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Styling Xenon filled blue tint head lights

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What are you trying to achieve?
Proper HIDs and Xenons give a blue tinge to the light due to the brightness of the light output. Any replacement normal bulb with a blue tinted glass is actually slightly less bright than a clear glass, as the normal light is passing through a blue filter.

If you want the best light, so that you can see where you are going, get the best normal bulbs, such as Nightbreaker, or similar.

If you want to present a blue tint because it looks nice, then go for the cheap tinted ones.

Aftermarket HIDs are not legal.
 
Just the white modern look instead of that yellow halogen look. These bulbs are 100w compare to the standard 50w so I won't be losing any light :) I'm guessing nightbreakers are bright but still emit the yellow haze? Im not up to date with all these different bulbs.

HID is an option as a kit for my car is around £65, what are the punishments if caught with them btw? :)
 
100w also not legal. The bulbs will not be "E" marked, and should be sold for off road use. A lot are in use, but can lead to trouble if stopped by the police. The whiter the light, the shorter the bulb life, so carry a spare and be prepared to change them mid winter. Remember, using an old one as a spare will highlight the difference and get the wrong attention.
 
portland_bill said:
100w also not legal. The bulbs will not be "E" marked, and should be sold for off road use. A lot are in use, but can lead to trouble if stopped by the police. The whiter the light, the shorter the bulb life, so carry a spare and be prepared to change them mid winter. Remember, using an old one as a spare will highlight the difference and get the wrong attention.
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honestly dont know what to believe haha. Its from ebay and for £8 i dont have much to lose. Anyway I can tell if they are 100w? Also I will be keeping both of my standard bulbs in the car just in case of a failure or being pulled :)
 
GrandeFiat said:
HID is an option as a kit for my car is around £65, what are the punishments if caught with them btw? :)
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Death as the oncoming HGV you've dazzles looses sight of the white line in the middle of the road, comes onto your side of the road and hits you head on ;)

Along with being socially disowned, and insurance implications.

Just stick to proper bulbs light Ring Xenon max and Osram Nightbreaker Extreme bulbs ;)
 
Most Easterly Pandas said:
Whats that got to do with the price of fish, you shouldn't be breaking the law in the first place, its there for a reason :bang:
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I don't know what wattage they actually are, advertised as 100w but dont look like it atm. Leaving a packet of crisps on the dashboard or having a simple sticker on the windscreen is breaking the law.. Lights are aligned correctly and I've made sure they aren't dazzling drivers.
 
The best thing that can happen with these piece of s*** is to toast your wire loom or headlight...

The worst is above. :(

Try good Osram or Philips bulbs if you want something good.
You have a beautiful car, you can offer it nice bulbs :)
 
Yes, if you put 100W instead 55W, the power consumption is the double (to simplifie). As Power = Voltage x Amp, and the voltage is still 12V, the amp will be 10A instead of 5A.
So perhaps the loom is sufficient, perhaps it can overheat, or a weak contact can burn.

For the headlight, same problem, power is twice as normal, so heat will be the same.
Perhaps it can do some burns inside headlight....
 
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GrandeFiat said:
Leaving a packet of crisps on the dashboard or having a simple sticker on the windscreen is breaking the law.
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Care to expand? Wasn't against the law when I last checked.....

If they're advertised at 100watt then they will be, people don't regularly sell an item and send something different.
 
Mkala said:
Yes, if you put 100W instead 55W, the power consumption is the double (to simplifie). As Power = Voltage x Amp, and the voltage is still 12V, the amp will be 10A instead of 5A.
So perhaps the loom is sufficient, perhaps it can overheat, or a weak contact can burn.

For the headlight, same problem, power is twice as normal, so heat will be the same.
Perhaps it can do some burns inside headlight....
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ahh I see. Well Ive found a pair of H4 nightbreakers for £12 on amazon, will probably go for them.
 
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