Xenon conversion south Yorkshire

[MrTacoSWFC]

Hello, I know it's a long shot but can anyone recommend any where in south Yorkshire where I can have a xenon conversion done.. Tried to find some where but no one seems to want to do it..

[tom164]

Just upgrade to hids.. far cheaper

[ryan-re]

Hello, I know it's a long shot but can anyone recommend any where in south Yorkshire where I can have a xenon conversion done.. Tried to find some where but no one seems to want to do it..

Its a big job which is probably why.

You need headlight units, ballasts, bulbs, Self leveling equipment (bits on the front and rear suspension), headlight washers, VDCS coding to setup headlight washers etc. Before you even think about labour i'd estimate the cost at £500+

[langers2k]

Just upgrade to hids.. far cheaper

HID and xenon are used interchangeably when talking about car headlights. HID's use a small amount of xenon gas to help them warm up quicker

On the FL, H7 drop in kits tend to damage the BCM which can cost £100-£300 to source and replace. I'm not saying it will happen but the risk is definitely there and many have been damaged due to after market xenon kits. A drop in kit also wouldn't get ECE approval and therefore isn't road legal.

As Ryan mentioned, it is possible but not cheap. On top of his list, you might also need a new BCM depending which is currently fitted, control modules on each headlamp and a AFS module.

A specialist retrofitter might do it for you though, http://hazzydayz.com/ offer such a service for other VAG cars and it's between £1025 and £2395 depending on the vehicle. I'd expect they would be able to quote you for an Octavia but it'll be that kind of price...

[MrTacoSWFC]

So basically what we are saying here is its far more hassle than its worth.. Think I'd rather spend that amount on some sexy suspension or some nice alloys.. Or both.. So to further this any recommendations on some decent bulbs that will give out a whiter light?

[langers2k]

Osram Nightbreaker and Philips X-tremeVision are normally a good bet. You might find that you need to replace them more frequently than standard bulbs

[Guest ProfesorDeBuceo]

Just upgrade to hids.. far cheaper

 

Not without its problems, as I found out!!

Edited 7 March, 2016 by ProfesorDeBuceo

[MrTacoSWFC]

Well it's good to know... Mine is a 2010 vrs.. And by the sounds of it a complete ball ache. So I will stick to trying to purchase some decent bulbs.. Has anyone tried these LED bulbs? Like a H7 covered in leds? Or will this throw up errors and bring up the bulb out light on the dash?

Edited 13 March, 2016 by MrTacoSWFC

[MrTacoSWFC]

Also what if I bought some xenon headlight units that have come off another octavia.. Seen some on eBay.. How does that work?

[ryan-re]

You'd then need d2s bulbs, correct loom, suspension parts etc

[langers2k]

Well it's good to know... Mine is a 2010 vrs.. And by the sounds of it a complete ball ache. So I will stick to trying to purchase some decent bulbs.. Has anyone tried these LED bulbs? Like a H7 covered in leds? Or will this throw up errors and bring up the bulb out light on the dash?

 

Don't bother with the H7 LED's, they are likely to be worse than your current halogens. I would also expect bulb warnings, potential damage to your BCM and they probably won't last long either.

 

Also what if I bought some xenon headlight units that have come off another octavia.. Seen some on eBay.. How does that work?

 

Assuming they are full headlights (including all bulbs, the xenon ballast and control module), you would definitely need level sensors, xenon control module (AFS) and new wiring (between the headlights, control module, level sensors to the car). On top of that you would also probably need headlight washers and possibly a new BCM depending which is fitted.

 

I've just fitted genuine xenons to my facelift here to give you an idea what's involved: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/391916-fl-xenon-retrofit/

 

You'd then need d2s bulbs, correct loom, suspension parts etc

 

The facelift takes D1S bulbs

[ryan-re]

My bad, so does the pre facelift and i only changed mine recently lol

[Huskoda]

HID and xenon are used interchangeably when talking about car headlights. HID's use a small amount of xenon gas to help them warm up quicker

On the FL, H7 drop in kits tend to damage the BCM which can cost £100-£300 to source and replace. I'm not saying it will happen but the risk is definitely there and many have been damaged due to after market xenon kits. A drop in kit also wouldn't get ECE approval and therefore isn't road legal.

As Ryan mentioned, it is possible but not cheap. On top of his list, you might also need a new BCM depending which is currently fitted, control modules on each headlamp and a AFS module.

A specialist retrofitter might do it for you though, http://hazzydayz.com/ offer such a service for other VAG cars and it's between £1025 and £2395 depending on the vehicle. I'd expect they would be able to quote you for an Octavia but it'll be that kind of price...

 

I wouldn't say the terms are interchangeable. HIDs is generally applied to after-market bulb replacement kits (which are illegal, incase the OP doesn't know), whereas Xenons to manufacturer fitted/approved setups, hence a number of people pointing out how much work it would be over them.

 

Well it's good to know... Mine is a 2010 vrs.. And by the sounds of it a complete ball ache. So I will stick to trying to purchase some decent bulbs.. Has anyone tried these LED bulbs? Like a H7 covered in leds? Or will this throw up errors and bring up the bulb out light on the dash?

 

LED bulbs are just as illegal as HIDs (as the reason is the same) but the light output is far worse so are not even worth considering.

 

An interesting thing about Nightbreakers and Philips Xtreme is that they are the same 1500lm output as any other H7 bulbs (as that is what the standard allows) so they're not actually any brighter, just a different colour temperature.

[ryan-re]

There are new led bulbs made by philips called lumiled iirc and they only have 2 diodes but claim to be nearly as bridght as xenons.

Expensive though and will have the same restrictions as xenons

Edited 14 March, 2016 by ryan-re

[MrTacoSWFC]

There are new led bulbs made by philips called lumiled iirc and they only have 2 diodes but claim to be nearly as bridght as xenons.

Expensive though and will have the same restrictions as xenons

So can these replace the standard bulbs with any issues? Edited 20 March, 2016 by MrTacoSWFC

[xpower]

You can convert FL to aftermarket xenon but to avoid the BCM issues that many have had you will need to power straight from the battery.

The issue is that the ballasts are not screened well enough and to much EMF goes back up the 12v lines.

A inexpensive and very easy to fit loom will rule out the worry of a fried BCM. Just make sure the wiring loom can handle 20amps.

This doesn't work if you have start stop, but if you haven't then that's cool.

[MrTacoSWFC]

Hmmm anyone had any experience with Philips colorvision bulbs.. You can get them with a tint of blue, green, yellow. Are they UK legal?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=172111719969&alt=web

Edited 20 March, 2016 by MrTacoSWFC

[ryan-re]

The box says road legal

[langers2k]

Hmmm anyone had any experience with Philips colorvision bulbs.. You can get them with a tint of blue, green, yellow. Are they UK legal?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=172111719969&alt=web

 

They appear to be road legal, not sure if you will get much colour when used in a projector style headlight as they seem to be designed around a reflector headlight.