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

xzibit

There is no way that you can get the HID xenon look with normal headlight bulbs. I have the Philips Blue Vision bulbs in my car, and they are meant to be the closest to HID you can get. Well, they just look normal. They are very white, but look nothing like HID lights. Good bulbs though, much better vision.
The only way you can get the HID look, is to buy a HID conversion kit, which are HID ballasts and bulbs, the real thing!!
They retail from between £150 - £300 normally, and are well worth it, as a mate a work who has a VX220 got some, and he's nearly persuaded me to get some. You can even choose the colour range (white - blue - purple).

Whatever you do, don't be tempted by the bulbs on ebay that claim to look like HID xenon lights, because they don't, they look like blue bulbs, just like a boy racer would have. The only option is to invest in the proper lights, well worth the money imho.

stolt

thanks for all the replies, as I thought you cant re create it without spending the money. I'll see if there is a conversion kit out for my car, its something I'd like to get but as its a new model not sure they have many aftermarket options for it yet.

xzibit

stolt wrote:

thanks for all the replies, as I thought you cant re create it without spending the money. I'll see if there is a conversion kit out for my car, its something I'd like to get but as its a new model not sure they have many aftermarket options for it yet.

The conversions aren't for the car, more the bulb type, ie H4, H7, H1 etc
Try https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk

Lorian

About the whitest, brightest bulbs you can get for normal car lenses are Osram Silver Star (I use 4).

Jorgan_2

xzibit wrote:

The only way you can get the HID look, is to buy a HID conversion kit, which are HID ballasts and bulbs, the real thing!!
They retail from between £150 - £300 normally, and are well worth it, as a mate a work who has a VX220 got some, and he's nearly persuaded me to get some. You can even choose the colour range (white - blue - purple).

Whatever you do, don't be tempted by the bulbs on ebay that claim to look like HID xenon lights, because they don't, they look like blue bulbs, just like a boy racer would have. The only option is to invest in the proper lights, well worth the money imho.

The majority of these conversion kits aren't legal. To be legal they need to have automatic headlamp levelling & headlamp wash, it isn't just a case of fitting the bulbs, ballasts & wiring.

I have seen this subject discussed many times on various car forums, most people buying the kit seem to accept that they aren't legal & hope the police/MOT testing stations don't notice the conversion.