Xenons

panthro · 14 Jun 2007 at 16:58

For all of you who have fitted aftermarket xenons to your car, where did you buy them from, how much did you pay and what colour temperature did you go for?

Phate · 14 Jun 2007 at 17:07

I haven't bought mine yet but I plan to go for 6000k ones as these seem the most natural and best to me.

lower than 6k isn't white enough and 8000k ones just look blue.

What car have you got?

NickXX · 14 Jun 2007 at 18:51

6000k, £120.

loki101 · 14 Jun 2007 at 18:55

6000k, £120.

same of the 'bay

[TW]Fox · 14 Jun 2007 at 19:10

Get the projector headlights for your type of car first though or it won't look right, regardless of MOT status, will dazzle other drivers.

Confused · 14 Jun 2007 at 19:18

[TW]Fox said:
Get the projector headlights for your type of car first though or it won't look right, regardless of MOT status, will dazzle other drivers.

As Fox said, you need OEM projector headlights first.

Here's the pattern from a standard reflector with a standard halogen bulb:

Fitting more powerful bulbs will jus make this light spread worse!

And here's the pattern from an HID projector (with a standard halogen bulb too):

The difference is substantial - and it's the proper beam pattern that will prevent you from dazzling other drivers.

No-One · 14 Jun 2007 at 19:43

I looked into this but there aren't any OEM projector lights for the Seat Leon that I'm aware of.

ScoobyDoo69 · 14 Jun 2007 at 19:48

Are these for the scoob mate?

Hawk Tuah · 14 Jun 2007 at 21:32

I've got HID's on mine.

They are 6000k and cost £120.

I got mine from here turborevs.co.uk He came to fccuk and gave us a good price on HID kits. A lot of people have bought them and have been happy.

panthro · 15 Jun 2007 at 00:14

ScoobyDoo69 said:
Are these for the scoob mate?

Yeah, bugeye headlights but not with the crystal covers.

ScoobyDoo69 · 15 Jun 2007 at 00:29

Just get some JDM headlights for them, you'll need to play with the wiring a bit, but it will work, and look great

see here:

http://bbs.scoobynet.com/members-gallery-5/612981-new-sti-lights.html

panthro · 15 Jun 2007 at 09:06

ScoobyDoo69 said:
Just get some JDM headlights for them, you'll need to play with the wiring a bit, but it will work, and look great

see here:

http://bbs.scoobynet.com/members-gallery-5/612981-new-sti-lights.html

Hmmm, looks like a lot of hassle, plus, if I already have STi lights, wouldnt it be easier to just fit the HID bulbs? It would work out about £70 cheaper too probably?

panthro · 15 Jun 2007 at 11:00

[TW]Fox said:
Get the projector headlights for your type of car first though or it won't look right, regardless of MOT status, will dazzle other drivers.

What are they?

Hawk Tuah · 15 Jun 2007 at 12:23

panthro said:
What are they?

I'm guessing that the JDM headlights are projectors.

The difference is a more precise beam pattern. With a standard headlight a lot of light goes everywhere other than where you want it. As the picture above shows.

With a projector, the light pattern is precise, so it doesn't dazzle oncoming traffic. Theerefore when you fit even brighter headlights, it doesn't blind oncoming traffic, where with a normal headlight you will.

panthro · 26 Jun 2007 at 22:34

Im still not sure what you mean by projector. This is what my headlight looks like. Im assuming I can buy a kit of the bay and fit it.

thepharcyde · 27 Jun 2007 at 08:53

panthro said:
Im still not sure what you mean by projector. This is what my headlight looks like. Im assuming I can buy a kit of the bay and fit it.

Whats the bottom left projector for full beam or dipped?

chipperhead · 27 Jun 2007 at 10:12

Bought some off the bay about 5 months ago, cheapest ones I could find and now one light is considerably dimmer than the other.
Not happy, but can't be bothered to even think about returning them as they were from Honk Kong.

TONY · 27 Jun 2007 at 13:27

I have Xenons fitted to my Audi, they are self leveling and the car has headlight washers fitted which I believe are a legal requirement for cars fitted with Xenons.

Confused · 27 Jun 2007 at 13:30

TONY said:
I have Xenons fitted to my Audi, they are self leveling and the car has headlight washers fitted which I believe are a legal requirement for cars fitted with factory-fitted Xenons.

Fixed

Tommy B · 27 Jun 2007 at 13:35

Are there no regulations regarding Xenons?

Some tossers fit extremely bright ones to their cars which I find extremely dazzling when night driving, even with full beam turned off.

They do look cool though