Xenomatch Bulbs

[karlw]

Got these today to try in my LCR (I hope its H7 fitting )

I ran them in my evo and nex to my brothers who had a proper HID kit you could hardly tell the difference and for £11.99 can you really go wrong?

 

[8bit]

Hmm interesting. I need to sort my headlights out but didn't want to go to the lengths of installing HIDs - be keen to hear how you get on with these, keep us posted. Where did you get these, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[karlw]

No worries I will let you know.
I got them from here http://www.xenonshop.co.uk/vb_product.php they come very highly rated on other forums i am a member of. Quick delivery too.

 

[Andrewcupra TDI]

yes H7 is correct

also do they do the full beam bulbs

 

[karlw]

I think they do everything and are well priced on the HID kits too.
Once i have tried these ill get the LED side lights before i look at the full beams.

 

[markgb]

No worries I will let you know.
I got them from here http://www.xenonshop.co.uk/vb_product.php they come very highly rated on other forums i am a member of. Quick delivery too.

I can't open the link, comes up with security violation.
I'll copy and paste, and place an order.

 

[8bit]

just take the bit off the end, go to http://www.xenonshop.co.uk instead, that worked ok for me...

 

[markgb]

just take the bit off the end, go to http://www.xenonshop.co.uk instead, that worked ok for me...

Cheers again bud. That's twice in two days you've helped me.LOL

 

[TubbyTwo]

need to get some new ones for mine, will have to take a peek at yours at night once they are fitted.

Had MTECs in mine that were blue, and some HID ones and they looked nice but didnt light the road as well as the original halogen ones

are the 55w or 100w?

 

[JamJay]

Let us know how you get on, I am interested to see the light output on the road

 

[karlw]

need to get some new ones for mine, will have to take a peek at yours at night once they are fitted.

Had MTECs in mine that were blue, and some HID ones and they looked nice but didnt light the road as well as the original halogen ones

are the 55w or 100w?

thats fine bud, I rekon they will be 100 x better than my current candles.
They are 55W 5000k Charged bulbs

 

[karlw]

Let us know how you get on, I am interested to see the light output on the road

Well if they are anything like when i had them in my Evo i wont be dissapointed but i will get some pics and let you know how well they light up the roads too

 

[JamJay]

By the way, what bulbs are required for LCR foglights and main beams?

 

[karlw]

By the way, what bulbs are required for LCR foglights and main beams?

Im not sure yet, I was going to get the LED side lights next.
I just looked on the website and they do lots of different colours but I will stick with the Xenon white

 

[JamJay]

Thanks Gavin. Looking forward to the pics Karl.

 

[Chester]

I've got Ring XenonMax in mine, but I'd guess that these H7s are much hotter in temerature (cooler in colour). I've got 'Xenon' coloured LED side lights. I think these would be a better match.

Probably a little overkill matching headlamp bulbs to sidelights, but oh well!

 

[Muttley]

Looks to me like a blue-painted filament bulb. Can't be as bright as the same bulb without the blue paint on it - leave off the filter and more light will get out.

The Xenon labelling is a red herring: all quartz-halogen bulbs have an inert gas filling, and xenon is just that, an inert gas.

I suspect this is just another cosmetic bulb, to give you the look of a discharge lamp without the hassel of installing one. For maximum illumination out of a filament lamp, go for the clear high-power ones like Osram Nightbreakers or Philips Extreme Power.

 

[TubbyTwo]

I have used Phillps Extreme power before and they are very good

 

[karlw]

Looks to me like a blue-painted filament bulb. Can't be as bright as the same bulb without the blue paint on it - leave off the filter and more light will get out.

The Xenon labelling is a red herring: all quartz-halogen bulbs have an inert gas filling, and xenon is just that, an inert gas.

I suspect this is just another cosmetic bulb, to give you the look of a discharge lamp without the hassel of installing one. For maximum illumination out of a filament lamp, go for the clear high-power ones like Osram Nightbreakers or Philips Extreme Power.

And how much are they? Probably not a tenner
Ive tested these (not in a leon admittidly) so know what they are like. Yes i know they are no real HID lights and know all the splur about gas filling etc etc
All I am saying is that when put next to another car with HID kit there was no noticeable difference (Both Evo VI). So from a saving view of about £140 then trying out a £11.99 set was a no brianer. If however they dont perform as well as they did in the Evo then I will look at the HID kit.

 

[Chester]

Looks to me like a blue-painted filament bulb. Can't be as bright as the same bulb without the blue paint on it - leave off the filter and more light will get out.

The Xenon labelling is a red herring: all quartz-halogen bulbs have an inert gas filling, and xenon is just that, an inert gas.

I suspect this is just another cosmetic bulb, to give you the look of a discharge lamp without the hassel of installing one. For maximum illumination out of a filament lamp, go for the clear high-power ones like Osram Nightbreakers or Philips Extreme Power.

Mmm, you're right about the blue filter effectively limiting the amount of light from the bulb, especially from other parts of the colour spectrum. However I do believe the Xenon gas helps, possibly just by changing the colour temperature of the light output. Even if that is the case and there aren't any more lumens from these 'cosmetic' bulbs, it does add clarity to night time driving.

I don't believe having a 'blue tinge' to headlamps helps one bit though. They are distracting for other road users and the filtered affect cannot offer any more visibility in real terms at dusk or at night.