Upgrading front lights on IBIZa 2003 1.9tdi sport

denispearl · Jan 28, 2010

Hey guys.
Hello everyone .
Need to upgrade lights in my IBIZA.
What is the correct fitment? H7 and H3 or H7 or H1?
different sites have different opinions>

What bulbs would you recommend?
Im looking at Philips Vision plus, as they seems to be ok with better life then Xtreme ones. What you recon?
Also 501 bulbs need to be changed. Apparently LED ones are really nice, which ones should I go for?
There are many on ebay for £5 per set, are they ok or shell I go for different ones?
Where to get GOOD bulbs from and which should I buy ?
Thanks a lot
My YEllow IBIZA and me would really appreciate your helP

NickyJam · Jan 28, 2010

check out my thread for pics of my fitted Philips BlueVision bulbs, a very white light with touch of blue, and the h7 packs come with free pair of Philips blue xenon sidelights which are also a lot whiter than standard sidelight bulbs

available for ~£18 on the bay :thumbup:

as for fitments, on the twin headlights its h7 and h4 i believe with 505w sidelights (or somethin like that)

denispearl · Jan 28, 2010

so where is your post with the pictures is?

NickyJam · Jan 28, 2010

the link in my siggie vvvvv

denispearl · Jan 28, 2010

ive checked your car pictures but there is no evidence how the lights look at night, im afraid.
I dont really know cos i dont want to have very blue lights. I cannot find any proper pictures of bluevision at night, especcialy compare to Vision plus ones. Any help?

Nice car BTW

NickyJam · Jan 28, 2010

thanks for the comment, but seriously...these pics are at night:

don't like to keep posting them everywhere...they were on pg.5 not pg.1

denispearl · Jan 28, 2010

Sweet. Ill go for a bluevision

Cheers mate.

NickyJam · Jan 28, 2010

denispearl said:
Sweet. Ill go for a bluevision
Cheers mate.

yer they are nice, and don't make your headlights all blue which i didn't want either

.Phase · Jan 28, 2010

I bought Osram night breakers dipped bulbs and really impressed
I bought the main beam bulbs too and fitted them today, gunna go out tonight and see what they're like compared to standard =]

denispearl · Jan 28, 2010

any experience with vision plus maybe???

denispearl · Jan 28, 2010

Ive heard that philips range is better tho

.Phase · Jan 28, 2010

no I've never had anything other than standard headlights before

I was going to get the Philips XTreme bulbs to being with but after reading about the Osram nightbreakers it appears they are exactly the same bulbs with a different name...
so I thought I'd save myself a bit of money lol

the dipped light up everything in short range, you can see every inbetween every stone in the tarmac =]

denispearl · Jan 28, 2010

Apparently Xtreme's lifespan is VErry short

.Phase · Jan 28, 2010

yeah I just googled it and found some info

Philips emit more light since Osram have blue film on half the glass
the difference is so minimal you can't measure it

Philips vision plus have less life than blue vision since they run at a higher temp

I'll let you know what I think of the main bulbs a after tea when I get to test them ! =]

tbh I'm pretty sure they're basically the same, companies will always copy what other companies have so you can choose which product you want...

Seat Adam · Jan 28, 2010

I have Osram Nightbreakers in my LC TDI dipped and main, they are better than standard. Also have Phillips BlueVision side lights, shine white instaed of blue as they burn at 3400K which is nearly HID temp. I think Powerbulbs or Regal Auto Bulbs websites both sell them reasonably priced, and give away the 501 side lights for free.

denispearl · Jan 28, 2010

Would be nice to know, Phase.
BTW guys ive just checked EBAY and I can get set of H1 and set of H7 plus two sets 5w5s for free with them. Its all comes to £35 together with the postage cost included. Not too bad

.Phase · Jan 28, 2010

powerbulbs have an ebay account where they sell them for around £11 a pair (nightbreakers)
and £17 for xtremes

alot cheaper than they're website

EDIT

I ordered sunday and they arrived tuesday, then ordered mains tuesday night and arrived today

2 day postage

denispearl · Jan 28, 2010

.Phase said:
powerbulbs have an ebay account where they sell them for around £11 a pair (nightbreakers)
and £17 for xtremes

alot cheaper than they're website

EDIT

I ordered sunday and they arrived tuesday, then ordered mains tuesday night and arrived today

2 day postage

Sweet

Im going to buy from them. Do you know wether they combine postage costs if you buying two sets of bulbs? Ive sent them a question, but not reply yet.

.Phase · Jan 28, 2010

not sure if they combine

just back from going out, too many cars on the road really lol, didn't have much time on full beam!

The dipped I would definately 100% recommend buying, they are a VAST improvement over standard dippies

the full beam I wasn't as impressed with, there was definately a difference between the bulbs, nightbreakers are whiter and therefore everything is clearer
they don't give alot further distance than standard but yes some extra
I saw about 2/3 cats-eyes further on the road

final verdict: definately dipped bulbs, full beam if you got £13 lying around... Xenons are still that bit better but price is not to everyones budget

let me know what you think if you get them
my lights did have a bit of dirt on them, but so did they when the standard ones were in

denispearl · Jan 28, 2010

.Phase said:
not sure if they combine

just back from going out, too many cars on the road really lol, didn't have much time on full beam!

The dipped I would definately 100% recommend buying, they are a VAST improvement over standard dippies

the full beam I wasn't as impressed with, there was definately a difference between the bulbs, nightbreakers are whiter and therefore everything is clearer
they don't give alot further distance than standard but yes some extra
I saw about 2/3 cats-eyes further on the road

final verdict: definately dipped bulbs, full beam if you got £13 lying around... Xenons are still that bit better but price is not to everyones budget

let me know what you think if you get them
my lights did have a bit of dirt on them, but so did they when the standard ones were in

U recon is better to have dipped and 501 bluevision and main vision plus??? Would it help?
Any significant difference in colours?

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