MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: rainking on January 10, 2011, 09:38:49 pm
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Apologies if this isn't in the right place, or has been covered before... (I did a brief search...)
Would appreciate any comments...
Got factory-fit Xenon's on my '06 GTI and over the course of this winter, when driving at night... I've noticed that more and more drivers coming toward me are flashing their lights at me... which I can only assume is down to the Xenon's....
I know they're not the dullest lights in the world, I've been dazzled by plenty of xenon-equipped cars myself... but I'm getting a bit pee'd off by all the flashing of headlights coming toward me and am just wondering if it's something specific to me or whether it's the 'norm'?
Any advice greatfully received!!
:driver:
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Sounds like there may be need for adjustment of your Xenon's.
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could be a faulty levelling sensor or bad alignment mate. id start by getting the alignment checked at any mot place etc.
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+ 1 for adjustment, my old car used to be the same! :happy2:
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Sometimes I get flashed by inconsiderate oncomers. I quickly switch on the main beam to educate them. :wink:
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I would say the problem is more the winter weather, I know i was having to drive round with no washers available because of the really low temps. And not only was the visiblility dangerously bad, but all xenon's were blinding me because of the film of sh*t on the window. I wasn't daft enough though to think it was there lights rather than my screen. :happy2:
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+ 1 for adjustment, my old car used to be the same! :happy2:
+2 Yeah my old car used to do that too :laugh: took it into the dealers and they re-aligned them FOC! :happy2:
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Sounds like alignment, but the Golf xenons are the best lights I have ever had on a car - they are incredibly powerful. My wife has an E46 BMW and in comparison the lights on it are a disgrace.....
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Cheers for the comments guys...
It's due it's MOT in a couple of weeks... I'll get them checked out!
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Sounds like alignment, but the Golf xenons are the best lights I have ever had on a car - they are incredibly powerful. My wife has an E46 BMW and in comparison the lights on it are a disgrace.....
They are bloody good lights... the contrast against the 'normal' lights on our Jetta (and my previous GT Sport) is literally like night and day!
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+ 1 for adjustment, my old car used to be the same! :happy2:
+2 Yeah my old car used to do that too :laugh: took it into the dealers and they re-aligned them FOC! :happy2:
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Apologies if this isn't in the right place, or has been covered before... (I did a brief search...)
Would appreciate any comments...
Got factory-fit Xenon's on my '06 GTI and over the course of this winter, when driving at night... I've noticed that more and more drivers coming toward me are flashing their lights at me... which I can only assume is down to the Xenon's....
I know they're not the dullest lights in the world, I've been dazzled by plenty of xenon-equipped cars myself... but I'm getting a bit pee'd off by all the flashing of headlights coming toward me and am just wondering if it's something specific to me or whether it's the 'norm'?
Any advice greatfully received!!
:driver:
If it's not the adjustment of your Xenons... you aren't driving with your front fogs on are you??
Dave
(flasher of people who drive with sidelights and foglights on! :grin:)
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definitely don't drive with front fogs on.... unless it's Proper foggy... or someone in front has fog lights on when I can see past them for miles! :fighting:
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Sometimes I get flashed by inconsiderate oncomers. I quickly switch on the main beam to educate them. :wink:
Ditto.
Agree about the headlights being good, too, but not sure they're the best ones I've owned. I don't think the main beam is as good as the dipped in that it only seems to illuminate wider across the road rather than further down it. My old Clio's xenons had a comparable dipped beam, but the main threw a lot more light down the road. Both a thousand times better than the missus' A3, though. That has candles at the front in comparison!
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The R32 Xenons don't have a main and dipped beam there is just a shutter that moves plus an additional halogen bulb that lights.
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I know how it works, I just don't think it works very well! :booty:
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Works fine for me. :smiley:
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Yeah, they're good, I just crave a little more range on main, rather than seeing more of the grass verge and being dazzled by the reflection off white road signs.
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First time with Xenons on the GTI and its really amazing on full beam, would disagree with the lack of range but thats my comparison to a previous non-xenon car so to excuse the pun the MK5 Xenons are like night and day :pomppomp:
Definately find that certain road signs are a little bit dazzling when caught in the full beam. Something that I have noticed from certain photos on here is that some of the newer lights have a pronounced oily appearance almost as if the outer cover has a coating, yet with my 5 year old units its very difficult to see, does anyone know if this was purposely in place to polarize the light to reduce glare and reflections back?
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The sign reflection is because too much light is being thrown upwards and to the side, hence my (small) whinge. With the Renault all that extra light went forwards.
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Rich yes it does have a coating on it not sure what its for but if you have just washed your car and catch it in certain light you can see that oily look to the plastic.
Darren