Headlight / DRL / Foglight / Park light bulb replacement

[Spydar]

Hi aVEx,
When low beams are on, the DRL/High Beam is not activated. Only the park lights are on with the low beams.

But here is before and after - post H7 Low Beam and park light upgrade


BEFORE


AFTER

[m3103]

Hey mate,
Looks good, well done. Is the DRL's on the GTI's the same as those on comfortline golfs?
If so I'd be interested in doing this mod. Could u give us the eBay link please?
Thanks

[masev]

You could try this US ebay site - It's quite expensive!

H15 BULB SUPER WHITE UPGRADE KIT - PAIR - eBay (item 400200461521 end time Apr-04-11 14:06:40 PDT)

[Spydar]

those are them. Expensive?? Considering they are the only ones out there at the moment - $30 is reasonable.

@ m3103 - yeah i think you have the H15 too as your DRL/High Beam

[masev]

$30?? unless you got free delivery or $30 delivered from another ebayer; these are $50 delivered. imo $50 for bulb covers is a bit exy but if your happy with it, then why not!

[nat225]

will the high beam be bright enough when driving on RNP roads at night? you could be risking your visibility at the cost of xenon look.

[pologti18t]

will the high beam be bright enough when driving on RNP roads at night? you could be risking your visibility at the cost of xenon look.

Exactly. the covers will reduce the output of the highbeams.

[Spydar]

Exactly. the covers will reduce the output of the highbeams.

I haven't tested yet. Living in Sydney I have not used my high beams once since picking up the car 2 months ago. But I have installed the Osram Night Breaker H7's which will compliment high beams when used. So probably not the best for people who live in country or drive on dark unlit roads at night. I guess its like any mod you need to weigh up the pros and cons and decide if it suites your needs.

(when I do use high beams I will update)

[gti golfer]

H7 headlight!

Hello everyone, Installing an after market HID light is not recommended for other drivers, do you know any H7 light bulb which can give me the same brightness & color?
I've tried different brands in the past such as: philips diamond vision, Piaa extreme white plus, a brand called ring & even an h7 led bulbs With 48 led light on it but I'm still not satisfy about the result.
Any brands that u would recommend?

[Diesel_vert]

There are no H7 bulbs on the market today that meet your requirements.

The Osram H7 65W bulbs are the closest in terms of brightness (2100 lumens) but they still fall short of OEM HID bulbs (3200 lumens) and its colour temperature (probably <3500K) would not be same as the OEM HID bulbs either (4100K), but this is about as good as it gets.

At the moment, it is highly unlikely that you will find a halogen bulb with a colour temperature of 4100K or higher that doesn't sacrifice brightness.

You need to decide which characteristic you prefer: brightness or colour temperature.

[prise]

My last car had HID low beams and I have to say I don't miss them. In wet conditions with road spray the bluer light gave inferior visibility IMO. I don't understand why the obsession with getting a bluer light other than for fashion or being noticed. In sports requiring optimum vision (shooting, flying, etc) you will see either neutral or amber/yellow tint sunglasses, not blue tint. The shorter wavelength of the blue light reduces visual acuity. Give me a powerful set of halogens any day.

[nat225]

My last car had HID low beams and I have to say I don't miss them. In wet conditions with road spray the bluer light gave inferior visibility IMO. I don't understand why the obsession with getting a bluer light other than for fashion or being noticed. In sports requiring optimum vision (shooting, flying, etc) you will see either neutral or amber/yellow tint sunglasses, not blue tint. The shorter wavelength of the blue light reduces visual acuity. Give me a powerful set of halogens any day.

The above are all facts.

In the past I tried many different halogen bulbs on my previous cars: blue tinted, rainbow tinted, yellow tinted, slightly red tinted; and the bulbs that gave be the best performance were Phillips Rally 90/110w H4 bulbs (clear bulbs) with custom relay wiring harness.

Then I changed car to Accord Euro Lux, with factory HIDs.

In fact when I drove down to Melb in the Accord Euro. left Sydney at 11pm, I turned the highbeams on as frequently as possible (when no oncoming traffic) as the low beam HIDs were not enough. The HIDs are just not effective enough on pitch black and black asphalt (but great on grey asphalt).

Now the GTI with halogen, fitted with Phillips Xtreme Vision, I find it sufficient for my needs. Factory bi-xenon would be great, but the Phillips are the next best thing.

[Romp]

The above are all facts.

In the past I tried many different halogen bulbs on my previous cars: blue tinted, rainbow tinted, yellow tinted, slightly red tinted; and the bulbs that gave be the best performance were Phillips Rally 90/110w H4 bulbs (clear bulbs) with custom relay wiring harness.

Then I changed car to Accord Euro Lux, with factory HIDs.

In fact when I drove down to Melb in the Accord Euro. left Sydney at 11pm, I turned the highbeams on as frequently as possible (when no oncoming traffic) as the low beam HIDs were not enough. The HIDs are just not effective enough on pitch black and black asphalt (but great on grey asphalt).

Now the GTI with halogen, fitted with Phillips Xtreme Vision, I find it sufficient for my needs. Factory bi-xenon would be great, but the Phillips are the next best thing.

Ive got Osram Nightbreaker plus ... its a slight improvement over stock. Most common upgrade is the phillips xtreme vision and osram nightbreaker plus - check em both out.

The 65w rally eye is also good alternative but not road legal if you care (but still better than an aftermarket HID in a non-projector lens)

[Romp]

I haven't tested yet. Living in Sydney I have not used my high beams once since picking up the car 2 months ago. But I have installed the Osram Night Breaker H7's which will compliment high beams when used. So probably not the best for people who live in country or drive on dark unlit roads at night. I guess its like any mod you need to weigh up the pros and cons and decide if it suites your needs.

(when I do use high beams I will update)

did you change your parkers as well? I did the nightbreaker plus with PIAA super whites parkers.. the super whites are a tinge blue and the NB+ are a tinge yellow

[Spydar]

did you change your parkers as well? I did the nightbreaker plus with PIAA super whites parkers.. the super whites are a tinge blue and the NB+ are a tinge yellow

I replaced both the H7 and W5W bulbs too. (see earlier post) I am not convinced either produces more of a "white light" But I have definitely noticed the H7's are brighter and shine a little further when driving at night.

On another note: I tested the highbeams (h15) with the covers. pologti18t is right, they do reduce your output. But i think its due to the blue colour which doesnt light everything up as well. But my new H7's compensate. But like I mentioned earlier if i lived in the country a did lots of travelling at night, I probably wouldnt have the H15 covers on. But they suite me and my driving around the city as 99% of the time they are used as DRL only.