Swapping out Xenons

[irish_ram]

Likely not everyone's taste but I am thinking about swapping out my factory fitted Xenon's with the below but noticed the line that says No for vehicles with Xenon.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEADLIGHT-DAYTIME-ANGEL-EYE-DARK-FOR-VW-GOLF-V-5-NEW-LAMPS-/371032381712?hash=item566340d910

Am I being stupid but if fitting these I would not have the xenon's anymore or is it referring to the wiring that is going to be different as I have xenon's so far from plug and play for insance

[white91]

I'd be happy to take the xenons off your hands


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[hlcst]

Likely not everyone's taste but I am thinking about swapping out my factory fitted Xenon's with the below but noticed the line that says No for vehicles with Xenon.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEADLIGHT-DAYTIME-ANGEL-EYE-DARK-FOR-VW-GOLF-V-5-NEW-LAMPS-/371032381712?hash=item566340d910

Am I being stupid but if fitting these I would not have the xenon's anymore or is it referring to the wiring that is going to be different as I have xenon's so far from plug and play for insance

A young lad has these on his tdi at a local meet and they are terrible. Don't waste your money they look cheap, they don't fit properly and it looks like his car has been in a front end smash then put back together by a Halfrauds shelf stacker

[irish_ram]

Likely not everyone's taste but I am thinking about swapping out my factory fitted Xenon's with the below but noticed the line that says No for vehicles with Xenon.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEADLIGHT-DAYTIME-ANGEL-EYE-DARK-FOR-VW-GOLF-V-5-NEW-LAMPS-/371032381712?hash=item566340d910

Am I being stupid but if fitting these I would not have the xenon's anymore or is it referring to the wiring that is going to be different as I have xenon's so far from plug and play for insance

A young lad has these on his tdi at a local meet and they are terrible. Don't waste your money they look cheap, they don't fit properly and it looks like his car has been in a front end smash then put back together by a Halfrauds shelf stacker

Not good if the case, I believe these are similar to the ones on another guys car on here and they look smart though

[irish_ram]

I'd be happy to take the xenons off your hands


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Could do a deal, what sort of price are you looking at.

Would need to sort my new lights if I was purchasing the ones in the link if they are okay though

[Shoduchi]

Big mistake if you do it but it's your car... At least you'll make someone who recognizes quality happy by selling the headlights.

[hlcst]

Likely not everyone's taste but I am thinking about swapping out my factory fitted Xenon's with the below but noticed the line that says No for vehicles with Xenon.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEADLIGHT-DAYTIME-ANGEL-EYE-DARK-FOR-VW-GOLF-V-5-NEW-LAMPS-/371032381712?hash=item566340d910

Am I being stupid but if fitting these I would not have the xenon's anymore or is it referring to the wiring that is going to be different as I have xenon's so far from plug and play for insance

A young lad has these on his tdi at a local meet and they are terrible. Don't waste your money they look cheap, they don't fit properly and it looks like his car has been in a front end smash then put back together by a Halfrauds shelf stacker

Not good if the case, I believe these are similar to the ones on another guys car on here and they look smart though

I remember looking at that car, I could be wrong but I think it more like these the other member has http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-Mk5-11-2003-2009-Headlamp-Headlight-Angel-Eyes-Style-Black-No-Motor-Pair-/121756176645?hash=item1c593bd105

[white91]

I'd be happy to take the xenons off your hands


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Could do a deal, what sort of price are you looking at.

Would need to sort my new lights if I was purchasing the ones in the link if they are okay though

I don't mind waiting, if you decide to go ahead, price wise I'm not sure


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[irish_ram]

Big mistake if you do it but it's your car... At least you'll make someone who recognizes quality happy by selling the headlights.

Quality is different to different people mate and as you say it is my car and I have my reasons so no need for subtle digs is there now 

[irish_ram]

Likely not everyone's taste but I am thinking about swapping out my factory fitted Xenon's with the below but noticed the line that says No for vehicles with Xenon.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEADLIGHT-DAYTIME-ANGEL-EYE-DARK-FOR-VW-GOLF-V-5-NEW-LAMPS-/371032381712?hash=item566340d910

Am I being stupid but if fitting these I would not have the xenon's anymore or is it referring to the wiring that is going to be different as I have xenon's so far from plug and play for insance

A young lad has these on his tdi at a local meet and they are terrible. Don't waste your money they look cheap, they don't fit properly and it looks like his car has been in a front end smash then put back together by a Halfrauds shelf stacker

Not good if the case, I believe these are similar to the ones on another guys car on here and they look smart though

I remember looking at that car, I could be wrong but I think it more like these the other member has http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-Mk5-11-2003-2009-Headlamp-Headlight-Angel-Eyes-Style-Black-No-Motor-Pair-/121756176645?hash=item1c593bd105

I did see them but saw them in action and don't like the position of the lights at the top

The member I am talking about is Hurdy and just saw his build thread and it was the below he got

http://www.auto-performance-parts.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=VW40L24S

[irish_ram]

I'd be happy to take the xenons off your hands


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Could do a deal, what sort of price are you looking at.

Would need to sort my new lights if I was purchasing the ones in the link if they are okay though

I don't mind waiting, if you decide to go ahead, price wise I'm not sure


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[xjay1337]

Firstly, those headlights look terrible.
Not being harsh, just being honest.
To say they are "wank" would be an understatement.

Secondly, as your car has factory xenons you do not have the in-car headlight adjustment. If you change from Xenons (automatically adjusting) then you will not be able to adjust your headlights as appropriate based on the load of the car.

Thirdly, factory OEM Xenon-equipped cars come with 12-pin headlight plugs. All of these rubbish aftermarket headlights come equipped with 10-pin plugs.
Meaning that they won't fit.

Have fun.

[irish_ram]

Firstly, those headlights look terrible.
Not being harsh, just being honest.
To say they are "wank" would be an understatement.

Secondly, as your car has factory xenons you do not have the in-car headlight adjustment. If you change from Xenons (automatically adjusting) then you will not be able to adjust your headlights as appropriate based on the load of the car.

Thirdly, factory OEM Xenon-equipped cars come with 12-pin headlight plugs. All of these rubbish aftermarket headlights come equipped with 10-pin plugs.
Meaning that they won't fit.

Have fun.

Yeah I thought there would be an issue with swapping so may have a think before going ahead 

[irish_ram]

Firstly, those headlights look terrible.
Not being harsh, just being honest.
To say they are "wank" would be an understatement.

Secondly, as your car has factory xenons you do not have the in-car headlight adjustment. If you change from Xenons (automatically adjusting) then you will not be able to adjust your headlights as appropriate based on the load of the car.

Thirdly, factory OEM Xenon-equipped cars come with 12-pin headlight plugs. All of these rubbish aftermarket headlights come equipped with 10-pin plugs.
Meaning that they won't fit.

Have fun.

So putting the Angel Eyes aside if at any point I were to have to swap out the Xenons for standard GTI lights say the 2 issues I would face are adjustment and the 10 pin connection instead of 12. However there must be options for this like Adapters etc and manual adjustment

[Andy]

Why change the xenons