Post by: irish_ram on September 30, 2015, 09:00:15 am
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEADLIGHT-DAYTIME-ANGEL-EYE-DARK-FOR-VW-GOLF-V-5-NEW-LAMPS-/371032381712?hash=item566340d910
Am I being stupid but if fitting these I would not have the xenon's anymore or is it referring to the wiring that is going to be different as I have xenon's so far from plug and play for insance
Post by: white91 on September 30, 2015, 09:11:32 am
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Post by: hlcst on September 30, 2015, 09:51:29 am
Likely not everyone's taste but I am thinking about swapping out my factory fitted Xenon's with the below but noticed the line that says No for vehicles with Xenon.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEADLIGHT-DAYTIME-ANGEL-EYE-DARK-FOR-VW-GOLF-V-5-NEW-LAMPS-/371032381712?hash=item566340d910
Am I being stupid but if fitting these I would not have the xenon's anymore or is it referring to the wiring that is going to be different as I have xenon's so far from plug and play for insance
A young lad has these on his tdi at a local meet and they are terrible. Don't waste your money they look cheap, they don't fit properly and it looks like his car has been in a front end smash then put back together by a Halfrauds shelf stacker
Post by: irish_ram on September 30, 2015, 09:58:25 am
Likely not everyone's taste but I am thinking about swapping out my factory fitted Xenon's with the below but noticed the line that says No for vehicles with Xenon.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEADLIGHT-DAYTIME-ANGEL-EYE-DARK-FOR-VW-GOLF-V-5-NEW-LAMPS-/371032381712?hash=item566340d910
Am I being stupid but if fitting these I would not have the xenon's anymore or is it referring to the wiring that is going to be different as I have xenon's so far from plug and play for insance
A young lad has these on his tdi at a local meet and they are terrible. Don't waste your money they look cheap, they don't fit properly and it looks like his car has been in a front end smash then put back together by a Halfrauds shelf stacker
Not good if the case, I believe these are similar to the ones on another guys car on here and they look smart though
Post by: irish_ram on September 30, 2015, 10:03:14 am
I'd be happy to take the xenons off your hands
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Could do a deal, what sort of price are you looking at.
Would need to sort my new lights if I was purchasing the ones in the link if they are okay though
Post by: Shoduchi on September 30, 2015, 10:27:30 am
Post by: hlcst on September 30, 2015, 10:30:13 am
Likely not everyone's taste but I am thinking about swapping out my factory fitted Xenon's with the below but noticed the line that says No for vehicles with Xenon.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEADLIGHT-DAYTIME-ANGEL-EYE-DARK-FOR-VW-GOLF-V-5-NEW-LAMPS-/371032381712?hash=item566340d910
Am I being stupid but if fitting these I would not have the xenon's anymore or is it referring to the wiring that is going to be different as I have xenon's so far from plug and play for insance
A young lad has these on his tdi at a local meet and they are terrible. Don't waste your money they look cheap, they don't fit properly and it looks like his car has been in a front end smash then put back together by a Halfrauds shelf stacker
Not good if the case, I believe these are similar to the ones on another guys car on here and they look smart though
I remember looking at that car, I could be wrong but I think it more like these the other member has http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-Mk5-11-2003-2009-Headlamp-Headlight-Angel-Eyes-Style-Black-No-Motor-Pair-/121756176645?hash=item1c593bd105
Post by: white91 on September 30, 2015, 10:40:14 am
I'd be happy to take the xenons off your hands
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Could do a deal, what sort of price are you looking at.
Would need to sort my new lights if I was purchasing the ones in the link if they are okay though
I don't mind waiting, if you decide to go ahead, price wise I'm not sure
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Post by: irish_ram on September 30, 2015, 10:53:27 am
Big mistake if you do it but it's your car... At least you'll make someone who recognizes quality happy by selling the headlights.
Quality is different to different people mate and as you say it is my car and I have my reasons so no need for subtle digs is there now :wink:
Post by: irish_ram on September 30, 2015, 10:59:54 am
Likely not everyone's taste but I am thinking about swapping out my factory fitted Xenon's with the below but noticed the line that says No for vehicles with Xenon.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEADLIGHT-DAYTIME-ANGEL-EYE-DARK-FOR-VW-GOLF-V-5-NEW-LAMPS-/371032381712?hash=item566340d910
Am I being stupid but if fitting these I would not have the xenon's anymore or is it referring to the wiring that is going to be different as I have xenon's so far from plug and play for insance
A young lad has these on his tdi at a local meet and they are terrible. Don't waste your money they look cheap, they don't fit properly and it looks like his car has been in a front end smash then put back together by a Halfrauds shelf stacker
Not good if the case, I believe these are similar to the ones on another guys car on here and they look smart though
I remember looking at that car, I could be wrong but I think it more like these the other member has http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-Mk5-11-2003-2009-Headlamp-Headlight-Angel-Eyes-Style-Black-No-Motor-Pair-/121756176645?hash=item1c593bd105
I did see them but saw them in action and don't like the position of the lights at the top
The member I am talking about is Hurdy and just saw his build thread and it was the below he got
http://www.auto-performance-parts.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=VW40L24S
Post by: irish_ram on September 30, 2015, 11:51:48 am
I'd be happy to take the xenons off your hands
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Could do a deal, what sort of price are you looking at.
Would need to sort my new lights if I was purchasing the ones in the link if they are okay though
I don't mind waiting, if you decide to go ahead, price wise I'm not sure
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PM sent :happy2:
Post by: xjay1337 on September 30, 2015, 12:09:00 pm
Not being harsh, just being honest.
To say they are "wank" would be an understatement.
Secondly, as your car has factory xenons you do not have the in-car headlight adjustment. If you change from Xenons (automatically adjusting) then you will not be able to adjust your headlights as appropriate based on the load of the car.
Thirdly, factory OEM Xenon-equipped cars come with 12-pin headlight plugs. All of these rubbish aftermarket headlights come equipped with 10-pin plugs.
Meaning that they won't fit.
Have fun.
Post by: irish_ram on September 30, 2015, 12:37:03 pm
Firstly, those headlights look terrible.
Not being harsh, just being honest.
To say they are "wank" would be an understatement.
Secondly, as your car has factory xenons you do not have the in-car headlight adjustment. If you change from Xenons (automatically adjusting) then you will not be able to adjust your headlights as appropriate based on the load of the car.
Thirdly, factory OEM Xenon-equipped cars come with 12-pin headlight plugs. All of these rubbish aftermarket headlights come equipped with 10-pin plugs.
Meaning that they won't fit.
Have fun.
Yeah I thought there would be an issue with swapping so may have a think before going ahead :happy2:
Post by: irish_ram on September 30, 2015, 12:43:20 pm
Firstly, those headlights look terrible.
Not being harsh, just being honest.
To say they are "wank" would be an understatement.
Secondly, as your car has factory xenons you do not have the in-car headlight adjustment. If you change from Xenons (automatically adjusting) then you will not be able to adjust your headlights as appropriate based on the load of the car.
Thirdly, factory OEM Xenon-equipped cars come with 12-pin headlight plugs. All of these rubbish aftermarket headlights come equipped with 10-pin plugs.
Meaning that they won't fit.
Have fun.
So putting the Angel Eyes aside if at any point I were to have to swap out the Xenons for standard GTI lights say the 2 issues I would face are adjustment and the 10 pin connection instead of 12. However there must be options for this like Adapters etc and manual adjustment
Post by: Andy on September 30, 2015, 05:12:47 pm
Post by: dazza on September 30, 2015, 05:26:51 pm
Why change the xenons :chicken:
:drool:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fab31%2FJGI_2009%2FP1000655.jpg&hash=4ddd970a4fccc5650928beacdbef4534f5cda5bf)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fab31%2FJGI_2009%2FP10006592.jpg&hash=700a45c56e969e9fb6535c4ac925f53b07982a6b)
Post by: irish_ram on September 30, 2015, 05:36:33 pm
Why change the xenons :chicken:
:drool:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fab31%2FJGI_2009%2FP1000655.jpg&hash=4ddd970a4fccc5650928beacdbef4534f5cda5bf)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fab31%2FJGI_2009%2FP10006592.jpg&hash=700a45c56e969e9fb6535c4ac925f53b07982a6b)
What lights are these, look nice
Post by: Shoduchi on September 30, 2015, 05:44:15 pm
No aftermarket headlight will have the same lighting capacity of the Bosch/AL headlights due to the quality of their materials. Even the Bosch/AL headlights could have better lenses. For me it's a downgrade. Aesthetics are subjective so no real point discussing them...Why change the xenons :chicken:
:drool:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fab31%2FJGI_2009%2FP1000655.jpg&hash=4ddd970a4fccc5650928beacdbef4534f5cda5bf)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fab31%2FJGI_2009%2FP10006592.jpg&hash=700a45c56e969e9fb6535c4ac925f53b07982a6b)
Post by: dazza on September 30, 2015, 06:00:34 pm
What lights are these, look nicehttp://www.parts4euro.com/mk5-gti-golf-rabbit-r32-headlights-c-1341_35_103.html
Post by: D_Philli_82 on September 30, 2015, 08:13:05 pm
Quote from: dazza link=topic=101272.msg991464#msg991
:drool:
[img width=786 height=589
:drool:
[img width=786 height=589
http://daz.co/media/ab31/JGI_2009/P1000655.jpg[/img]
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fab31%2FJGI_2009%2FP10006592.jpg&hash=700a45c56e969e9fb6535c4ac925f53b07982a6b)
Love Zenons but these look decent tbf...and you'd probably be the only one to have them..!!
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Post by: irish_ram on September 30, 2015, 08:19:10 pm
Quote from: dazza link=topic=101272.msg991464#msg991
:drool:
[img width=786 height=589http://daz.co/media/ab31/JGI_2009/P1000655.jpg[/img]
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fab31%2FJGI_2009%2FP10006592.jpg&hash=700a45c56e969e9fb6535c4ac925f53b07982a6b)
Love Zenons but these look decent tbf...and you'd probably be the only one to have them..!!
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Only one apart from dazza haha
Post by: Lyons on September 30, 2015, 09:37:37 pm
Post by: Washout on September 30, 2015, 10:28:32 pm
Post by: irish_ram on September 30, 2015, 10:33:40 pm
Man, maybe he doesn't like xenons not everyone has to like them. And I'm not sure the op originally asked peeps opinions on the wankness of the angel eyes, but asked about fitment.
Took the words out of my mouth but I could not be bothered.
I always say each to their own even if my own is apparently wank angel eyes :confused:
I do like the xenons but no harm in looking at other options and may make a bit of a Profit so I can invest in some more wank mods :happy2:
Post by: FJ1000 on September 30, 2015, 10:59:39 pm
E.g. Had this done on my other car
Before
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F09%2F30%2F0d4bb41acdf8640ea013671001b3982e.jpg&hash=c7af8e5d8ddf0b70e6b86740020bd1bf886a6312)
After
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F09%2F30%2F9a8351e89894edf675ae21efc4fece7d.jpg&hash=2c482b078e3e64b6b2fafface08687bf3fdefc31)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F09%2F30%2F001b4f3706e8f3a4231fb7395501a7c6.jpg&hash=740d5005beeef3c5045070618ab7a1b0fc4136cd)
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Post by: Shoduchi on October 01, 2015, 12:22:12 am
Post by: magicgilbert on October 01, 2015, 07:10:29 am
Post by: xjay1337 on October 01, 2015, 10:20:15 am
They light up the road like NOTHING. Full open shutter xenon with seperate halogen high beams, bloody illuminates for miles.
Each to their own but it's a LOT of hassle to ochange from OEM xenons to non stock headlights.
Post by: martin@gti.co.uk on October 01, 2015, 08:24:24 pm
Post by: xjay1337 on October 02, 2015, 09:54:18 am
Post by: FJ1000 on October 02, 2015, 12:00:05 pm
The clear lens mod mentioned above makes a difference too, not had it done on the golf, but on the other car. This pitch black road used to make me flip high beams on...
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3802/20481012995_855f718b2c_c.jpg)
I'm one for enhancing the OEM xenons rather than swapping them, but I can understand wating something different.