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Improving halogen headlamps

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Improving halogen headlamps

Post by d3matt » Tue Mar 28, 2017 2:23 pm

A couple more photos....

The original blue bulbs fitted to my car
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The new Ring Xenon130 bulbs
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Improving halogen headlamps

Post by Magicarcher » Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:00 pm

vester86 wrote:i replaced my halogens with some LED bulbs in the same housing. more light output but no hassle with the ballast you normally get with a Xenon lamp. very happy with the results.
Did these get through an MOT? I was led to believe they will change the beam pattern as the centre of the light source differs from a standard filament light. What make did you get and how long did they last.
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Improving halogen headlamps

Post by d3matt » Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:25 pm

Well I've now driven at night with these Ring Xenon130 bulbs are they are great. Its all a massive improvement and no further upgrading needed. I'm more than happy. So if anyone wants a quick fix for improving the halogen lights, try these bulbs.
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Improving halogen headlamps

Post by vester86 » Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:11 pm

Magicarcher wrote: Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:00 pm
vester86 wrote:i replaced my halogens with some LED bulbs in the same housing. more light output but no hassle with the ballast you normally get with a Xenon lamp. very happy with the results.
Did these get through an MOT? I was led to believe they will change the beam pattern as the centre of the light source differs from a standard filament light. What make did you get and how long did they last.
i'm about to find out, car is in for MOT next week. DUTCH mot by the way, so the rules can be different obviously

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