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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: unzippy on November 26, 2016, 08:48:50 pm

Title: Bi Xenon - anyone upgraded Main Beam?
Post by: unzippy on November 26, 2016, 08:48:50 pm: As above - dipped is the oem gas discharge jobbies but main beam are halogen.

Has anyone binned off the halogen for LED yet? LED bulb seem to have come on significantly recently.

Maybe even in the fogs?

Something like http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232031128548
Title: Re: Bi Xenon - anyone upgraded Main Beam?
Post by: K9 on November 26, 2016, 08:56:20 pm: Wondering if the led module will fit inside the oem headlight housing as it's kinda big :confused: what will out canbus say about LEDS H7 high beam?
Title: Re: Bi Xenon - anyone upgraded Main Beam?
Post by: unzippy on November 26, 2016, 09:08:35 pm: I've not looked under the bonnet yet. These are the measurements of the LEDs.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Fimages%2Fg%2F0%7EwAAOSwZJBYAIw9%2Fs-l1600.jpg&hash=62a2c7a2e642fbf070509e0000862441ca6802ab)
Title: Re: Bi Xenon - anyone upgraded Main Beam?
Post by: v4rley on November 26, 2016, 10:03:46 pm: I've got these beauties:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fff367%2Fv4rley1%2Fimagejpg1_zpsf0a6765a.jpg&hash=dc9876035ecde6f1b7e7c006217675b62198b450)
2014 New 72w 6400lm H8/H9/H11 Cree LED Headlight Conversion Kit Lamp Bulb White

A good bonus I have found so far (finger crossed) is that as they have the little pack to run the bulbs / fans they don't throw a error code on the dash!

Night time fogs only
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv4rley1%2FMobile_Uploads%2Fimage_zps52b5ce5e.jpg&hash=411c50514a9d5e11761312fb0afdb00dddd8f3cf)
Cornering fogs
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv4rley1%2FMobile_Uploads%2Fimage_zpsbec8d33b.jpg&hash=6bdec316caee3aeca75b40ef8b72bf7e34446b5b)
Daytime with xenons
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv4rley1%2FMobile_Uploads%2Fimage_zpsawqztfse.jpg&hash=3813f9e0c66739060b433429353b1b7e08722343)
Title: Re: Bi Xenon - anyone upgraded Main Beam?
Post by: unzippy on November 27, 2016, 06:12:44 pm: Did they squeeze in ok?
Title: Re: Bi Xenon - anyone upgraded Main Beam?
Post by: K9 on November 27, 2016, 06:14:08 pm: How will they compare to the oem H7 halogen on highbeam?
Title: Re: Bi Xenon - anyone upgraded Main Beam?
Post by: unzippy on December 09, 2016, 06:04:01 pm: As I understand it @v4rley (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=6697) has used them in the fogs..?