Headlight bulbs

[Mike watts]

Hi does anyone no wot bulbs I need,as the ones I have r not very bright it’s a 2011 seat Leon tdi cr170

 

[Legojon]

They look like xenon lights. I've read the bulbs lose their brightness over time. But more so, I've noticed annoyingly the lens becomes more cloudy over time so adding a new bulb will do nothing. I was told when I had my headlight replaced cause of water damage I should go for Seat OEM bulbs (it was an Indy garage). They retail at about £120-£150 each though.

 

[Legojon]

Knew i had a pic...to illustrate my point. See how the lens itself is cloudy on the old headlight:

But... clear on the new one:

 

[Mike watts]

Hi bud,yeah I see wot u mean about the cloudy lense,the picture I put up r the same as my headlights as I haven’t got a picture of the front of my car,the bulbs in them r bad as I can’t really see much at nite and I can drive with full beam on n don’t get flashed,also my headlights r tinted abit,so wot bulbs did u have bud or did u just buy new headlights

 

[Legojon]

Mine are just the OEM xenon's from Seat. If you post in the Listers section of the forum, they can get you a price. I can't remember what I paid at the time but it was >£100 per bulb. Also... unless your 100% confident I'd recommend having them fitted as they are really really fragile, fiddly to get in / out and really expensive bulbs!

 

[Mike watts]

Ok bud sound I’ll have a look

 

[Rob66]

Hi does anyone no wot bulbs I need,as the ones I have r not very bright it’s a 2011 seat Leon tdi cr170

Hi Mike

Yours do not look like OEM xenons to me (no headlight washer). The may just be projector units with halogen bulbs..

 

[Mike watts]

Hi bud there just a picture I used,as I don’t have a picture of the front of my car at min mate,mine do have headlight washers I will get a picture

 

[Rob66]

Ah - cheers mike that makes sense. I also noticed that Halfords now stock Genuine Xenon Bulbs so could be worth a look.

 

[Mike watts]

Hi rob,I got these pics if there any good

 

[Rob66]

Look like mine, mine are pretty good still on original bulbs. But not really wow there bright! If you know what I mean?

 

[martin j.]

Sorry if I’m misunderstanding but OP, are your headlights tinted? and you have a low light output?

 

[Mike watts]

Yeah my headlights r tinted mate