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Offline dazza

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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2015, 05:26:51 pm »
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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2015, 05:36:33 pm »
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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2015, 05:44:15 pm »
Quote from: dazza on September 30, 2015, 05:26:51 pm
Quote from: maxitrol on September 30, 2015, 05:12:47 pm
Why change the xenons  :chicken:


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No aftermarket headlight will have the same lighting capacity of the Bosch/AL headlights due to the quality of their materials. Even the Bosch/AL headlights could have better lenses. For me it's a downgrade. Aesthetics are subjective so no real point discussing them...
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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2015, 06:00:34 pm »
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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2015, 08:13:05 pm »

Quote from: dazza link=topic=101272.msg991464#msg991

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[img width=786 height=589
http://daz.co/media/ab31/JGI_2009/P1000655.jpg[/img]



Love Zenons but these look decent tbf...and you'd probably be the only one to have them..!! Wouldn't go for any of the other styles though....


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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #20 on: September 30, 2015, 08:19:10 pm »
Quote from: D_Philli_82 on September 30, 2015, 08:13:05 pm

Quote from: dazza link=topic=101272.msg991464#msg991

:drool:

[img width=786 height=589
http://daz.co/media/ab31/JGI_2009/P1000655.jpg[/img]



Love Zenons but these look decent tbf...and you'd probably be the only one to have them..!! Wouldn't go for any of the other styles though....


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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #21 on: September 30, 2015, 09:37:37 pm »
Not sure if this thread is a wind up or not?!
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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #22 on: September 30, 2015, 10:28:32 pm »
Man, maybe he doesn't like xenons not everyone has to like them. And I'm not sure the op originally asked peeps opinions on the wankness of the angel eyes, but asked about fitment.
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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #23 on: September 30, 2015, 10:33:40 pm »
Quote from: Washout on September 30, 2015, 10:28:32 pm
Man, maybe he doesn't like xenons not everyone has to like them. And I'm not sure the op originally asked peeps opinions on the wankness of the angel eyes, but asked about fitment.

Took the words out of my mouth but I could not be bothered.

I always say each to their own even if my own is apparently wank angel eyes  :confused:

I do like the xenons but no harm in looking at other options and may make a bit of a Profit so I can invest in some more wank mods  :happy2:
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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #24 on: September 30, 2015, 10:59:39 pm »
Can mk5 xenons be split and painted internally?

E.g. Had this done on my other car

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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #25 on: October 01, 2015, 12:22:12 am »
Yes, but it requires patience and a bit of skill.
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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #26 on: October 01, 2015, 07:10:29 am »
Why would you change xenons  :fighting:
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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #27 on: October 01, 2015, 10:20:15 am »
I've NEVER had a better set of headlights than OEM Mk5 Xenons.
They light up the road like NOTHING. Full open shutter xenon with seperate halogen high beams, bloody illuminates for miles.

Each to their own but it's a LOT of hassle to ochange from OEM xenons to non stock headlights.
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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #28 on: October 01, 2015, 08:24:24 pm »
try to put ZKW-R opticaly clear lens in them and its even better, max out. with set of Osram CBI you can compare to porsche output. But of course your limited with 10 year old technology, no adaptive movement towards sides, suffers the most in right hand corners. Also the beam width isnt the best, but awesome high beams. But dont be silly changing your oem xenons for a lights with silly led strip that isnt even bright enough, you can get rid of fogs and use round DRL looks 100times better
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Re: Swapping out Xenons
« Reply #29 on: October 02, 2015, 09:54:18 am »
My Mk5 Xenons were better than my Scirocco's headlights even with Osram uprated xenon bulbs and also better than my dads octavia which has AFL xenons, although the afl action is pretty neat, unless you are on a completely unlit back road it's a bit of a gimmick
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