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Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:10 pm
by AJ_7
Hi guys,
Buying some upgrade bulbs for my headlights. I've looked at the 'Philips Blue Vision Plus H7 12V 55W more light Xenon HID Look' on HIDS4U and just wondering if anyone has any bulbs they would highly recommend. Are the Xenon look bulbs worth buying? I don't wanna look like a chav in a riced out Saxo, I'm just after some more powerful bulbs! I'd also like them to be a lot whiter than the 'yellowyness' of the OEM bulbs.
Also, would the DRL's be made brighter?
Any feedback would be hugely appreciated,
Alex
Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:57 am
by NeilMcConville
Get this HID Conversion kit for HIDS4U, whenever i get the money i will be being myself one as well. Blaade had these lights and said they where far better than standard lits. The only probably is you need to check what bulbs you have cause they could be H7 or H4

Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:11 am
by AJ_7
Thanks mate, I've been researching bulbs on other, more active forums and the Phillips Blue Vision Ultra bubs seem to be very good. So I bit the bullet and ordered some and also got some free Phillips Blue Vision 501 sidelight bulbs

I'll do some before/after shots once they arrive

Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:19 am
by NeilMcConville
Oh good stuff, i can't wait until i get my HID kit, changes the whole look of the car outside

Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:21 am
by AJ_7
Unscrewed the two screws on the top of the headlight, but can't for the life of me get the headlight unit out! Does anyone have any advice? Following the steps in the Owners Manual but not having any success

Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:23 am
by tt509
AJ_7 wrote:Unscrewed the two screws on the top of the headlight, but can't for the life of me get the headlight unit out! Does anyone have any advice? Following the steps in the Owners Manual but not having any success

just pull and it will come mate
Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:33 am
by AJ_7
tt509 wrote:AJ_7 wrote:Unscrewed the two screws on the top of the headlight, but can't for the life of me get the headlight unit out! Does anyone have any advice? Following the steps in the Owners Manual but not having any success

just pull and it will come mate
Excuse me?!

I've tried using brute force but I don't wanna nacker the clips!
Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:43 am
by tt509
AJ_7 wrote:tt509 wrote:AJ_7 wrote:Unscrewed the two screws on the top of the headlight, but can't for the life of me get the headlight unit out! Does anyone have any advice? Following the steps in the Owners Manual but not having any success

just pull and it will come mate
Excuse me?!

I've tried using brute force but I don't wanna nacker the clips!
all i did was Unscrewed the two screws on the top of the headlight and give it a push of the back of the light and a bit of a pull mate
Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:59 pm
by AJ_7
All sorted

Really surprised you have to use that much force to take them out, I was scared of breaking something! Just incase anyone is interested, the bulbs I bought were Phillips Blue Vision Plus H7 from:
http://www.hids4u.co.uk/Philips-blue-vi ... n-hid.html
Basket came to £ 26.06 but using the Discount Code 'STRATHY' came to a total of £19.54. Also included a free set of Phillips Ultra White W5W bulbs which I put in the sidelights. Pics to follow sometime soon

Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:27 pm
by tt509
good you got it out mate
Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:29 am
by AJ_7
Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:51 am
by NeilMcConville
You should have taken the picture last night when it was dark :L Looks well though ( Better than my currently multicoloured headlights :L )
Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:06 am
by AJ_7
That, is a good point

I'll take some tonight.
Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:22 am
by NeilMcConville
Good stuff

whats your plans for the car now?
Re: Upgrade Bulbs
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:31 am
by AJ_7
NeilMcConville wrote:Good stuff

whats your plans for the car now?
Nothing major really. Fitting a GTi grill, getting the rear windows tinted and my Boavista alloys refurbed in Diamond Black from VW. When Revo finally pull their finger out and sort a map out it will also be remapped

Oh, and some lowered springs

And also the VW retrofitted LED DRL's when they become available too.