TransporterHQ (THQ) Aftermarket Headlights
Apologies form y question but this thread is now 25 pages long - my answer may be inter somewhere.
Are the THQ lights MoT compliant?
Are the THQ lights MoT compliant?
Do you know what those setting are by any chance? I’m going to be upgrading to OEM LEDs so will want to make this change soon.
@Dogs Dung spoke about buying some Philips LED bulbs - I can’t recall if he posted an update..
Travelinlite sell them with the LED bulbs fitted - here
Although they state they will pass an MoT, it will be very much tester dependant as fitting an LED light source to a unit not approved for them (such as these) is a fail.
Sam Lawson
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Ok as the nights are drawing in, i'm noticing again how much light my Velle doesn't emit.. I have the THQ lamps, and I spoke with Andy at THQ today who advised that my bulbs may not be aligned properly, which i have since resolved, and need to give a test. But i'm still not a fan of the yellow, and i'm considering putting in some LED Bulbs..
H7 - H7 Philips X-Treme Ultinon LED Headlight Bulbs (Pair)
H1 - ? Anyone have any ideas for this?
H11 (fog) - Philips X-tremeUltinon LED Headlamp Headlight Fog Lamp H8 / H11 / H16 (Twin) | PowerBulbs
Does anyone have any positive/negative experiences with the bulbs shown above. And if anyone can suggest an option for the H1 full beam.
Cheers
H7 - H7 Philips X-Treme Ultinon LED Headlight Bulbs (Pair)
H1 - ? Anyone have any ideas for this?
H11 (fog) - Philips X-tremeUltinon LED Headlamp Headlight Fog Lamp H8 / H11 / H16 (Twin) | PowerBulbs
Does anyone have any positive/negative experiences with the bulbs shown above. And if anyone can suggest an option for the H1 full beam.
Cheers
yes i have them here still in the box, not yet fitted them tho, Philips LED HL(H7) X-tremeUltinon LED
Do you have the THQ 55w or 100w bulbs in already as I only have the 55w and think I need to upgrade too
Sam Lawson
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i've got the 100w. i bought the H7s mentioned above which will arrive this week. those H11's that i mentioned would have brought up an error, so i went with the THQ ones with the canbus loom -> VW T6 LED Fog Light Upgrade | LED Light Upgrades | Transporter HQ
As for the H1's, THQ have their own range of LED bulbs in H1 & H7 being released in the next 2-3 months, so for now i just picked up some of the basic Philips Xtreme 150% brighter bulbs, and i'll get the H1 LEDs when they're released.
As for the H1's, THQ have their own range of LED bulbs in H1 & H7 being released in the next 2-3 months, so for now i just picked up some of the basic Philips Xtreme 150% brighter bulbs, and i'll get the H1 LEDs when they're released.
let me know how you get on with the Philips ones
Sam Lawson
Member
Wow, the difference is amazing! I don't have any before photos, but safe to say you wouldn't have been able to even see the wall in the right photo with the previous bulbs.
Sam Lawson
Member
In short. No.
Had to remove the lamp units to fit the bulbs, which meant taking the front section of the van off. Took about an hour, and not exactly rocket science. But not as simple as unscrewing the cap and fitting the new one.
Hi Guys,
After a long period of research my wife finally decided I was to go for HQ lights rather than the VW H7 option, must say fairly impressed with the build quality of the HQ units and looks like they have tidied up the wiring behind the lights too, all be it not as good as I had hoped. I did not use the twin light loom that is an option.
On the performance front they are ok, IMHO a little better than the H4 on DIP but only because of the better beam pattern and not light output.
I have enabled via VCDS for both lights to be on when on high beam is selected and high beam performance is excellent in comparison to the H4 units.
I am running 55w Philips 130+ bulbs in both the DIP and HIGH beam units because when I asked HQ they said that I should not use 2 x 100w bulbs on at the same time if I am not using their loom, guess this is either due to the standard VW wiring not being able to manage the load requirements or that their head lights cant handle the heat output. Never got around to asking them that question.
So this now makes me wonder, would fitting LED bulbs overheat the light units or stress the wiring ?
After a long period of research my wife finally decided I was to go for HQ lights rather than the VW H7 option, must say fairly impressed with the build quality of the HQ units and looks like they have tidied up the wiring behind the lights too, all be it not as good as I had hoped. I did not use the twin light loom that is an option.
On the performance front they are ok, IMHO a little better than the H4 on DIP but only because of the better beam pattern and not light output.
I have enabled via VCDS for both lights to be on when on high beam is selected and high beam performance is excellent in comparison to the H4 units.
I am running 55w Philips 130+ bulbs in both the DIP and HIGH beam units because when I asked HQ they said that I should not use 2 x 100w bulbs on at the same time if I am not using their loom, guess this is either due to the standard VW wiring not being able to manage the load requirements or that their head lights cant handle the heat output. Never got around to asking them that question.
So this now makes me wonder, would fitting LED bulbs overheat the light units or stress the wiring ?
Sam Lawson
Member
According to THQ themselves, LED are fine on both the H7 & H1, they're releasing their own versions this side of Christmas.
