182 xenon, matching up all bulbs.

[Bear Head]

Basically, as you all know, the xenon bulbs on the 182 are pretty blue and obviously the sidelight and full beam aren't.

What colour Kelvin and bulbs would I need to get a colour match to the xenons so that they all looked the same colour? Want good bulbs if possible.

Always irritates me how they're an off white colour.

Also, has it ever been done to fit bi xenon headlights? Would it be do able? The main beam isn't terrible, but after being in a few newer cars, you realise the 182 headlights aren't all that. Lol.

Cheers.

 

[Chrisgti6]

Most OEM xenon bulbs are usually around 4300k. That's normally a very white light. It's possible that you have some aftermarket bulbs of 5-6000k if it's quite blue. It could also just be because you are comparing it to the yellow sidelights.

My advice would just be some LED sidelight bulbs as they usually match the xenon's quite well.

 

[Bear Head]

Most OEM xenon bulbs are usually around 4300k. That's normally a very white light. It's possible that you have some aftermarket bulbs of 5-6000k if it's quite blue. It could also just be because you are comparing it to the yellow sidelights.

My advice would just be some LED sidelight bulbs as they usually match the xenon's quite well.

Thanks for that mate. How hard / easy are the sidelight bulbs to do? Haha. Am I right in thinking that the sidelight bulbs are lit when your main beam and dipped beam are on?

What k should I go for in the sidelights then?

 

[Dan The Top Bloke]

IIRC the sidelights will be on with main and dipped its be the first switch of the stalk lights if you know what i mean?

As for size i may be wrong but there 501 leds.
No K as such but you can buy say one with 8 led bulbs on one bulb, but when you fit em as there LED the go in one way so if you fit em and flick the lights see it dosent light up whip it out and just turn it over.

Thats a link to a 501 bulb but wait for someone to just double check i got the right one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-T10-CA...398572?hash=item418e7c81ac:g:zsUAAOSwu4BVhVwh

 

[Bear Head]

IIRC the sidelights will be on with main and dipped its be the first switch of the stalk lights if you know what i mean?

As for size i may be wrong but there 501 leds.
No K as such but you can buy say one with 8 led bulbs on one bulb, but when you fit em as there LED the go in one way so if you fit em and flick the lights see it dosent light up whip it out and just turn it over.

Thats a link to a 501 bulb but wait for someone to just double check i got the right one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-T10-CA...398572?hash=item418e7c81ac:g:zsUAAOSwu4BVhVwh

Thank you Dan,

Very very helpful. So an led bulb is always the colour it is so to speak and doesn't vary like a halogen bulb?

I just have this yellowish glow that gets right on my nerves haha. Same with the fog lights. Might get some for that too!

Will it look okay with the LED bulb like not look all modified and s**t if you get me? My mate once fitted some blue bulbs to a corsa he had and it looked w**k tbh. Don't want to go down that route [emoji23]

 

[Dan The Top Bloke]

Yeah i think there all the same kinda bright white/blue and no fade but will brake over time like any bulb thiats the only PIC ive for with my lights on if it helps at all. Personally I think it looks smart but if we were all the same it'd be boreing.

 

[fairm010]

Correct, Side Lights are 501. I've had some white LED's as side lights for a while and they don't look too bad.

 

[Bear Head]

View attachment 142338 Yeah i think there all the same kinda bright white/blue and no fade but will brake over time like any bulb thiats the only PIC ive for with my lights on if it helps at all. Personally I think it looks smart but if we were all the same it'd be boreing.

That looks excellent mate! Really like that a lot.

Managed to find some osram ones. They do a 4k and a 6k in the LED.

Which would be best to get rid of the yellow colour I have now? And match in the best?

 

[Chrisgti6]

I buy all mine from here http://www.partsulike.co.uk/

These are what I have http://www.partsulike.co.uk/Product...501-T10-W5W-Interior-Light-bulbs-SUPER-BRIGHT

I've just nipped outside and got some pics of how they look:
Sidelights only

Sidelight and main beam (and LED fogs)

 

[Dan The Top Bloke]

bit of a bad pic as the lights being on ruined the colour, as for what K im thinking the lower the k the more white higher the more shades of blue up to purple they go?

 

[Bear Head]

@Chrisgti6

That's a very good colour match,

I'll probably just do that then mate. Looks bang on that! Really smart.

Like the car too!

 

[Bear Head]

Just ordered some. Cheers guys. Bet they're a b**ch to fit haha!

 

[Dan The Top Bloke]

There not to bad mate if you are good at getting in tight spaces

 

[Bear Head]

There not to bad mate if you are good at getting in tight spaces [emoji14]

Lol which I won't be. Haha. My hands are reasonably big but I'll have a go. You just whack the black rubber off and pull the carrier out don't you, pull the bulb out the carrier and shove this new one in?

 

[Dan The Top Bloke]

been a good year since i did mine but sound right, but before you put the caps on test em and if they dont work just flip em round and back in.

 

[Chrisgti6]

Thankfully on the Ovlov it takes 10 seconds to remove the headlight - zero tools required!

 

[Dan The Top Bloke]

Also the rear number plate bulbs a good one to swap and the interior lights mate

 

[Bear Head]

Also the rear number plate bulbs a good one to swap and the interior lights mate

Yeah I bet mate, I'll have a good look when these are sorted and see. Probably do the fog lights too tbh

 

[fairm010]

Also the rear number plate bulbs a good one to swap and the interior lights mate :smile:

Interior LED are 501 too and this is the rear plate bulb.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008J83IP4/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[Bear Head]

Interior LED are 501 too and this is the rear plate bulb.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008J83IP4/?tag=cliospnet01-21

Legend

 

[Bear Head]

These came today, are these definitely the correct ones?

 

[VR46-G@Z]

Yep they can be sidelight bulbs or interior light bulbs above dash:up:

 

[Bear Head]

Done!

 

[Dan The Top Bloke]

nice one bud, much better then nasty yellow lights next to the white , much better!

 

[Bear Head]

nice one bud, much better then nasty yellow lights next to the white , much better!

Cheers mate! Yeah I definitely agree!