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Chuck_Norris wrote: »

Last stupid question, and I feel really stupid in asking it. But, can bi- xenon H.I.D.'s be fitted to a headlight with H7 bulbs? Or is that just for H4's? Cheers.

ksimpson wrote: »

Yes you can get bi-xenon kits. Bi-xenon uses the one bulb (dip) but has a solenoid that moves a small reflector giving full beam. The original full beam headlights will come on with the high beam HID and will also be used for flashing. You can't use a HID for flashing as it takes a few seconds to warm up. It's the same principle on the OEM installs.

I haven't any experience of the bi-xenon kits or know anyone who has installed one.

you cant get Bi-Xenon in H7 fitment. H7 by its properties is a single bulb, H4 is a double useage bulb, ie. high and low beams..
your car has a separate light and a separate bulb for the high beam, so putting a bi-xenon bulb in the single bulb holder (your H7) will have no effect, you will still only get your head light on.

bi-xenons work by the fact that the bulb is always on, and a little mechanical cover slides over the bulb partially blocking the light output, so when you hit the fhifh beam switch, the little cover moves, allowing more light out. my old X5 had bi-xenon as standard but for flashing somebody, ie. saying hello to somebody you know, there was a separate bulb and lens for that.

Cmcgr06

Hey all, im sorry for the length of this,

I dont know if this is relevent or not but you can get a bulb that is 10000k and diamond white( i do not recommend them though)
The above is quite rare but they can be got, also for those who are debating between 4300 and 6000 i personally would go with 6000k and to make sure theres no blue when your inspecting the bulb their is a long wire running the length of the bulb, this is commonely coloured a light blue, therefore a blue tint will be visible, obv the higher kelvins seem to bring it out more,
If your buying from a shop inspect the bulb and get a white wire bulb,( wont work on ebay so dont bother)

Media999

Xenons.ie do good quality 6000k Xenon lights for most cars. Cant fault them at all.

_Kaiser_

I had a cheap set from eBay on my Passat before and had a few issues to be honest with one side not always igniting first time. The output was great though.

Anyway, when one of the bulbs died I looked into a better set from a UK site and checked around for fitting as it's a pain in the B6 Passat (literally - I have a little scar from trying to wedge my hand in behind the driver-side headlight unit and the water bottle directly behind it)

I was told by several different places that the ECU on the car didn't like these aftermarket HID kits and they were against installing it. So instead I went for a set of Osram Nightbreaker Plus which are pretty good for a standard bulb.

But I would like to get a set of decent HIDs as like someone above I tend to go through bulbs at a fair rate with driving around with them always on - the alternative would be some sort of LED DRL strip but the color wouldn't match the lights - and wouldn't help on dark roads at night

So, does the B6 Passat support HIDs properly or not is my question?

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