Mk4 Bulb upgrades

[k_zee]

thanks a lot man......

 

[depresion]

how can u avoid the types that u mentioned above in bold? I've found this kit below-

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/product.php?productid=16381

I've read elsewhere its been magazine tested, but i dunno how good it is.

Ideally, i don't want to pay this much, but if it means i'll b getting a kit which is better quality, easier to install, and won't blind on-coming drivers then it'd b worth it

IIRC the best are the philips Xenons normaly with a balast pack from somone else (as they work out cheaper than Philips own).

 

[davels]

here a picy of my uprated H1's

, rally need to sort out the H7's though they stil look yellowy

 

[dasmith83]

they look nice n white. I ordered another set of H7's for the dipped beam and fitted one of them last nite...So currently i have 2 different types of bulbs for my dipped beam.

One is 8500k, and one is 6500k, below is a picture with these bulbs in....can u guess which is which?

I must admit there isn't much difference between the two, however when shone onto my garage door (which is white), you can see that one is definately bluer, and one is yellower.

 

[davels]

no....lol
where do you get your bulbs from the ones i keep finding on autobulbs and the like are said to be 4000k

 

[dasmith83]

ebay m8....ok well the bulb on the right of the pic is the 6500k (the bluer one), and the left side is 8500k (whiter, yellower one). If you look carefully the bulb on the right (6500k) has a bluey sort of tinge to the outer edge of the light glow, whereas the other one is just white all over.

I've fitted the other 6500k now, so will see what they're like 2nite...hopefully nice n blue

 

[Nathanio]

8500k has a shorter distance than 6000k though due the way lumens work. They may provide a light that appears whiter buts actually heading towards purple.

 

[dasmith83]

ah ok....thats quite interesting. Below is a new comparison between my bro's ibiza (standard bulbs, and mine)...davels- im sure you could guess which is which this time!

 

[Guinness]

Right lads wondering if u can help Iv read this whole thread and Im well confused. I have a 53 reg pre face lift ibiza, im wanting to change the dipped and mainbulbs. What ones r they some say H4, H3, H7. Not meaning to sound like the thread is usless, as its very helpfull just im confused easy lol. Anyway all I want is to put in some brighter bulbs not overly bright just to give me a little extra on the road, which ones would be the best, best place to get em from. Sure u guys can answer this dead quick being pros n all. chears again o and yes Im a total noob

r they h3 for main and h7 for dipped and are osram the best?

 

[dasmith83]

My manual says-

Single reflector headlamps:
full/dipped beam 12v 60/55W H4
indicator 12V/PY 21W
position lamp 12/W5W

Double reflector headlamps: (this is what i have)
dipped beam 12V/55W H7
full beam 12v/55W H3
indicator 12V/PY21W
position lights 12V/W5W

I have an '07 FR PD130 (so i guess thats what the manual is for)....I hope that clears it up a little

As for brighter bulbs, i'm not sure. I was after bulbs as blue as possible, and as u can see from the pic above, i acheived that, however they are dimmer than the standard ones

 

[Guinness]

chears mate, yer reason for me wanting to do this is was out other night in my gfs car and the lights are so much brighter. Got to thinking and concluded am sure I can do better, so now this is my xmas holiday quest lol. Shud be fun

 

[RichieRich]

my bul bs in my double headlamps are h3's and h1's :/ i beleve my osram silverstars are alot better than standard but i still want mine brighter... HID's at some time i think...

 

[davels]

HID's at some time i think...

 

[Nath.]

just ordered thease Philips GT150 Power2Night xenon bulbs

http://www.care4car.com/productdisp...am_Xenon_Blue_Vision_Car_Headlight_Bulbs.html

thought they were quite good value @ £21.99 inc postage

 

[Guinness]

I have these headlights presume they are standerd. What bulbs do they take Im seriously confused lol. Would take them out but not to confident on that yet

 

[davels]

H4's i believe mate, it's just one bulb with a double filiment instead of two seperate bulbs.

 

[dasmith83]

ah so is that wot the single reflector lights look like?

 

[CHR15B]

Yip.

 

[croakey]

i'm feeling some HID's now... did SEAT not offer xenons, fancy OEM ones if they exist, sure i saw some on a mexican ibiza on another site??

 

[Nath.]

yeah ask muddyboots, I think he had them on his old bizza and he may have some pics and some info


I think if it was easy or cheep loads of people would have done them