Corsa D - Headlamp bulb colour temperature, same both sides?

[Clintpistol17]

Hi

I've got to change the dipped headlamp bulb on my Corsa, passenger side. I've watched how-to vids and can't quite believe what a big job changing a flippin' bulb is! Never mind...

Because it is such a faff to change, I'd rather just change the blown bulb and not do the driver's side as well. Problem is I don't know what "colour temperature" is on the driver's side.

Do they need to match? Can I get a rough idea just by looking at it?

Any advice would be great.

Many thanks

[brillomaster]

Id have thought you could tell by just eyeballing it. Itll either be quite yellow, slightly yellow, white, or so white its almost blue. But a cheap bulb is probably low light colour, its only weirdos who fit whiter bulbs to make old cars look newer.

[Clintpistol17]

Many thanks for the reply.

I had a look last night and would say it is "quite yellow" or "slightly yellow"

I have a spare Osram Night Breaker Laser and not sure how that will compare, so I'll check their website now.

Actually, just looked on the box and it says "Light Colour" though not exactly sure what they mean by that...

[Nickbrapp]

Always worth changing as a pair, doesn’t matter so much on halogen but on xenon you can really tell.

Worth doing as it will be Sod’s Law the other one will go next week!

[finlo]

I would imagine it will tell you on the old lamp once removed.

[Clintpistol17]

Many thanks for the replies. Out of interest I'll take a look at the bulb when I remove it.

In terms of doing the other side, having looked at it again I don't think it would result in any more whether I did it at the same time or at a later date.

Cheers