Xenon vs. Halogen headlight weight?

[jonnyc]

Hey all..

My car has the factory xenons, but im considering dumping them for the halogens (if its worth it from a weight saving point of view)

Does anyone know the comparative weight?

Thanks

Jonny

[john_o]

crazy man  , sorry cant help with figures  but is it worth it? you still drive at night dont you?

[gazbutS3]

might be a nice swop for someone without Xenon's though

[vwrascal]

Me me me me, I will swap you johnny plus cash your way!!!, always wanted xenons     

[vwrascal]

what about halogens and my nan ??   

[stealthwolf]

I'll swap you xenons for halogens + my nan + grandma.

Whaddya say 

[jonnyc]

Me me me me, I will swap you johnny plus cash your way!!!, always wanted xenons     

Lol.. Let me find out how much difference there is and ill let you know what im thinking.. I love the Xenons to be fair but I heard that they are 5kg more per unit than the halogen if thats true then I think they have to go..

[jonnyc]

crazy man  , sorry cant help with figures  but is it worth it? you still drive at night dont you?

Yeah, but its going to be summer soon 

[vwrascal]

well here is my nan, hope you like jonny



 

[jonnyc]

well here is my nan, hope you like jonny



 

Haha.. 

[john_o]

fair point if they are 5kg per unit difference that seems a lot 

[matt a]

The standard units are stupidly light, so there would be weight to save.

Id say buy a set (£120 from ebay) store the xenons in the garage.

Also I might add ,I have the sh*tty standard lights, and although I agree they don't compare to xenons, lets not pretend the cars can't be driven in the dark because of it.  

[JPC]

having retrofitted the xenon headlights myself, i really really dont remember there being anything near 5kg difference in the units.

sorry to be unable to quote figures, just from memory i dont remember them being much difference!

and 10kgs.....hmm.....i sh1t that much in the morning, dont get rid of the xenons, they look too cool! ;)

[jonnyc]

having retrofitted the xenon headlights myself, i really really dont remember there being anything near 5kg difference in the units.

sorry to be unable to quote figures, just from memory i dont remember them being much difference!

and 10kgs.....hmm.....i sh1t that much in the morning, dont get rid of the xenons, they look too cool! ;)

LOL.. Thanks mate. I thought it seemed a lot, im now thinking maybes 5kg for both? Anyways if thats the case I would rather keep the xenons and continue to blind oncoming cars 

[illyun]

When I did the S3 intercooler jobbie, I removed the xenons and from memory, I don't think they were anywhere near 5kg in weight for a unit, let alone having a difference of 5kg with standard halogen units... If the halogens are feather light then I could see a 1.5 to 2kg difference per unit which is where your 5kg estimate comes from.  I'd stick with the Xenons. 

I'm going on a diet to shed weight - reckon I can get a 30kg saving right there