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Looking at the fake xenon lighting for example Osram Super and Philips Silver Vision, just wondered on the "H and the number after it", i know it tells you the brightness and colour of the light but could some one recommend the brightest blue coloured lights as well as the brightest white coloured lights as i think xenons look wicked,

Thanks

The H7, H4, etc indications just tell you what type it is, or, in other words, for which car they'll fit. It has nothing to do with the color of the light.

What you're after is Kelvin, which indicates the color temperature. Higher means 'colder', or in plain English, more blue than yellow. Normal lights are around K3000, but Xenons can get up to K4500, 5500 or even as insane as 8000. That's just very very blue.

ok cheers, so can you tell me the standard H fitting on a new polo?

Dipped: H7
Main: H1
Fogs: H3
Sidelights: W5W 12v

Dipped are H7 , you can find this information in the 9n guide at the top of the 9n section. Wonderfully collaborated by Mole!

cheers for all that information lads, can anyone of you point me in the direction of where to buy some bulbs of the interweb? am i searching for dipped H7 bulbs or main H1 bulbs???

Damn you aaron

Any how, www.powerbulbs.com as they over a discount to Uk-polos members good service, i've ordered a numerous amount of times from them!

sweetinglooney wrote:cheers for all that information lads, can anyone of you point me in the direction of where to buy some bulbs of the interweb? am i searching for dipped H7 bulbs or main H1 bulbs???

you use H7 normally during the night in street lit areas.

your H1 is your "flasher" or high/main beam

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/high_perf.htm#pw

have lots of H7 to choose from

cheers

i just bought some H7's last week and i was told to get the code RW2277, which is the correct fitment for a 9n.

i know for a fact that code of bulb fits. im not sure if any other codes fit, just going off what i was told

btw, any1 know what kind the front indicators are? (the 1s inside the main headlight housing)

I have just purchased H1 and H7 off ebay for £12 and £10 per pair, just type in osram h1 or H7 and you'll find 'em.

do those 1s have the "blue" effect, ie xenon look?

Hi, no, I'm blind as a bat at night, so went for the white ones. I looked at the blue ones, they were similar prices. Search for osram cool blue if interested.

update! fitted the bulbs and of course the philips that were in were high performance anyway, so no difference at all, still least I'm europe legal now.
Don't know why that mag recons the osram were better as they are the same performance as the philips.