xenon bulbs and halos

1. wingnuts Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 Witham, Essex Posts: 2070 Baby blue Hyundai coupe siii

   #1 5th December 2010, 22:15

   hey peeps i have a set of ultra halos on my mk2 vtr and wanna make them brighter as i live in the sticks and could really do with the better light
   
   well been told you cant fit HID's as it melts them some people say you can but dont wanna chance it
   
   so what thinking about xenon bulbs or ultra brights what ever the F they are called
   
   can any of you lovely people enlighten me on what would be best and easiest thanks
2. mishy Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 Caterham, Surrey Posts: 141 1.1i saxo forte sold Toyota MR2 MK1 RIP, Pug 106

   #2 5th December 2010, 22:18

   i have some "cheapish" xenon straight replacement bulbs, cost about £23 iirc. they are much brighter and much whiter than the standard ones, although these were the ones that came with the car not on halos, get down to a motor factors near you or ebay it. personally i dont like ebay as i find that lots of them claim their bulbs are legal when they arent. still i thought it was worth it. hope this helps
3. TheWorx Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Belfast Posts: 225 Peugeot 307 1.4 8v

   #3 6th December 2010, 15:16

   Do you want them white?
   
   I have Nokya 2500k bulbs in my car, pure yellow but i find them far better when driving at night, less glare and dont tire your eyes as much.
   
   
   
   Had them in my 106 and the light was so much more noticable on reflective signs etc.
4. user_40784 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768

   #4 6th December 2010, 16:31

   Go for the osram nightbreakers or phillips xtreme power - their both just as good. Also, aim your dipped lights as high as possible without blinding oncoming traffic...this is the setup im currently using on my angels and they are pretty good.

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5. crabzy Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Leyland Posts: 1998 have to find out ;)

   #5 6th December 2010, 16:36

   i thought you could use HIDS with angels ? (IRC).
6. user_40784 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768

   #6 6th December 2010, 17:19

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by crabzy i thought you could use HIDS with angels ? (IRC).

   You can but it has to be UV protected...although still illegal.
7. crabzy Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Leyland Posts: 1998 have to find out ;)

   #7 6th December 2010, 17:21

   oks thanks .
8. wingnuts Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 Witham, Essex Posts: 2070 Baby blue Hyundai coupe siii

   #8 6th December 2010, 17:24

   Next question is what is the figment for the bulbs
   
   Cheers
9. crabzy Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Leyland Posts: 1998 have to find out ;)

   #9 6th December 2010, 17:26

   h1s on angels
   h4s on normal lights.