New headlight bulbs - Too weak

1. Dyl Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 North Wales Posts: 191 Corsa VXR Nurburgring Edition

   #1 20th July 2011, 19:56

   Just bought these:
   
   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
   
   Fitted them to my car and went for a drive last night, would probably have been the same driving with my lights off. When I stand infront of the car they seem just as bright as any other, but it hardly lights up the road.
   
   This is them on normal, no high beam or fogs.
   
   
   
   I didn't really think there was a wrong way to fit bulbs, but surely this cant be right?
   
   Edit: It actually looks brighter in the picture
2. rick_VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2011 Abermule, Mid Wales. Posts: 2763 Corsa Rally Car & Fiesta ST

   #2 20th July 2011, 20:10

   ive been using them mate, you get what you pay for, i mean, i duno what bulbs were fitted to mine before but they were shocking and these ebay specials were a vast improvement on them. sooo.... i duno. lol
3. user_46038 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Worcestershire Posts: 572 206 RC 180

   #3 20th July 2011, 20:15

   some bulbs tbh are worse less then the packaging they come in i bought some ice blue xenon look alikes and i had to drive with my fogs on the first night just to see where i was going the next day they were swapped, your best just paying bit more and going for osram or something similar
4. user_35090 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 west mids (dudley) Posts: 1201 cammed 106 flatty

   #4 20th July 2011, 20:15

   i brought some of ebay and where shocked how dim they were even though they look megga bright from a distance. maybe its time for a hid kit...
5. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #5 20th July 2011, 20:46

   iv got these in my car, mine seem brighter than yours
6. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

   #6 20th July 2011, 20:49

   lol, snake oil blue bulbs.
7. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

   #7 20th July 2011, 21:15

   there was a massive write up about these bulbs, the light meter reading shows they are infact brighter. however because of the blue filter the light is more white, unfortunatly the human eyes cant destinguish colours and shapes in white light aswell as in yellow light (warmer).
   
   so they seem less usefull or less bright when ur relying on them more
   
   
   however they do look a lot nicer from the front so keep em unless ur always driving down dark country roads
8. Dyl Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 North Wales Posts: 191 Corsa VXR Nurburgring Edition

   #8 20th July 2011, 21:20

   They do look nicer but I wasn't sure on the legality of them. And I'm never really driving where there isn't street lights but id rather be safe than sorry