Colour Matching Halogen to Xenon

[flakmunky]

Hi,

Loving my Xeonons but hate the yellow side lights, foglights and supplemental main beams...

Has anyone with Xenons colour matched the other bulbs and if so, what bulbs did you use?

Thanks,

fM

 

[H8T WP]

i would also like to know ....side lights are a big let down

 

[GrantyBoy]

ditto

 

[chrisboyle999]

Hi,

Loving my Xeonons but hate the yellow side lights, foglights and supplemental main beams...

Has anyone with Xenons colour matched the other bulbs and if so, what bulbs did you use?

Thanks,

fM

arent the xenon high beams included in the optional upgrade upgrade for the fr (and others), like the cupra, hence BI xenon?

agree the side lights are pants.

 

[john_ach]

Get philips blue vision side lights. They look pure white, vast improvement over the comparative yellow hue I noticed after upgrading my bulbs to philips extreme +80% bulbs.

 

[amnesia]

How much are they? And do you pretty much just get them from Halfords or something?

 

[Jace]

Get philips blue vision side lights. They look pure white, vast improvement over the comparative yellow hue I noticed after upgrading my bulbs to philips extreme +80% bulbs.

Yep, these are the daddies to get

 

[johnbev]

I have tried fitting the led sidelights I took out of my old leon, but they don`t seem to want to work in the new one
I only briefly tried when changing the indicators to silver. Will try again when I get round to it.... I thought it was the cars electronics not accepting the difference in voltage or something

 

[sportbilly]

Polarg M4 are the one's you want for sidelights - not LED so doesnt bother the computer thinking a bulbs out (if the new Leon has this feature).

I got some from ebay - clicky

Here is a pic of someone in the states with them to give you an idea of colour.

 

[flakmunky]

arent the xenon high beams included in the optional upgrade upgrade for the fr (and others), like the cupra, hence BI xenon?

agree the side lights are pants.

Yes, the gate lifts *slightly* on the Xenon when you put main beam on but there is a 'supplemental' halogen that comes on... or at least thats how I read the manual. Will be out later to look for sure!

 

[Jace]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Philips-Blue-...ryZ72235QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Philips Blue Vision are what you want,

This is them in my old golf

 

[Rob GTI]

Yes, the gate lifts *slightly* on the Xenon when you put main beam on but there is a 'supplemental' halogen that comes on... or at least thats how I read the manual. Will be out later to look for sure!

Thats exactly how they work. The halogen bulbs do contribute quite a bit to the full beam as when you swich them on the road gets a yellow tint compared to before.

I have tried the Philips blue vision side lights and they are less yellow than the standard halogen but still look yellow compared to the Xenon next to it.

I also put in some 50% uprated Osram H1 bulbs in the supplemental halogen main beam light and now I can see for miles on main beam

 

[foon]

I thought the halogens were just for flashing, 'cos the bixenenons are too slow from cold. I haven't noticed them on main beam.
I'll have a look tomorrow morning.

 

[Tam]

I thought the halogens were just for flashing, 'cos the bixenenons are too slow from cold. I haven't noticed them on main beam.
I'll have a look tomorrow morning.

Nope, the halogens come on too.

I know because my xenons were broke and re-fused to "pop-up" when on main beam so all it did was get slightly brighter with a yellow tint until the garage fixed them.

 

[Alfredog4]

How about Philips Diamond for the side lights? which ones look the most like Xenons? but not that Dark Blue xenon, but the more Factory looking White-Blue xenon...

That's what I want for the side lights, the factory looking xenon colour

 

[Rob GTI]

How about Philips Diamond for the side lights? which ones look the most like Xenons? but not that Dark Blue xenon, but the more Factory looking White-Blue xenon...

That's what I want for the side lights, the factory looking xenon colour

The blue vision are supposed to look more like Xenons than the Diamond ones. I'd imagine it will be hard to find a halogen bulb that looks like a Xenon when sitting next to the real thing. (see my earlier post).

 

[flakmunky]

Rob, I would agree... I just want something that doesn't look as yellow!!!

 

[Alfredog4]

Well... If it looks factory...

 

[Stuart 528]

Personally I dont rate the Phillips, PIAA Extreme White sidelights are much more white/blue than the Phillips Blue Vision

 

[Alfredog4]

What are the numbres (types) of the Main and Side bulbs? I think Mains are H7, but I don't recall the side ones.