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Headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:23 am
by ThyRosh
i wanna get some blacked out angel eyes and i seen i nice set on ebay and that, but i also want the really bright white headlights, what ones am i best off goin for? im after cheap and quality and that dont come in the same sentence so i wanna be in the middle somewhere, any ideas?
Re: Headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:48 pm
by Octane2097
try
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/
i buy mine from there
excluding HID kits id say best would be orsam or ring
Re: Headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:21 pm
by ThyRosh
wikid cheers mate, what type of lights am i lookin for? Xenon or HID or i dno what i want lol
Re: Headlight bulbs
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:19 am
by Jimi137
Basically xenon bulbs are simple plug and play replacement bulbs for the yellower hallogens. They are the same size and just simply slot in so are 2 min job to sort. They also emit a bright white light which not only has a greater distance and brightness, but also picks up road signs and markings a lot better so they are a lot safer. I got a set of phillips ones which i think were really really good for 20 quid.
HIDS is a seprate 'kit' which fits into the space for your headlight bulbs and is an ultra bright xenon light - much brighter than simple replacement bulbs. These cost a fair bit though (50 quid upwards) and are more complex to fit and require a 'ballast' to be attactched to the engine bay somewhere. This is just what i gather btw, i haven't fully looked into HIDS
Simply unless you have money to burn and want a specific look then ordinary xenons will be fine. Also remember 2 upgrade ur sidelight bulbs as well to xenon or ur white headlight bulbs will be tinted with yellow from your sidelights
Re: Headlight bulbs
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:48 am
by vinnie
you r better haveing HIDs
the bulb on hid fit in just the same but attached to the bulb is a blck box which has to be mounted some where in the engin bay
HIDs r a bit of a gry area when it comes to beam pattern
hids r ment to be fitted to projector head lights to stop the beam pattern scattering
but there is kits out there that do not need projectors but i think they cost more money
when i got a price for HIDs for my mk5 astra they where 90 pounds
Re: Headlight bulbs
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:47 pm
by Octane2097
vinnie wrote:you r better haveing HIDs
the bulb on hid fit in just the same but attached to the bulb is a blck box which has to be mounted some where in the engin bay
HIDs r a bit of a gry area when it comes to beam pattern
hids r ment to be fitted to projector head lights to stop the beam pattern scattering
but there is kits out there that do not need projectors but i think they cost more money
when i got a price for HIDs for my mk5 astra they where 90 pounds
problem with aftermarket hid's is yea you can buy kits that dont need projectors however all HIDs require automatic headlight washers to be road legal.
Re: Headlight bulbs
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:16 am
by ThyRosh
brilliant thanks alot =] ill look into gettin some now, cheers
Re: Headlight bulbs
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:35 pm
by Tikalox
ThyRosh wrote:wikid cheers mate, what type of lights am i lookin for? Xenon or HID or i dno what i want lol
Things are really confusing
HID says "Xenon HID Worlds make HID lighting affordable to everyone and for all your vehicle needs. Every component included in our HID kits are guaranteed to be authentic and in brand new condition".
Re: Headlight bulbs
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:06 pm
by Tikalox
vinnie wrote:you r better haveing HIDs
the bulb on hid fit in just the same but attached to the bulb is a blck box which has to be mounted some where in the engin bay
HIDs r a bit of a gry area when it comes to beam pattern
hids r ment to be fitted to projector head lights to stop the beam pattern scattering
but there is kits out there that do not need projectors but i think they cost more money
when i got a price for HIDs for my mk5 astra they where 90 pounds
90pounds for a pair of HIDS is really expensive ,dude.
Re: Headlight bulbs
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:50 pm
by johnny
Its 2 years old mate