Upgrade headlight bulbs - with a twist

[SteBrown91]

Hi Guys

I'm considering some upgrade headlights for my golf, as the range is pretty poor in comparison to my old fiesta which had upgrade bulbs in.

However I don't want bulbs that are ice white/blue, I'd prefer them to look as OEM whitey-yellow as possible, but brighter. I don't know if what I am requesting is possible though?

Has anyone got any suggestions?

Cheers

[TrekLee]

Ring rallysport.

http://www.jjcraceandrally.com/rally/bulbs/ring-ra...

[P I Staker]

TrekLee said:

Ring rallysport.

http://www.jjcraceandrally.com/rally/bulbs/ring-ra...

I imagine he probably wants legal bulbs though.

[GoodDoc]

TrekLee said:

Ring rallysport.

http://www.jjcraceandrally.com/rally/bulbs/ring-ra...

For Off-Road Use Only

Not sure what makes them off-road only, but it's pretty clearly stated in the ad.

I'm curious to see what this thread throws up, my Octavia (Golf in a slightly longer frock) has perfectly adequate lights but I'd be interested to see what legal options there are to improve the lights just by using better bulbs.

[750turbo]

GoodDoc said:

For Off-Road Use Only

Not sure what makes them off-road only, but it's pretty clearly stated in the ad.

I'm curious to see what this thread throws up, my Octavia (Golf in a slightly longer frock) has perfectly adequate lights but I'd be interested to see what legal options there are to improve the lights just by using better bulbs.

Perhaps the 100W output, is it not 60W max?

[okie592]

So you want a good range but poor output. Wierd.


How about a 3000k hid kit H7R bulb, they are yellow.

[DKS]

New headlights?
I put some new ones in my Mk2 Astra, just becuase it'd come back from resto and they were £7 each! There kinda cheap and basic, but they fit and the output is amazing compared to the old ones, which looked in perfect condition, even though I aimed them by eye.

[garycat]

Philips X-treme Vision are standard colour but 100% more light (according to vendor)

[FiF]

I've put the Bosch H7 +90% bulbs in my FL2, both dip and main beam.

Whiter than the OEM but not ridiculously white, and definitely not blue.

In my experience the best thing to do is invest in really good quality bulbs, That way you are likely to have the filament positioned in exactly the correct place. They don't necessarily have to be higher power but that helps.

Then get the lamps themselves aligned properly.

I got mine in a bogof deal online in hellfrauds.

[gizlaroc]

Osram Nightbreakers imho.
£17.99 a pair at ECP and are very good, about the best halogen bulbs I have tried.

[Higgs boson]

gizlaroc said:

Osram Nightbreakers imho.
£17.99 a pair at ECP and are very good, about the best halogen bulbs I have tried.

[gizlaroc]

okie592 said:

So you want a good range but poor output. Wierd.

I don't get what you mean there??


OEM is around 4300k for most cars using xenons, they look the warm/yellow side of white.
Most after market xenons start at 5000k, as do the halogen bulbs, to give that really white (read blue tint) to them, but this is at the expense of overall lumen output.

I was sent a pair of 500k xenon bulbs and although they looked really good when I first put them in the car I found them not as good as my old bulbs I was replacing, hence why I called them and asked them to check if they were the 4300k bulbs I had ordered, sure enough they had sent the wrong ones.
They sent me out the 4300k xenons and straight away it was so much easier on the eyes.

[g3org3y]

garycat said:

Philips X-treme Vision are standard colour but 100% more light (according to vendor)

+1 on this. Good bulbs ime.

[gubbabump]

another vote for osram nightbreakers - although with half the population using poorly fitted HIDs - you'll find it hard to see where you're going anyway..