Its all gone a bit blue!
Its all gone a bit blue!
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L33

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3,469 posts

254 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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Well,
It started with me wanting to upgrade my sidelights to LED sidelights.
These were described as "Bright white xenon look with a slight blue tint":



I think blue with a slight tint of blue describes them better!

My concearn is it looks chav, might cheepen the look of the car and not to mention I might have problems with the old boys in blue.

What do you think please guys?

Anyone want to buy some LED bulbs?

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L33.

Edited by L33 on Thursday 24th January 19:10

ph1l5

5,027 posts

232 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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Are they legal ?

im

34,302 posts

247 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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Wouldn't an MOT tester be able to tell you - after all he's got to either pass or fail it on this issue and if he passes it and it's not legal he could find himself in hot water.

RumbleBee

333 posts

236 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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Same happened to me. I took them out and rubbed the blue coating off the bulbs and put them back in. Looks ok now.

L33

Original Poster:

3,469 posts

254 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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RumbleBee said:
Same happened to me. I took them out and rubbed the blue coating off the bulbs and put them back in. Looks ok now.
I didn't know I could do this!

I'll have a go.

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David H

809 posts

271 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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Looks shit. Clean the blue off.

Don1

16,850 posts

238 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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What's worse than Neons? Now you have your answer!

350Matt

3,912 posts

309 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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Interestingly enough the blue light emitted with this sort of lamp is one of the worst performing in terms of human night vision efficency.

So even if its the same wattage etc you won't be able to see as well

Matt

Aubrey

1,157 posts

226 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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definately not legal, hmm blue lights on the front of a car? Reserved for old bill I think!

Nuggs

4,640 posts

264 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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David H said:
Looks shit. Clean the blue off.
+1

KillerJim

972 posts

233 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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I agree with most people they are little too blue (as seen on many Chav Corsa's)

Personally I`d take some of the blue off to get a 'hint' of blue

clive f

7,259 posts

263 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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do you wear a baseball cap and have a ton of gold around your neck.........no?





then get rid of themhehe

spend

12,581 posts

281 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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clive f said:
do you wear a baseball cap and have a ton of gold around your neck
Just need to add bald, fat + chestwig and you have an archetypal owner of a ?.. hehe

Dave

thegman

1,928 posts

234 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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spend said:
clive f said:
do you wear a baseball cap and have a ton of gold around your neck
Just need to add bald, fat + chestwig and you have an archetypal owner of a ?.. hehe

Dave
small penis?

clive f

7,259 posts

263 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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thegman said:
spend said:
clive f said:
do you wear a baseball cap and have a ton of gold around your neck
Just need to add bald, fat + chestwig and you have an archetypal owner of a ?.. hehe

Dave
chimaera owner with a small penis?
rofl

Bomber Denton

8,762 posts

298 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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MOT failure.

The bulb must emit a predominantly white light, a tint is O.K. but that is more blue.

im

34,302 posts

247 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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Bomber Denton said:
MOT failure.

The bulb must emit a predominantly white light, a tint is O.K. but that is more blue.
By what means is the level of blue measured? What is the definition of a 'tint' - is it a ratio of blue to white?

JDFTVR

57 posts

240 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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Opps!

thegman

1,928 posts

234 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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clive f said:
thegman said:
spend said:
clive f said:
do you wear a baseball cap and have a ton of gold around your neck
Just need to add bald, fat + chestwig and you have an archetypal owner of a ?.. hehe

Dave
chimaera owner with a small penis?
rofl
why are you laughing? you just changed my post. like this:


clive f said:
I'm a wolly
problem is that i secretly want a griff


Edited by thegman on Thursday 24th January 17:03

L33

Original Poster:

3,469 posts

254 months

Thursday 24th January 2008
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New "White" LED bulbs now ordered (rather than "Xenon White"

Should arrive tomorrow and hopefully won't look anywhere near as blue.

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