Ill start here! update 9-9-8

Well with edition over and my mind ticking i thought id start taking some pics as i go along!

So todays effort is this, can you tell what it is yet?






Smoked iron cross lamps with xenon conversion!

Opinoins welcome good or bad

sorry opinons welcome!

i like em… its like the touch on the mk5 with the VW emblem..

way cool

HMMM got a strobe effect going on when i select the side lams??

Might not be keeping the xenons in for the moment!

Sorted, just need a resistor!

Xenon conversion you say?!?!? I thought it was impossible to get a conversion that was MOT legal. Something to do with the light pattern delivered from the bulb being from an arc instead of a filament and this not being compatible with the optics of a standard headlight lense.

T :dontknow:

All finished  

Tian said

Xenon conversion you say?!?!? I thought it was impossible to get a conversion that was MOT legal. Something to do with the light pattern delivered from the bulb being from an arc instead of a filament and this not being compatible with the optics of a standard headlight lense.

T :dontknow:

SHHHHHHH :mrgreen:

The destructions say to lower the beam to account for the beam pattern???

Also to be legal you need to have self levelling and lamp washers!! However early vauxhall omegas fitted with xenons never had either of these?? go figure. :dontknow:

Lowering the beem isn't difficult mate. I can send you instructions on how to do it accurately. As for the washers any tit could route a jet from the windscreen washers.

They do look nice though, just get them lowered so they don't blind oncoming drivers and before the Police stop you and start to snoop around.

T

Already done dude!

Just need to ensure they are kept clean, which is fine and fingers crossed no probs!

Next on list put my splits on, get coilovers, swap seat base foam (have a nice new vw one) remove carpet and refit.

Swap orange lights for some smoked ones, finish building a roof rack swap rear speakers, dam thats going to take me a while! 8O

look good mate,i had those maltese cross lights on my old GTI last year, wish i had kept them before selling it on..

personally tho i dont like the xenon bulbs, too blue, stick with not being able to see much in the dark for me.. lol  :mrgreen:

went up the shops earlier and its very nice to be able to see things!  

No one flashed me so im guessing the bean is ok?

They look the dogs dangies!!    Do they actually light up the road better? they look bright but can you see more is what im saying. A stupid question probably but I am considering doing this as lawsy pointed out do you have to have them so blue?? I dont really need anymore excuses for the 5.0 to pester me I have so much illegal stuff on my car lol But they do look sweeeet love the iron crosses!!! I spotted you have a cabrio!! roof rack ey!! eager antisipation!!!    good luck looks like a nice car!!

Cheers Mate!

The lights are wicked, light up the road like a dream!

The light is more white blue than blue if that makes sense?

Cabby roof rack is underway, going to finish the steel mock up then make it in alloy for light weight or stainless for bling,  :wink: cant decide yet??? Tho as im a lazy sod it will prob be steel powdercoted

Will post pics up as and when

Cool looking forward to it! i might do that Xenon upgrade deelie    looks sweet!! how much you pay for a xenon kit??

LOL I paid ?31 special discount

8O  where from????? thats a bargain with a capital B!! Can you sort me such a sweeeet deal?

LOL sorry ltd to 1 set family works for the importer

Also little update, fitted 2 resistor packs and still getting strobe effect on side lights so now getting the H4-2 kit as a replacement

This is xenon on both main and full beam 8)

funk-star said

LOL sorry ltd to 1 set family works for the importer

Also little update, fitted 2 resistor packs and still getting strobe effect on side lights so now getting the H4-2 kit as a replacement

This is xenon on both main and full beam 8)

What do you mean "strobe effect"?

When I first read that I thought you were talking about the indicators.

As for the Bi-Xenon, that sounds awesome, just in time for winter driving too.


Tian :?

what you put the side lights on the xenon bulb starts to flash like a strobe?

Sometimes it happens for 5 seconds sometime a lot longer

The resistor packs were meant to sort this but the first one stopped the strobe but killed the xenons, the second one did nothing??

Had a moan and they just got a new version in so are going to give me that.

works different as it only pics up feed from one side of the lights and connects direct to the battery with a inbuilt box of tricks. Also has better / improved bulbs.

Ill report back with my findings LOL