MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Kalpsn2000 on June 17, 2011, 12:23:19 pm

Title: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on June 17, 2011, 12:23:19 pm

I have the standard lights on my GTI and think the bulbs are too yellow :sick:

What bulbs do you guys recommend to give a whiter light?

I don’t want a complicated setup; just a bulb swap would be preferred.

Thanks

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: Gene Hunt on June 17, 2011, 12:56:42 pm

Osram nightbreakers :happy2: Side light ones are a pain to change tho. :smiley:

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on June 17, 2011, 01:45:39 pm

Are the main headlight and side light bulbs the same, H7's?

Also read about LED bulbs being used?

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: PJC430 on June 18, 2011, 12:30:46 pm

The dipped beam headlight is a H7 bulb. The sidelights are smaller and are 501 fitment (the same as most of the internal bulbs).

LED sidelights are much brighter than the standard and give a whiter light. I have changed my sidelights to LED and I  prefer the look.

Make sure if you get LED bulbs you get ones with resistors built into them (usually called "no error" bulbs). This will prevent there being an error message thrown up on the dash.

These are he bulbs i got from Ebay, that have 5 LEDs and are pretty bright.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120692375329&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_5073wt_905

Hope this helps

PJC

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: stealthwolf on June 18, 2011, 07:23:06 pm

I have Philips X-treme ones. Love'em. Got them from powerbulbs and got free sidelights too.

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: Nodz on June 18, 2011, 08:51:57 pm

I'm either getting the Philips XtremeVision or the BlueVision ultra with Osram H11 nightbreakers in the fogs... night have the bluevision in the main and sides with xtreme in full beam but unsure yet

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on June 19, 2011, 11:59:46 pm

Thanks guys :happy2:

So looking like Osram Nightbreakers or Philips Xtreme Vision for the dipped/main headlights.

The phillips are double the price of the osram's. Are they worth the difference?

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: keano on June 20, 2011, 10:06:44 am

Quote from: Kalpsn2000 on June 19, 2011, 11:59:46 pm

Thanks guys :happy2:

So looking like Osram Nightbreakers or Philips Xtreme Vision for the dipped/main headlights.

The phillips are double the price of the osram's. Are they worth the difference?

No :happy2:

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: MJR on June 20, 2011, 10:12:31 am

I have Nightbreakers in mine & very happy with them :happy2:

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: Weston on June 20, 2011, 10:13:50 am

I can't believe how many times this exact question gets asked

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: vRS_Pagey on June 20, 2011, 11:32:54 am

LED sidelights are the business IMO.....

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi936.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fad203%2Fpagey1255%2FLEDcomparsion.jpg&hash=ec95c7f16069b1ed6b98cbbf066fd503b767ee02)

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: Andy on June 20, 2011, 12:21:00 pm

i have night breaker + in mine ..excellent bulb

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on June 21, 2011, 11:27:25 am

Thanks guys :drinking:

Will be ordering Osram Nightbreaker Plus's for the main/dipped lights and LED's for the side lights :happy2:

Title: Re: Headlight & Side Light Bulbs
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on June 21, 2011, 02:58:35 pm

I thought I would post this here for reference as I was confused myself when looking earlier.

This is a good guide I found on another forum for car manufacturers original bulbs:

VW: http://www.gelighting.com/eu/product_portfolio/automotive/manufacturers/auto_spec.html?vw

Others: http://www.gelighting.com/eu/product_portfolio/automotive/manufacturers/index.html