Minty_Fresh
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not realy the full on hid kits but the xenon bulb kits, main beam and side lights...
anyone got any pics?
realy want to see what they look like 
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Tommy L
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just imagine your current bulbs a lot brighter and white with maybe a touch of blue in it.
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Minty_Fresh
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lmao..
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marklawton
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ive got them in mine, got mine for £5 off ebay and not had a problem yet 
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Phi
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
just imagine your current bulbs a lot brighter and white with maybe a touch of blue in it.
shalli do a version in 'paint just to show the true picture your explaining 
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Timbaland
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Mate, What you want is Google Images.
All you ask for is pictures.
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Minty_Fresh
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quote:
Originally posted by marklawton
ive got them in mine, got mine for £5 off ebay and not had a problem yet
any pics mark? much difference over standard?
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Minty_Fresh
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what are yours mark, h4?
not sure whether to get the white or blue side lights in the kit...
if its only a tinge of blue then i might go for them but just dont want them to be realy blue, as there just gay in general...
what do people think?
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Minty_Fresh
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can anyone help? need some advice on what side lights to get...
white or blue?
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lozarus
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quote:
Originally posted by Timbaland
Mate, What you want is Google Images.
All you ask for is pictures.
ohh when you gonna shut the fuck up with the moaning...
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luke85
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Not exactly what you asked for, but heres some 6000k HIDs
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Minty_Fresh
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h4 xenon bulb kit wont make it like that will it...
or near it as thats exactly what im after...
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Minty_Fresh
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anybody? lol
the confirm payment buttom is in front of me...
just want to know if i should go for blue or white side lights, the blue ones arnt legel but if there not realy noticeable then i might go for them, just dont want my lights look like there blue...
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luke85
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not sure really mate, HIDs can be had for £100 now and a pair of the Xenon bulbs might cost you £20-£30
Never had the Xenon ones myself so Im not sure how theyd look
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Minty_Fresh
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no worries mate..
just that on some ebay descriptions there saying the blue side light bulbs are legal and the others are saying there not...
hmmmm
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luke85
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Blue sidelight bulbs arent legal as far as I know, but your talking about headlights?
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Minty_Fresh
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just bought some anyway
ive bought the xenon bulb kit, 2x h4 headlight bulbs and 2x xenon white sidelights, but i could have had the sidelights in blue...
gone for the white sidelights as i dont want to get pulled over for them....
should be here saturday
[Edited on 15-05-2008 by mk4_boy]
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LukeD
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depends on what kind of blue lights you are on about. there are loads. ice blue is a bright white light and it looks blue when your far away, these are not illegal and if legal should usually be "e marked". sports blue are blue all the time, these are illegal.
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Minty_Fresh
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dont matter, i mean if i aint happy when ive fitted them then il just get some different coloured side lights...
problem solved, just realy cant stand the standard yellow look of the lights... gastly!!!!
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whitter45
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8000k for me
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by mk4_boy
h4 xenon bulb kit wont make it like that will it...
or near it as thats exactly what im after...
H4 is just the size of the bulbs, H4's fit the corsa headlights i doubt others will. the temp rating measured in ****k will determine the colour.
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jahunt's garage
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whitter45
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If you want visibility with maximum range then don't go for anything with a heavy blue tint - that just removes the yellow part of the spectrum leaving the bulbs bluer but with less light output.
At night, human eyes are more sensitive to yellow light anyway, so that is not a good idea. In dim conditions you perceive it as white anyway as colour vision is less sensitive than black and white.
Also blue light is scattered by water vapour and absorbed more than yellow, so blue bulbs cause more short range back reflection glare and by the time the light has gone down the road there's little remaining that gets returned from long distance.
I first noticed how good the new HID bulbs were down a good mix of roads in the dark. I am now very impressed with the combination of lights I have (Philips Xtreme H7, Philips D2S HID). In fact the new D2S burners are so good that I can drive at high speed and still see far enough ahead on dip beam to cover my comfortable stopping distance! Amazing!
With main beam on, my visible stopping distance is way greater than required for the maximum speed of the car. Very impressive!
Without the brighter HID dips, the bright H7 main beam caused you to loose visibility to the sides because of the contrast giving you tunnel vision but now with the brighter dips everything is more in balance and you get an excellent even spread of visible light .
One disadvantage is that if you come across a reflective roadsign, the amount of back reflection is dazzling and you need to switch to dip
WARNING: When replacing the HID bulbs, make sure your lights and ignition are turned OFF otherwise you can get a 23kV shock :
Some supplimentary information:
At night the eye is most sensitive in the green - yellow portion at around 550nm when it is using its rod sensors:
This is the spectral spread of a bulb of 5000k and one at 7000k:
So, for the most effective night headlight vision choose 4000k-5500k bulbs. 8000k bulbs put a higher proportion of the energy in the blue part of the spectrum where the eyes are less sensitive at night, so you'll end up with poorer night vision and dimmer light for the same wattage They also achieve a blue hue by filtering (wasting) the yellow part of the emission so have less lumens for the same wattage.
[Edited on 16-05-2008 by whitter45]
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Minty_Fresh
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i think there 6000k bulbs the ones ive brought last night..
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