Projection Lens
- KennyPOLO_Gti
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Projection Lens
If I am fitting Xenons to my car, (8000K) will it look daft cos Polos dont have projection lens??? And what it will look like? I am assuming it wont give that twinkle some other cars do?
i have been here with xenons and the light pattern and quality is worse than standards, and my xenon kits were not cheapy ones either
you lose the controled beam pattern and just get a bright blur
also, i found 6000k too blue so went down to 5000k and still had the same issues
see the projector (or fish eye lens) refracts the flow of light, slowing it down, correcting the beam pattern and making it whiter with a tinge of colour unlike normal bulb caps which do nothing and just shows the light as blue
personally mate, i would not bother, and i have tried it and returned to standard light bulbs again
also, if you do not have a winter pack on your car with the heated headlamp washers, your car will fail its mot, as xenons need headlight washers, as dusty or dirty lights seriously reduce the correct working of the hid bulbs
but its your choice
you lose the controled beam pattern and just get a bright blur
also, i found 6000k too blue so went down to 5000k and still had the same issues
see the projector (or fish eye lens) refracts the flow of light, slowing it down, correcting the beam pattern and making it whiter with a tinge of colour unlike normal bulb caps which do nothing and just shows the light as blue
personally mate, i would not bother, and i have tried it and returned to standard light bulbs again
also, if you do not have a winter pack on your car with the heated headlamp washers, your car will fail its mot, as xenons need headlight washers, as dusty or dirty lights seriously reduce the correct working of the hid bulbs
but its your choice
- KennyPOLO_Gti
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- KennyPOLO_Gti
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Hoping for some aftermarket projector lens myself. Looks better and less "diffusion" of light indeed.
I also have HID xenon 6000K, i still prefer it miles ahead over normal bulbs, and as long as you don't irritate other people on the road with an aftermarket xenon kit it's okay.
I know FK has projector lenses for a 9N, wish they could make them for a 9N3 too..
I also have HID xenon 6000K, i still prefer it miles ahead over normal bulbs, and as long as you don't irritate other people on the road with an aftermarket xenon kit it's okay.
I know FK has projector lenses for a 9N, wish they could make them for a 9N3 too..
No it won't fail an MOT as headlight washer's are not checked for the MOT. Mines been through 2 MOTs at different places and has passed both time's.Jeff GTi wrote:also, if you do not have a winter pack on your car with the heated headlamp washers, your car will fail its mot, as xenons need headlight washers, as dusty or dirty lights seriously reduce the correct working of the hid bulbs
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