Matthew's VW Tiguan

[MarkCup]

Well that didn't take long for the silvervisions to trend over to ST's

You're like sheep!!

He he. Throw on some wind deflectors and a triple-R splitter and a build no. sticker and some mountune side-splash decals and split your headlights and paint them black inside and you're properly in the 'club'

Having said that I'm being strangely drawn to these bulbs...

 

[Addicted]

He he. Throw on some wind deflectors and a triple-R splitter and a build no. sticker and some mountune side-splash decals and split your headlights and paint them black inside and you're properly in the 'club'

Having said that I'm being strangely drawn to these bulbs...

Haha :]

Bulbs do make a lot of difference though tbh, especially if you do any night driving! Just makes it feel a bit nicer to drive I guess. Luckily I dont need to change them in mine as they're already white!

 

[Scrooge]

I've just ordered these and some osram diadem silver visions.

 

[Coby.]

Can someone get some night pics once fitted please.

 

[Matthew]

Look much better!

Although the yellow indicator bulbs kinda spoil the look - any particular reason why you didnt change them at the same time?

Simple answer is, I didn't think! Ha

Although the lights are that easy to remove I could do it in 2 minutes whenever.

Can someone get some night pics once fitted please.

Ill try and get some tonight. Tried last night on the iPhone but it didnt work...

Ill get the Canon out.

 

[Ben]

Could you get a shot from inside the car, to see the lighting distance/colour? Thanks babe x

 

[Detail Chris]

To mix it up a bit, this is what I fitted when I first got mine. Silvervisions, led wing mirror bulbs and hid conversion. Just bare in mind the headlights were just switched on in the pics so the colour is a tad out. After 30 secs they have an oem hid colour. They are 4700k bulbs.

 

[sbridgey]

Why don't these cars come with HID's as standard?

 

[MarkCup]

RRP = £17,995?

 

[Inequality Street]

RRP = £17,995?

£19800 for me, which is why I assumed I had Xenons

 

[Matthew]

Quick picture of the light...

Untitled by Matt Walker 1986, on Flickr

 

[Ben]

Looks nice and bright.

 

[Washington]

That looks wicked. Wish I'd thought about doing something like this earlier, just finished a stint of doing 180 miles a night this week in the Fister and the headlights were terrible on the unlit sections of the motorway.

 

[Matthew]

I wouldn't say they are that much "brighter" than the standard bulbs... It's more of a colour change.

Yellow -> White (xenon look).

Don't buy them if your just after better light performance. Get HIDs for that

 

[ForceIndia]

As above. I've fitted these to the wife's meg, and in comparison to true hids there's no contest.
They are no brighter than standard bulbs, but the white light gives the illusion, it's a much nicer look.

In my experience the bulbs that are genuinely brighter have a much shorter operating life.

 

[Gally]

Hids through my vast experience are perfect with projector lamps. I'd run 6000k at most.

They were the best upgrade I made to both my Frps.

 

[Inequality Street]

Think the indicators are 581 Bayonet fit. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SILVATEC-...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item232b3b807b

Detail Chris - are these what you used mate?

 

[Detail Chris]

@Detail Chris - are these what you used mate?

Yep ep they look to be right

 

[N0ddie]

@Detail Chris - are these what you used mate?

Those are the ones we have in ours.

 

[Inequality Street]

Yep ep they look to be right

Those are the ones we have in ours.

Cheers guys. Headlights and indicators ordered.

 

[Matthew]

Gave the car it's first clean in atleast a month today

Used Auto Finesse Revive on the plastics and rubber. Seems very good.

Love this colour!

Untitled by Matt Walker 1986, on Flickr

Untitled by Matt Walker 1986, on Flickr

 

[ForceIndia]

Hids through my vast experience are perfect with projector lamps. I'd run 6000k at most.

They were the best upgrade I made to both my Frps.

There was a time I'd have used hid kits. But having seen several reports of them sparking up, not worth the risk imo.

Be interested to know what the insurance situation would be if a set caught fire.

 

[leeds_182]

Tis a great colour.

Drive out required.

 

[realnumber 1]

Looking good.
I saw a Pumaspeed 270 one of these on the back of a breakdown truck the other day. Hope it wasn't a cased of them not being able to take that kind of power!

 

[Matthew]

Tis a great colour.

Drive out required.

Indeed sir.

 

[silentsnake]

Fitted the bulbs tonight, such an improvement. Very impressed for £11.

Just waiting for my 2nd splitter to arrive and then I will be happy again

 

[Matthew]

You snapped the first one mate?!

 

[silentsnake]

Unfortunately yes. We had some horrific rain a couple of weeks ago, driving very slowly through a car park as the water was a few inch deep. Then all of a sudden some tosser came flying the opposite way in a sh*tty old 306 which just sent a tidal wave towards me (could have been much worse).

Loud bang and some cringey scraping noises later I managed to park up and check the damage.

How do I upload a picture straight from my ipad?

 

[Matthew]

That gutting. Not cheap, and take a while to be sent too!

Not to mention the fitting! What a nightmare that was!

 

[Matthew]

Small update:

Decided to change the rear number plate bulbs to LEDs off ebay.

Literally a 2 minute job and I like the results...

Before:

Untitled by Matt Walker 1986, on Flickr

After:

by Matt Walker 1986, on Flickr

Difference between the colour..

by Matt Walker 1986, on Flickr

 

[Ben]

Tried to take mine off earlier but I felt as though I was going to snap the housing. How did you get them off? They look a lot better!

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Looks a lot better!

 

[Matthew]

Tried to take mine off earlier but I felt as though I was going to snap the housing. How did you get them off? They look a lot better!

You need to put an allen key up into the hole which releases a catch, then pull the whole unit down with your fingers or a screwdriver!

 

[MarkCup]

Makes the yellow plate look green by comparison. Odd.

Still enjoying it? Mileage to date?

 

[Matthew]

Yep still enjoying it! It's the best all-rounder I've had.

Mileage is aprox 5,000 so I won't be doing the full 12,000 per year I have with G2L.

Although after seeing the focus ST deal on there; I wish I'd have gone for that, for the sheer VFM.

 

[Scrooge]

Looking good!

 

[leeds_182]

I wish I wasn't broke as I'd have gone for the focus deal too.

Car looks good home slice.

 

[Rob]

Yep still enjoying it! It's the best all-rounder I've had.

Mileage is aprox 5,000 so I won't be doing the full 12,000 per year I have with G2L.

Although after seeing the focus ST deal on there; I wish I'd have gone for that, for the sheer VFM.

Would you consider letting someone take over the lease? Saves them the down payment, gets you out of contract?

 

[Scrooge]

Lol

 

[Matthew]

Would you consider letting someone take over the lease? Saves them the down payment, gets you out of contract? :wink:

Can you even do that? Ha