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Offline m4t_lee

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Led sidelights without xenons?
« on: August 12, 2011, 08:06:34 am »
Does anyone run them together and do they look ok or do they only look right with xenons?
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2011, 08:42:00 am »
Could try whiter headlight bulbs too?
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2011, 10:11:05 am »
I fitted some LED side lights a few weeks ago (one was a major pain in the ar*e to get out) and upgraded my headlight bulbs to Osram Nighbreaker Plus’s at the same time.

The Osrams are whiter then the OEM bulbs but the LED’s are even whiter (with a hint of blue). They don’t match in colour (if that’s what you are looking for) but I think it gives the front end a good look :happy2:
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2011, 10:15:23 am »
Didn't like the LED look on my halogens.

I felt like I needed to be doing wheel spins & handbrake turns in a McDonald's car park on a Sunday night  :innocent:
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2011, 10:22:20 am »
Quote from: keano on August 12, 2011, 10:15:23 am
Didn't like the LED look on my halogens.

I felt like I needed to be doing wheel spins & handbrake turns in a McDonald's car park on a Sunday night  :innocent:

That is for fords and vauxhalls. The GTI at least deserves to be in a Burger King car park :grin:
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2011, 01:24:56 pm »
Mtec do whiter sidelight bulbs. You can match them up with whiter headlights too. I find Ultra (5000k) are good bit currently I'm using some I got from the lamin x website. Think they're (5500k). Both halogen bulbs not hid kits
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2011, 02:18:55 pm »
I run sidelights and they look fine with the headlamps off... not as good as the xenons due to the position... I need some whiter bulbs...
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2011, 07:15:58 pm »
pics of any of these headlight set ups?  :party:
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2011, 07:36:55 pm »

With xenons, the PIAA sidelights





The OEM sidelight bulbs were like pissy yellow candles
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2011, 10:31:20 pm »
cheers fella  :congrats:
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2011, 11:02:23 am »
I have LED side lights fitted in the vRS and 5000k HIDs, together I think they look excellent.  I have also now fitted LED sidelights in the GT and replaced the halogen bulbs with Ring Xenon Max which are much whiter than standard, but no comparsion to the LED's, the other problem with the Golf headlight is there is know diffuser covering the sidelight so you can see the 8 SMD in all its aftermarket glory - not a look I am keen on!

LED's fitted in the vRS -



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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2011, 11:07:46 am »

No plate bulbs too...



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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2011, 12:54:10 pm »
Do those ones last Mike? ^

I bought some £8 ones from eBay which I grabbed from a link on here somewhere and they last 2 weeks before flickering and eventually blowing  :sad1:
Ta  :happy2:
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2011, 12:57:52 pm »

Been in 2/3 weeks, no dash errors.  Also from a link found on here lol.  About £15.  Will let you know if I have any bother
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Re: Led sidelights without xenons?
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2011, 12:59:18 pm »
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