Bulbs

[wigz45]

Hi im abit of a noob when it comes to bulbs, ive been wanting some brighter bulbs and after reading lots of threads on here I like the look of HID's but dont really understand what they are etc?

ive searched online and they seem to be quite expensive so just wonder if they are worth it?

Then i came across these :-
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/H7-Philips-Diamond-Vision-Headlight-Bulbs.html

It says they are not stricly legal but i doubt that many police will check that far.

I also read alot into bulb warning lights coming on the dash? does anyone know if this will happen?
Any help is greatly appriciated!

 

[Dave217]

i changed my main bulbs and didnt get any warning lights, however when i changed my side lights i did get a warning light

 

[RUM4MO]

HID lights are a high voltage discharge lamp unit, its the arc that creates the light output, in a "normal" car light, it is the heating up of a filament (wire) that creates theh light output. Typically factory fitted HID systems only draw about 35Watts of electrical power and give out about twice the light as filament 55Watt bulbs. They are expensive if fitted at factory so that is why some marques do not make them available. But they are very very good at doing their job, if you tend to do most of your night time driving out of town then they will come in very useful. Aftermarket fitting will tend to make the car's lights illegal if subjected to close scrutiny!

BTW, HID = High Intensity Discharge, and they tend to fill the tubes with Xenon gas, so might get refered to as "Xenons".

 

[FR_POWER]

I've changed all my bulbs no warning light! i bought 4 X LED side lights, 1 osram NB for full beam and 1 6500k ABD for dip beam.

those diamonds visions are really crap for light output you can't see nothing!

get the philips 80% extreme ones bright as a spot light!

but yeah if you want HIDs get H7R which has a reflect bit on it so it won't glare on coming traffic...

 

[wigz45]

dave what did you to do get rid of the warning light?

RUM4MO thanks thats a great explination! i do the majority of driving on a night so they will benifit me!

yeh i just had a look at the X-treme power bulbs, im looking for more of the blue tint to them like in the picture of the diamond vision bulbs.

As for the sidelights im torn between
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-W5W-Philips-Blue-Vision-pair.html
and
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-W5W-Sportz-Blue-pair-RW601.html

 

[FR_POWER]

Hmm you do realise that HIDs that are fitted aftermarket are illegal...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVuSSdZNsZw


Sidelights:
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-W5W-Xenon-Extreme-White-pair.html

i got these free and they are WHITE with abit of blue tint to them...

dips:
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/H7-Philips-Blue-Vision-bulbs-pair.html
white with abit of blue to them...

 

[stukillen]

here is the goverments view on what makes it illegal or not.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps

 

[Dave217]

haha i didnt get rid of the warning light, i drove round with them for while unitll i realised they were illegal

FR power, where did you get your bulbs from, and how much did you pay, i bought some blue tinted bulbs and blue sideights, then found out blue sidelights (LEDS) are illegal so they came out, i want bright white lights now

EDIT: just clicked on the links lol....... what did you use for the main and dipped beams?

 

[FR_POWER]

haha i didnt get rid of the warning light, i drove round with them for while unitll i realised they were illegal

FR power, where did you get your bulbs from, and how much did you pay, i bought some blue tinted bulbs and blue sideights, then found out blue sidelights (LEDS) are illegal so they came out, i want bright white lights now

EDIT: just clicked on the links lol....... did you buy two pairs of the phillips H7 bulbs?

What do you mean illegal?

I bought my bulbs from autobulbsdirect.

my sidelights which are white not blue:
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-LED-Canbus-Super-Bright-White.html

my dips, which are white with abit of blue tint, these are pretty crap for lightout:
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/H7-ABD-12V-55W-Xenon-Ice-Blue-Bulbs-pair.html

my full beam:
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/H7-Osram-Night-Breaker-90-12v-55w-bulbs-NEW-pair.html

around about £70

these sidelights are white.
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-W5W-Xenon-Extreme-White-pair.html

 

[Dave217]

the sidelights i bought are quad LEDS they are bright blue.

it is illegal to have a blue light in the front of the car and they are bright blue lol

i want bright white bulbs with a blueish tint so i think im going to get these, any chance of some pics in the dark?

EDIT: i just need the main beam bulbs and sidelights, do the osrams and sidelights give good visibility?

 

[FR_POWER]

the sidelights i bought are quad LEDS they are bright blue.

it is illegal to have a blue light in the front of the car and they are bright blue lol

i want bright white bulbs with a blueish tint so i think im going to get these, any chance of some pics in the dark?

EDIT: i just need the main beam bulbs and sidelights, do the osrams and sidelights give good visibility?

Oh right, Yeah you can't have BLUE lights infront because people might think your the police.

Sidelights don't do anything with visibility IMO..

Osrams are good but get the philips 80% xtreme they are BRIGHT!

LEDs one i have looks like this

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=233258&highlight=leds+work

 

[Dave217]

i know sidelights dont do much for visibility, i meant to say are they bright lol,

yeah i could flash my sidelights on and off and make people pull over (not that i ever tried this)

those LEDS are the look i want, will definatly have to purchase these, suck that we have 4 side lights though, still doesnt make sense to me

 

[Dave217]

where are the phillips 80% bulbs i cant find them on that site

 

[FR_POWER]

i know sidelights dont do much for visibility, i meant to say are they bright lol,

yeah i could flash my sidelights on and off and make people pull over (not that i ever tried this)

those LEDS are the look i want, will definatly have to purchase these, suck that we have 4 side lights though, still doesnt make sense to me

LOL yeah they are bright, they look nice on the car! TBH just get 1 pair of LEDs for the outer sidelights and get the free WHITE ones for the inner sidelight.

LOL!

TBH BMWs, Mercs have WHITE LEDs sidelights on them, so i guess you won't get in trouble with the law...

Oh i'm fitting some DRLs on mine (not those gay stupid strip ones off ebay) E-mark DRLs.

 

[FR_POWER]

where are the phillips 80% bulbs i cant find them on that site

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/H7-Philips-X-treme-Power-80-bulbs-pair.html

 

[Dave217]

its only blue lights in the front that are illegal, white is ok thats my understanding

thanks FR gonna order them when i get paid


quote from website

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FR did you get the second option