hate the sidelights

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nickpolo
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hate the sidelights

Post by nickpolo »

hi guys,

i hate how yellowy the sidelights look agains the white of the gas discharge headlights when they're on.

whats the best whte bulb to match with them? i dont know fittigns or bulb types

thanks
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Post by nickpolo »

anyone?
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Post by Del_GTi »

Do a search mate, there are other posts about changing sidelight bulbs etc.
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Post by DNK69 »

i have got some philips bulbs for mine. they r called blue vision, ultra. havent had a chance to fit them as i dnt know how to take the bumper off and im not paying silly money for someone to do it for me.

I got them from ebay for £8 check them out. My mate has got them on his golf Gti and they look 10times better then standard.
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Post by vr6south »

I have fitted these bulbs and can fully recommend them as a good match for the Xenons 8) as they appear white and not off yellow. I would also replace the main beams whilst the bumper is off :wink: .
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Post by CalvinGTI »

Just so you guys know, if police want to be anal about it, Indicators have to FLASH yellow when turned on. They can appear to look white/silver, but when flashing they must be Yellow.

Wouldnt want you guys getting pulled and given a £30 finelike some ppl that i know hah !

http://search.ebay.co.uk/indicator-silv ... 9QQfromZR8

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Post by ModifiedMadness »

Like mine, look silver/blue but flash orange, you can just about see in this pic

http://img276.imageshack.us/img276/906/gti22du.jpg
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Post by DNK69 »

vr6south wat main beam lights u got on? r they philips blue vision aswell?

Did u take the bumper off yourself?is it easy?
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Post by vr6south »

I used osram silver for my main beam and if you order from powerbulbs.co.uk you get the side lights for free :D . I also managed to get 10% discount for being a Corrado Forum member. As for fitting it is a bumper off job, there is a guide on here somewhere which was really useful. Take care when removing the indicators as the clips are very fragile, the HID (i think that's what they are) units are fiddly, but only require loosening. Allow about a hour and a bit of back ache for the first time. There are lots of bolts which are not always obvious so don't try to force anything.
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Post by mikegti »

ModifiedMadness wrote:Like mine, look silver/blue but flash orange, you can just about see in this pic
those look like mine, which I think are Ring Silver Enigma
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Not sure what they are mate, they were on it when I bought it, all I know is they look the part :D
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Post by Neil Polo GTi »

I have now fitted blue sidelights and Osram headlights to match the Xenons much better - got it done when I had the car semi-resprayed so he had bumper off anyway !
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I got mine from Ultraleds.co.uk, or .com( can't remember!) They have a wide selection of LED sidelights with the correct fitting for the GTI. The superbright single LED is what is on my ride, and they give off a xenon light which compliments the HID perfectly.
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Post by PhilGTi »

Can anyone tell me the exact details for some of these Phillips Sidelights and Headlights, the ones that match the xenons. Also, once the bumper is off how do you fit them?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Blue-Vision-P ... dZViewItem

Would these do the trick?
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Post by Grum »

i have the phillips side light bulbs (not fitted yet) and when they were in my old car it looked like the headlights were on... but they were not :lol:

they r good bright bulbs and i'll be puttin them in the polo soon! i got them free from work so i cant complain :wink:
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