white or blue bulbs

1. landy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 south elmsall Posts: 5147 cammed vtr

   #1 22nd August 2009, 22:26

   im after some bright headlight bulbs for the vtr
   
   either white or blue.
   
   which ones are good on ebay.
2. VJOFurio Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 641

   #2 22nd August 2009, 22:47

   I payed £5 for a set of blue ones at French Car Show thinking they would be average and they turned out really nice. A few of my friends thought i'd done an HID conversion! They cast more light out down the road, and they look good on MK2 Saxos because they have clear lensed headlights whereas older cars (and even 106's) have got blurred ones which you can't see the bulbs behind. If you get my drift.
   if you're going to Trax try getting some cheap ones there. H4 is what you need. Or i'm sure many of the ones on eBay are fine too like these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
   Hope this helps.
3. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #3 22nd August 2009, 23:18

   won;t the blue ones get u pulled all the time?
4. leefus-COV Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2007 coventry Posts: 244 White Mk1 Saxo Vtr

   #4 23rd August 2009, 00:53

   blue = illegal!
5. landy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 south elmsall Posts: 5147 cammed vtr

   #5 23rd August 2009, 09:31

   only illegal if you get caught
6. user_26394 Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti

   #6 23rd August 2009, 09:45

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by landy only illegal if you get caught

   Yes but is just asking for trouble no?
7. rich112 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2009 Kent Posts: 4207 Mango cammed furio vts

   #7 23rd August 2009, 21:12

   Yeah i got some xenon headlight bulbs which had side lights too, was told the blue was illegal so went for the super white ones, which as VJOFURIO said can easilt mistaked for a HID conversion lol.
8. Rudpud Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Oxford Posts: 4547 '55 Plate C2 VTS

   #8 23rd August 2009, 21:24

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by landy only illegal if you get caught

   Yeh but there headlights, as soon as you drive in the car your looking to get caught arent you reli?
9. P90PTS Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4154

   #9 23rd August 2009, 22:11

   Get caught with blue lights. 60 quid and 3 points. Only emergency services are allowed blue lights.
10. DaZZMaN Regular Poster Joined: May 2008 Buckinghamshire/ Portsmouth Posts: 297 Saxo VTR Mk2

    #10 23rd August 2009, 22:19

    what about red sidelights had them for over a month driven behind police cars met them head on nothing.
11. rich112 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2009 Kent Posts: 4207 Mango cammed furio vts

    #11 23rd August 2009, 22:47

    There illegal too, anything other than white is.
12. Lp12790 Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Oxford Posts: 327 Peugeot 206 GTI 180, Citroen Saxo VTR

    #12 23rd August 2009, 22:51

    It depends really. i got stopped and they noticed i had blue sidelights. He just said make sure i take them out. Traffic cop would definately give you the points and a fine tho. Coloured sidelights arent that visible with the headlights on.
13. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

    #13 23rd August 2009, 22:56

    There are bulbs that are legal with a very slight blue ish tint to them. But as people have said its illegal to have true blue headlights, it also invalidates your vehicle insurance and will make you car fail a properly done MOT.
    
    Though you did say you were after brighter bulbs right? The thing about blue light is its very VERY poor to see in. Untinted lights are FAR better to see with if that is what you are after.
14. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

    #14 23rd August 2009, 23:01

    mine are soft yellow nice and bright and good in any weather standard all weather replacement
    
    i hate blue lights dunno why
15. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

    #15 23rd August 2009, 23:11

    White to Yellow good and legal
16. ad_182_uk Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1933 MK3 Imperial Blue Ibiza Cupra.

    #16 23rd August 2009, 23:18

    get some osram night breakers, and some smd led white sidelights. ebay ftw.
17. VJOFurio Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 641

    #17 24th August 2009, 00:01

    Yeah I have a set of quad LED sightlight bulbs, plus my number plate bulbs, which are very blue, I never drive around with just the sidelights on though for fear of getting pulled over, my headlight bulbs cast a very white (slightly blue) light and the glass is blue to look at.
    I was hoping that your average traffic cop would just tell me to change them. Maybe i'll put the standard white ones back in as it's asking for trouble if I get points, plus the MOT is coming up next month!