i want the xenon headlamp look on my car.... do the blulbs work

stolt

hi there, i really want the xenon bluish look (normally seen on BMW's and mercedes) to my headlamps on my car, stumbled across someone selling the bulbs on ebay that says you will get the kind of look, do you think it will work or is it just brighter bulbs.


thanks.

Nile

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Tallymanjohn

The blue bulbs just give a slightly whiter tint to the headlamp colour, still not as obvious as the Xenon lights. Incidentally you can get them on most mainstream cars now, as optional extras - I have them on my 5 year old Vauxhall Omega & my wife has them on her new Ford Focus!!

VincentVega

I've got them on my VW Golf (bought April 2006). They cost £700 or so and they are well worth it. The first time it was dark and I drove, the amount of visibility was marvellous. When I put full beams on, the light would get reflected off road signs and dazzle me slightly. Even just on dipped beams, they offer an excellent amount of light. They auto-adjust to the road as you drive along, so they bounce up and down as you go. They also adjust themselves when you turn on the ignition - I can see them go up and down and then up again. Neat.

A particularly nice feature of my Golf is that it has an automatic headlight feature. I just leave the dial on a particular setting and the lights turn themselves on and off when required (e.g. going through a tunnel).

The only downside is that when driving along, certain people think I'm driving with full beams on (which I am careful not to) and flash at me. Believe me, if I had full beams on, you'd know. Sometimes I can't resist giving them a quick flash so say "No, this is my full beam setting, notice the difference?".

rdwarr

VincentVega wrote:

The only downside is that when driving along, certain people think I'm driving with full beams on (which I am careful not to) and flash at me. Believe me, if I had full beams on, you'd know. Sometimes I can't resist giving them a quick flash so say "No, this is my full beam setting, notice the difference?".

But if you're blinding people with your lights on normal settings then you may have a problem with alignment. Worth geting it checked out. Remember, the car you flash could be a police car!

stolt

thanks for all the replies, my honda frv never had the option with xenons, or i would have definatley got them. however the bulbs are only 10.00 but not sure if they are going to do anything for me other than seem a little whiter. if thats the case then i dont see any point to them, i agree about the xenons they really do make a difference.

ttoli

stolt wrote:

thanks for all the replies, my honda frv never had the option with xenons, or i would have definatley got them. however the bulbs are only 10.00 but not sure if they are going to do anything for me other than seem a little whiter. if thats the case then i dont see any point to them, i agree about the xenons they really do make a difference.

. i have a shogun Pinin and bought some BOSCH ones from Halfords, think they were around 15 GBP each but well worth it and yes they are correctly aligned but still have other drivers flashing me.As with anything, go for the best that you can afford.

PaulN_3

I bought bulbs like this from Halfords a few years back. I was looking for the xenon bulb effect like you. Although they did make my lights brighter, they didn't look anything like xenon headlights unfortunately.

Jamie85

check out https://www.powerbulbs.co.uk - and in particular the Philips blue vision bulbs. I bought some RSE xtreme white bulbs from ebay last year and although the light looked so much better than the horrible standard yellowish look you get, visibility is not great on dipped beams in my opinion. Also some on ebay are not road legal in the UK, I think 55W is the legal limit but you might want to double check that.

A_Nice_Englishman

I don't know whether these bulbs would count as a modification and invalidate your insurance so best to check with your insurance company.

mustrum_ridcully

There are bright white bulbs these are fine, the blue coated ones might be dodgy, to quote what the AA said a while back:
"In tests observed by the AA, none of the blue-coated bulbs provided clearer
beams and most gave a poorer light performance than the best standard bulbs. Some of these bulbs are technically illegal as they create unacceptable
dazzle for oncoming traffic. So blue may look cool, but for ordinary headlamps it is not recommended"