Yeh but illegal.

Well, what a coincidence - I upgraded the bulbs on our new Octavia yesterday afternoon. Looking at the previous threads on this forum and other reviews, I went for Ring Ultima Xenon bulbs http://www.autobulbs...b-55W-pair.html I did the dipped and main beam bulbs at the same time.

They're a straight swap and (according to the packaging are completely legal). Went for a test drive over the moorland roads last night and the difference is immediately noticeable - seem to get a longer throw and more even spread of brighter light on dipped, and on main beam...basically, it almost turns night to day! With the seemingly longer throw of light, I was a bit concerned about dazzling oncoming traffic, so I drove along some busier stretches of road to see if anyone flashed me on dipped beam - but no-one did, so I guess they're OK. (oh, FWIW, I'd got a full tank of fuel onboard).

The car I'd had immediately before the Octavia had got 'proper' factory fitted Bi-xenons, so I really noticed the difference going back to normal halogens....like candles in jam jars! The light from bulb upgrade seems a bit softer and more yellow than the Bi-xenons and there's maybe not the same 'daylight effect' in dipped only, but the throw of light seems similar and, IMO, they're a massive improvement over the standard bulbs.

p.s. know what you mean about deer probs., as there's a couple of herds of red deer that lurk about on the moors by us. A friend wrote his Octavia estate off after hitting one of 'em at 70mph (really lucky it didn't go through the screen )

Edited 22 February, 201313 yr by A&Rblackline