Xenons and Fabia vRs

[WaveyDavey]

Ok I've found an artical i knew i had read in the October 2003 issue of Volkswagen Driver magazine that dealt with the different types of headlights that are available. It includes the following section on xenon headlights..... Now with regard to the section highlighted i would like to ask the original poster if he can confirm with his source that the price includes levelling and washers??? This will then benefit all people interested in going for these items.




VW Driver - Issue 41 / October 2003.....

Increasingly Volkswagens are being offered with the option of gas discharge lighting. Instead of relying on a glowing filament as the light source, these units use an initial high voltage (23,000V) to create an electrical discharge in a glass envelope filled with xenon gas.

Rather like the operation of a fluorescent strip light, an arc of ionised xenon gas heats the enclosed metallic salts to vaporisation point, at which point full light output is produced. It takes around four seconds to initiate the ignition process and, once the discharge has reached full intensity, the igniter automatically shuts off. The inverter then maintains the correct operating maintenance voltage, drawing only 35 watts of power while producing three times the light output of a traditional 55/60W halogen bulb.

This also results in a much more intense white light, much closer in colour temperature to daylight. A 35W D1 gas-discharge lamp emits light with a high colour temperature (typically 4500k) and, similar to sunlight, relatively large components of green and blue light. So superior is the light output that it is a statutory requirement that gas discharge units must be used in conjunction with automatic levelling, to prevent the risk of dazzling oncoming traffic, and a headlamp washer system.






Cheers

Dave.

[VeeKar]

If I've done me sums right I'm interested, if not I'll still be interested but skint lol

[Alfie]

Count me in please

[Alfie]

I just want to know what you get for the money, I have found someone who will fit them to my car for around £170, (which I'm guessing are going to be illegal) but reallt really really want HID's!

[djswivel]

To all you guys planning on fitting illegal kits:

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW ANNOYING YOUR LIGHTS WILL BE TO OTHER DRIVERS!!!!!!!

If I were to have you coming the opposite direction, I would make a point of getting your reg plate and reporting you to the police as the illegal kits are likely to cause an accident because THEY BLIND EVERY SOD COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO YOU!!!!

DON'T FIT ILLEGAL KITS!!!

[jasc1988]

Good shout, After market illegal HID's are for *******, as are lexus lights, fog lights, and neon washer jets

[Baker21]

Originally Posted by jasc1988

Good shout, After market illegal HID's are for *******, as are lexus lights, fog lights, and neon washer jets

I am pleasantly surprised by everyone's opinion's on this subject!!

[WaveyDavey]

I've just thought....... It should also include the larger washer reservoir shouldn't it????? Doesn't it get upgraded to 5 litres when washers are fitted otherwise you'll be filling it up every week or so!!!!!





Cheers

Dave.

[symonevans]

Who actually cares. if you want them, get them. personal choice

[WaveyDavey]

Originally Posted by symonevans

Who actually cares. if you want them, get them. personal choice

And as long as you know someone who can give you an MOT pass each year.




Cheers

Dave.

[cheezemonkhai]

Originally Posted by symonevans

Who actually cares. if you want them, get them. personal choice

As long as you don't mind getting flashed all the time, stopped by the police, wasting your money when you can't get an MOT or having somebody smash your headlights when you park up after blinding them for a whole journey.


I've started a thread on xenon kits over here:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/styli...d-kits/100129/

Think we probably ought to leave this thread for group buy purposes as the OP requested?

[symonevans]

Originally Posted by cheezemonkhai

As long as you don't mind getting flashed all the time, stopped by the police, wasting your money when you can't get an MOT or having somebody smash your headlights when you park up after blinding them for a whole journey.


I've started a thread on xenon kits over here:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/styli...d-kits/100129/

Think we probably ought to leave this thread for group buy purposes as the OP requested?

Nope and no, no, no and no are all answers to those points.

I'd move area if ppl like that do that around your end.

MOT is fine

[Emily-Elizabeth]

Hiya Steve, maybe interested but £300 is a lot of money, would be good to see a car that has had it done too see what sort of an improvement it makes.

Mark, that's ********, stop being such a rule book carrying boy scout.

[cheezemonkhai]

Originally Posted by Emily-Elizabeth

Hiya Steve, maybe interested but £300 is a lot of money, would be good to see a car that has had it done too see what sort of an improvement it makes.

Mark, that's ********, stop being such a rule book carrying boy scout.

Sorry I'm the only one mentioning am I?

Maybe you'd like to have a go at all the others too as well Emily, or do you enjoy singling me out?
I do wonder if the Highways Agency agree with their staff publicly disagreeing with the official position on such activities.

I'm sure me being a `rule book carrying scout` will be irrelevant when somebody crashes into a car fitted with after-market HIDs, because they blinded them Especially when the insurance fails do pay out for illegal or undeclared modifications and not keeping the car in a road worthy condition.

Also, I didn't realise it was Briskoda policy to promote illegal activities.

[symonevans]

Originally Posted by cheezemonkhai

Also, I didn't realise it was Briskoda policy to promote illegal activities.

Blah blah blah. You obviously hate them. Now leave it. You sound like an annoying record now

[VeeKar]

Who says they're illegal?

The full details haven't even been shown yet!!!

The way I'm reading it is like this: The full system that you would have paid £500 for but its for £300 and why not, they dont make 'em anymore so if someone has got hands on some kit?

Why else is it so much when there are many places advertising kits for half the price?

Also why is someone from skoda/ex-skoda involved if its not OEM?

Lets wait and see whats on offer and then start arguing

[cheezemonkhai]

Originally Posted by symonevans

Blah blah blah. You obviously hate them. Now leave it. You sound like an annoying record now

I really hope the plod stop you and make you rectify everything on your car. Do you have blue neons and washer lights too. You do realise illegal modifications to your car make your insurance invalid don't you. That means if you get stopped for these or involved in an accident and the other party blames being dazzled and they want to take you to the cleaners you can be looking at driving uninsured.

As for not liking them, no if they are legal, eg OEM retrofit and could be done for the octy II then I'd actually quite like a set.

[Jonny5ive]

[symonevans]

Originally Posted by cheezemonkhai

I really hope the plod stop you and make you rectify everything on your car. Do you have blue neons and washer lights too. You do realise illegal modifications to your car make your insurance invalid don't you. That means if you get stopped for these or involved in an accident and the other party blames being dazzled and they want to take you to the cleaners you can be looking at driving uninsured.

As for not liking them, no if they are legal, eg OEM retrofit and could be done for the octy II then I'd actually quite like a set.

Love you too baby. Bet you've got uprated bulbs?? You told your insurer?

Gonna cry now. I bet your one of those people who tell your insurance you'll plan to do 14,679 miles per annum, Get a grip man

[symonevans]

Originally Posted by cheezemonkhai

Do you have blue neons and washer lights too.

Actually if you knew anything about the fabia the washer jets are under the lip of the bonnet, so this would be a pretty stupid thing to do.

Choke on my smoke, ciao xx