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Just picked up some GTI xenon lights from a scrappy, but only thing i need is the xenon bulb. does anyone know which bulb it is?

Raz

This is a quote from alexperkins

On the Polo GTI, the dipped beams are factory fitted Xenon HID bulbs in a D2S fitment.

High/Main Beams are a H1 halogen bulb.

Sidelights are 501 or W5W and are a completely independant bulb.

Have you got the ballasts on the lights still?

yeah they are

by the way once the bulb is connected how do i make the bulb holder stay in place ( the red and black one).. does the bulb itself have a kind of thread to make it hold in place??

gdgd

There is a special black plastic ring which you put on over the bulb back after it has been put into the light which twists into place. Then the red/black connector does a quarter twist onto the back of the bulb to lock.

The rings are available seperately youll be pleased to know, but only from a dealer, and warrant a silly price for what they are

oh i see it, i only have one how much would a dealer do them for anyways?

will the standard ballasts support 6000k bulbs? or should I get less brighter ones?

I'll be selling my 6000k ballasts and bulbs soon. It's a Hids4u kit.

failing that I have some 4300k bulbs you can have

pm if interested

vw55raz wrote:will the standard ballasts support 6000k bulbs? or should I get less brighter ones?

the plastic rings are about £7 quid each from memory

Standard ballasts will support 6000k bulbs, so long as they are the standard 35W ones

h4r1s wrote:I'll be selling my 6000k ballasts and bulbs soon. It's a Hids4u kit.

failing that I have some 4300k bulbs you can have

pm if interested

pm sent

Oh and to add, the factory xenon ballasts will start a 6000k or 4300k bulb much faster than an aftermarket, without the flicker.

alexperkins wrote:Oh and to add, the factory xenon ballasts will start a 6000k or 4300k bulb much faster than an aftermarket, without the flicker.

ahh thats good to know. i hate the flicker ones. sometimes my current hid kit from hids 4u they flicker so much while im driving. so random!

http://www.hids4u.co.uk/6000k-replaceme ... pr-11.html

does anyone know if these are 35w? or should i give them a call?