only better if u add led , otherwise not worth itI am relatively new to the t6 scene. I was really shocked at the poor headlight performance when driving it home . I have previously had a touran and Tiguan and the lights were ok . So I wasn’t expecting it to be so bad . Just ordered vanstyle upgrade DRLs kit with h7 and dip /high beam conversion kit . I guess it won’t be brilliant but will be better than the current performance.
I am relatively new to the t6 scene. I was really shocked at the poor headlight performance when driving it home . I have previously had a touran and Tiguan and the lights were ok . So I wasn’t expecting it to be so bad . Just ordered vanstyle upgrade DRLs kit with h7 and dip /high beam conversion kit . I guess it won’t be brilliant but will be better than the current performance.
only better if u add led , otherwise not worth it
It would be interesting for someone to give them a try in the standard H7s though? That might be the sweet spot? H7s and Leds? In theory the beam pattern should be a lot better than the 1970s H4s@Stay Frosty I was going to suggest that when I order my HID kit I send you my Philips Ultinon for a trial in the standard H4 headlight, until I remembered that they are H7 bulbs!
@t0mb0 the Philips racing vision 130s were in my H4s and looked the same as @RedUns pictures on the previous page, maybe a 15% improvement over stock but certainly still not adequate.
The cheap and cheerful £19.99 LEDs are on the pictures on page 2 of this thread and beat the Philips halogen 130% ones hollow.
Cheers Chris but this is turning into a make the best of a bad job H4 crusade!
I genuinely don't think the philips are that powerful, I think they are 20w? I think with a projector lense, go for the biggest beasts you can get your hands on! The 50s that @Stay Frosty put in his other car might do the job well?It's great you've got good results with putting LEDs in the stock H4 headlights, this puts you in a select group! If your bulbs are still available, that's even better as the ones that andy got good results with aren't still available it seems. Maybe there are specific designs of LED bulbs that work well with the VW H4 reflector.
I got my THQ H7/H1 headlights a while ago, when all the feedback from the big original forum threads were full of people getting good results from upgrading to either OEM H7 lights or THQ ones. In my specific case, I moved from osram 130% bulbs in OEM H4 to osram 130% in THQ H7 and I moved from a situation were it was dangerous to drive at night to a situation where it was now safe.
If a genuine forum consensus builds about a specific LED bulb that improves the THQ lights emerges, I'd be tempted to try them. Currently though, even the very expensive phillips ultinon bulbs seem to get pretty mixed feedback. I had high hopes for the Twenty20 compact series of bulbs but, again, the feedback here seems mixed.
Bill, could you get a picture of the lights at night so we can see the beam pattern? Cheers!I have also fitted LED's and the improvement is massive (Day/Night).. Not only the whiter light but the overall field of light is much improved.
I fitted
BEAMTECH H4 LED Headlight Bulbs,9003 HB2 CSP Chips Headlamp 50W 6500K 8000Lumens Car Replacement Lights Dual High Low Beam Conversion Kit Extremely Bright
Bought from Amazon.
Only issue is my bulb warning lamp is now on due to the LED but hoping there is an option to turn the warning off.. otherwise I will put up with the fault lamp for the improved night driving experience.
I genuinely don't think the philips are that powerful, I think they are 20w? I think with a projector lense, go for the biggest beasts you can get your hands on! The 50s that @Stay Frosty put in his other car might do the job well?
I genuinely don't think the philips are that powerful, I think they are 20w? I think with a projector lense, go for the biggest beasts you can get your hands on! The 50s that @Stay Frosty put in his other car might do the job well?
From what I've learnt some bulbs are better in projectors and some are better in reflectors.I've tried the Phillips and Twenty20 LEDs as well as a couple of 'white' halogen bulbs in the THQ lights. They have all been pretty disappointing. I'd go as far as to say, not as good as the OEM H7s that they replaced. I am going to have a go with some 100W halogens using a relayed loom to handle the extra draw, but I think that the best result will come from a H7 HID.