're crap quality in terms of light dispertion though. But who needs quality fogs when you have 6000k HID dipped and mains

jj_2388 · Post by **jj_2388** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:33 pm

cheers. what are the standard zenon diped, 6000k? also was thinking about hid full beams, ehat are they like and how easy to fit considering the factory zenon control unit in the way?

cheers JJ

lolhoward · Post by **lolhoward** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:08 pm

Dipped are well easy to fit. Like for like almost then just a ballast to locate.

chrisjames · Post by **chrisjames** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:09 pm

As already said,
go for LED, dont bother with "blue vision" or anything. They dont really work.

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:28 pm

jj_2388 wrote:cheers. what are the standard zenon diped, 6000k? also was thinking about hid full beams, ehat are they like and how easy to fit considering the factory zenon control unit in the way?

cheers JJ

On the GTi, the standard dipped bulbs are 4300k, so a white with yellow tint. 6000k are white with a blue tint, far better IMO. Plus it's likely that the bulbs are still the originals, so they are 7-8 years old, new bulbs will be far far brighter!

Fitting H1 HIDs is pretty easy, check here to see where I mounted y ballasts:

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... &start=210

Basically if you want nice bulbs, bright/white etc, get HIDs or LEDs. Filaments just don't relaly crack it these days.