There seems to be so much info on Xenons on here that I am having trouble answering my question.

I have factory Xenons and just upgraded the bulbs to 6000k and also some heat resistant sidelights.

Not knowing much about Xenons I didnt realise that when you switch on main beam a normal style bulb comes on in the headlight.

So now I have uprated xenon and sidelights that give off a nice white light but then the old style light when on full beam.

What type of normal bulb would give me a similar colour to the white xenons.

Thanks

I know what you mean, Personally I would leave the high beam as normal.

Just do a search on ebay there are loads of white style bulbs on there, I think they are H1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H1-448-Ultra-Power-Bulbs-Xenon-White-Headlights-Car-/160496783680?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item255e5a9140

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H1-New-Osram-Cool-Blue-Hyper-White-5000K-bulbs-pair-/300448093050?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45f41a137a

Cheers, great help.

You'd better check, but I thought the main beams with OEM Xenons were H7 not H1.

You'd better check, but I thought the main beams with OEM Xenons were H7 not H1.

They are H7's

Get this kit in H7 6000k and you'll be sorted

http://www.rclick.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=60&products_id=1041

Get this kit in H7 6000k and you'll be sorted

http://www.rclick.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=60&products_id=1041

Most if not all the reasons for not fitting HID lights to main beams revolves round the desire to retain a "flash" function. If you convert the mains to HID then they would be slow to act when the lights were "flashed" and maybe have a much reduced life due to getting used in "flash mode". I reckon that factory fit HIDs give a deeper/longer beam so the need for using mains is reduced (personal experience), so maybe just buy premium H7 bulbs for the main beams, like Philips Vision Extreme or Osram Nightbreaker etc - the Philips Extremes do give out a very white light (wife's Polo has then both on dip and main, my car still has stock original bulbs on main, was going to change the mains after 11.5 years but the Polo needed its next set of dips so it lost out!).

Most if not all the reasons for not fitting HID lights to main beams revolves round the desire to retain a "flash" function. If you convert the mains to HID then they would be slow to act when the lights were "flashed" and maybe have a much reduced life due to getting used in "flash mode". I reckon that factory fit HIDs give a deeper/longer beam so the need for using mains is reduced (personal experience), so maybe just buy premium H7 bulbs for the main beams, like Philips Vision Extreme or Osram Nightbreaker etc - the Philips Extremes do give out a very white light (wife's Polo has then both on dip and main, my car still has stock original bulbs on main, was going to change the mains after 11.5 years but the Polo needed its next set of dips so it lost out!).

That's a myth.

I run full beams HIDs on my fabia and ran them on my both my Polos.

When you turn HIDs on the first thing they do is flash full brightness, before reducing down and powering up.

You can flash to your hearts content and still get a full brightness from them.

And in response to the lifetime of them. I ran them in my GTi for close to 4 years, without any issues. Since then the same kit was fitted in my 9N3 polo for 5 months, and they are now in a mates car still just as good a the day they were bought.