HID sidelights

[Rob182]

thinking of putting some HID sidelights on my 182?

does it made much of i differents?

As on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/W5W-501-SIDE-...ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

Thanks
Rob

 

[clio__chris]

they will look more white when uve got ur side lights on (std ones make it look a bit yellow)

 

[Rob182]

Cool, cant be bad for 99p

 

[Dink]

HID sidelights or painted blue crap off ebay?

 

[Alan]

I wouldn't touch em mate....not worth cutting your hands over for 99p!!

They look like cheap rubbish!!

You want some philips blue vision sidelights....they give quite a nice white look against the xenon...

Dink what sidelights do you run?

 

[Rob182]

ok thanks for the advice!!

thought it was too good to be true!

 

[Lunner]

A) WTF differnce would HID sidelights make, HID is a high intensity beam, sidelights don't beam, they are position indicators, to show your presence on teh road to others around you

B) you aren't gona get HID lights as just bulbs, you need amplifier packs etc, and certainly won't get tehm for 99p

 

[TELFORDS_LURK]

Yep better going for the Philips bluevisions.

Before:

After:

Chris

 

[Lunner]

WHY????? they are sidelights.....wtf is the point in upgrading them

 

[Storm_Force]

Because they look s**t when the xenons are on as well, you got a linky for them Chris?

 

[Rob182]

where did you get them from chris?

and lunner because they look better!

 

[TELFORDS_LURK]

True they add absolutly no lighting advantage what so ever when lighting the road infront of you, but from purely a cosmetic point of view and especially for those of us with Xenons, it makes the light cluster look alot better / fresher when the Xenons are on instead of having a dull yellow bulb next to the Xenon.

 

[Rob182]

where did you get them? and how much?

also is it a hard job too do?

never needed to change a bulb on my clio yet!

 

[TELFORDS_LURK]

Because they look sh*t when the xenons are on as well, you got a linky for them Chris?

This was the pack I got, did the main beams at the same time: http://www.powerbulbs.co.uk/product.asp?numRecordPosition=6&P_ID=167&strPageHistory=&strKeywords=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=92

Plus FYI:

Non-Xenon Cars
Indicators: PY21w
Sidelight: w5w
Dipped Beam: H7
Main Beam: H1

Xenon Cars
Indicators: PY21w
Sidelight: w5w
Dipped Beam: D2S (Xenon bulb)
Main Beam: H7

where did you get them? and how much?

also is it a hard job too do?

never needed to change a bulb on my clio yet!

Its not hard to do, its just very tight with the space available to work in, especially the drivers side with the aircon pipes in the way. I found it easier to take the main beam bulb out first to gain better access to the side light.

 

[Alan]

Can be a c*nt of a job as there is p1ss all space under the bonnet of the clio...get ready for some cuts and scrapes!!

 

[Lunner]

Piss all space, you boys have it easy, ever seen a williams engine bay??

 

[Alan]

Yeah pretty packed out also mate ^^

 

[Rob182]

ordered the bulbs so hopefully well not be too bad, well do them next saturday!

 

[Dink]

I wouldn't touch em mate....not worth cutting your hands over for 99p!!

They look like cheap rubbish!!

You want some philips blue vision sidelights....they give quite a nice white look against the xenon...

Dink what sidelights do you run?

philips blue visions

had them free with the silver stars so whacked them in

if you want light get the PIAA 1W led ones

 

[Alan]

Silver visions also....look alright with the xenons...

 

[TELFORDS_LURK]

Heres my Xenon headlamp unit. Has factory fitted Renault Xenon, with Philips Silvervisions and Bluevision main beams and side lights.

 

[jayxx83]

I got the PIAA 1W led ones. They look ultra sexy!

 

[Rob182]

thanks for all your replys

Rob

 

[Storm_Force]

How do you get the 10% discount for be a cs member?

 

[Rob182]

got the bulbs today and there fitted, they look alot better then the standards!!!

well worth the £9

 

[Guy]

Heres my Xenon headlamp unit. Has factory fitted Renault Xenon, with Philips Silvervisions and Bluevision main beams and side lights.

i got told off by pigs for having some white LED sidelights.. so just bought some of those philips blue visions (used to have them on old car) as theyre e marked..

also ordered soem philips vision plus h7 main beam bulbs.. seems to get really good write ups by auto express.

 

[Blue4Ever]

This was the pack I got, did the main beams at the same time: http://www.powerbulbs.co.uk/product.asp?numRecordPosition=6&P_ID=167&strPageHistory=&strKeywords=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=92

Plus FYI:

Non-Xenon Cars
Indicators: PY21w
Sidelight: w5w
Dipped Beam: H7
Main Beam: H1

Are the bulb fitments the same for Mk2 Ph1?

 

[Rob182]

sidelights well be the same i would have though!

Are the bulb fitments the same for Mk2 Ph1?

 

[Blue4Ever]

Dipped beam and main beam though? I know the indicators and the sides are the same.

 

[TaZoK]

dont know about the 1.4 but on the 172

Dipped Beam: HB3
Main Beam: H7

 

[Guy]

got my bulbs today

philips blue vision should be called yellow vision

pretty damn crap to be fair! left them out

the philips vision plus arent noticably diff to the standard fit osram main beams..

 

[miketheman2k]

Do we need offset or opposite pin fitment for the indicator bulbs? (assume its the same front / back?)

 

[Blue4Ever]

Same front and back and I believe it offset pin IIRC.

 

[Storm_Force]

Just got myself some sidelights bulbs from ebay, half the price of powerbulbs for exactly the same product.

 

[Rob182]

the sidebulb after not that bad to fit, a little messing about but it told me all of 5 mins to change both bulbs!

i tried e-bay and i thought twice about it just in case, there are a few dougy people on there but i hope there all ok and work fine!

Rob

 

[miketheman2k]

Hoping sidelights will be a bit easier to fit with no engine in my engine bay

 

[Rob182]

Hoping sidelights will be a bit easier to fit with no engine in my engine bay

i did not find the engine a problem its the air con pipe thats in the way!!!!:rasp:

 

[Dink]

cheap 1W led ones

 

[Rob182]

are the LED ones not illegal??

 

[miketheman2k]

i did not find the engine a problem its the air con pipe thats in the way!!!!:rasp:

Didn't have that problem either, I could have sat in my 'engine bay' while fitting them :rasp: