Brighter sidelights?

[Grendel]

As the title says...

I already have Osram Silver Star headlight bulbs fitted but during the winter months I tend to drive with side lights on most of the time since people don’t seem to notice my mica blue car in the dimness of winter and wandered if there were any brighter sidelight bulbs people could recommend?

[LimeyMk1]

Try some white LED ones from Autobulbsdirect.

Bright
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-le ... 16366.html

Uber Bright
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-le ... 17114.html

Not sure if the second ones will fit under the covers though.

Oh and clean your lenses that'll help too.

[BIGBOBO]

Just turn on your normal headlights?

[un1eash]

Carefull with some of the ultra bright leds, some are to bright to be legal.

As mentioned though just put yours lights on, i tend to use my lazy eyes half way up with the lights on full in low light conditions.

[SuperRedMR2]

Sorry to wander off topic, but what are people using for headlight bulbs? Mine are xxxx at the moment. Any suggestions?

[un1eash]

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/p ... iance.html

Halfords Super Brilliance, they were BOGOF.

[SuperRedMR2]

BOGOF?

[Kooga]

Buy One Get One Free....

[viperrr]

I had some white LED sidelights on mine for a while, and I really didn't like the colour.

They're waaaay whiter than my Raybrigg's and Philips 'Bluevision' bulbs (which incidentally are a fair bit whiter than normal bulbs)

This pic shows how much so:

[cartledge_uk]

I just buy mega cheap bulbs they are so cheap and yes they dont last as long (1-2 yrs), but when they go I can change shade etc

eg

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-CIVIC-ALL-X ... 240%3A1318

and also trade price on those halfords bulbs is about £7 each

[kaiowas]

I just buy mega cheap bulbs they are so cheap and yes they dont last as long (1-2 yrs), but when they go I can change shade etc

eg

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-CIVIC-ALL-X ... 240%3A1318

and also trade price on those halfords bulbs is about £7 each

For the sake of an extra quid you could just buy decent bulbs in the first place

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0273985452

[Grendel]

I have the Osram silver stars fitted there a good bulb.
As for LED lights being too blue I was wandering if they would have that effect.
In the end i have decided to order these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2X4-LED-Xenon-whi ... m153.l1262

Since there cheap enough to play with and if there crap i'll just change them back.

The reason for me wanting to change the bulbs is that I have just been upgrading my headlight and sidelight bulbs on my bike so thought while in a bulb buying mood get brighter sidelights as well

[boyzdad]

Is it just me? Are the links for these side light bulbs for different fittings than my car?

I have a MK1a and they have the old-style small push and twist type. All the links seem to show a push-fit (no twist) style fitting.

Mine are like this........


Not like this......

[Grendel]

Simple answer yes. The Mk1b has the push in lights.

[Grendel]

Well just fitted them. Dont look too bad on my Mica Blue car

[viperrr]

Well just fitted them. Dont look too bad on my Mica Blue car

Good stuff, they look much better on a mica blue than they did on my red one

[Jimbo_Jet]

Simple answer yes. The Mk1b has the push in lights.

So waht options do MK1a owners have for brighter sidelights?

[cartledge_uk]

Simple answer yes. The Mk1b has the push in lights.

So waht options do MK1a owners have for brighter sidelights?

mk1b conversion

there is an LEd equivilent of the 1a bulb, I cant remember off the top of my head though

[Grendel]

bu88er Just had the MOT garage phone me up to say that the car is going to fail MOT with BLUE sidelights so looks like there be going back the normal ones again.

[LimeyMk1]

Thought you'd bought the White ones Ian?