Projection Lens

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:06 pm

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?

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:27 pm

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

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:46 am

I personally dont think the standard bulbs are all that good eithers . Is there anyway you can get a projection lens for your car???

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:42 am

well uprate your bulbs, i have and they are much better and purer light

and as for projector lenses, you cant just retro fit them, so unless a light manufacturer makes projector style lenses, your stuck with the standards

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:57 am

Cheers for the info jeff. A have upgraded my bulbs as soon as i got my polo. They are better than standard ( A lot better ) just really like the Xenons. Not be changing anythin till next couple a months anyways.

Wouter · Post by **Wouter** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:01 pm

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..

daa709 · Post by **daa709** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:48 pm

Which uprated bulbs did you guys use?

abdnmoh · Post by **abdnmoh** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:13 pm

I think most ppl use Philips 80%

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:57 pm

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

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.

Post by **alexperkins** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:53 am

same