Yellow headlights
Yellow headlights
I anticipate this will have been asked before, so I hope somebody has a definitive answer
Question 1. Are they pass-an-MOT legal in headlamps? If "yes" continue to question two, if "no", then turn to page 463, like in the "choose your own scare" Goosebumps books
Question 2. Has anybody fitted them successfully and found a reputable ebay source? These I found ages ago naively thinking "made in Germany" says everything, I ask as I saw someone post a while ago saying the yellow laminate simply melted off theirs.
Question 1. Are they pass-an-MOT legal in headlamps? If "yes" continue to question two, if "no", then turn to page 463, like in the "choose your own scare" Goosebumps books
Question 2. Has anybody fitted them successfully and found a reputable ebay source? These I found ages ago naively thinking "made in Germany" says everything, I ask as I saw someone post a while ago saying the yellow laminate simply melted off theirs.
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I've got yellow bulb caps but they're not currently fitted as they absolutely destroy the headlamp output in my experience. They look absolutely superb, but that's not much comfort when it's pitch black and you can't see.
The benefit is that road signs and cats eyes turn yellow, and that's quite cool!
The benefit is that road signs and cats eyes turn yellow, and that's quite cool!
I bought a dozen yellow h4 bulbs off eBay.de. These are yellow bulbs not normal bulbs with the coloured caps. Plenty for sale with a bit of looking. Oddly enough none on eBay.fr.
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1989 BX GTi 16 valve. Blanc Alpine. Completed the Citroen Classic Challenge Ecosse and 1337 miles without a hitch.
2000 XM VSX 2.1 td Auto. Rouge Magenta.
TGD saloon many years ago.
1990 Swift 'Corniche' 12/2 aka BXClub HQ.
Honda Firestorm. Gone, but not forgotten.
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It was obligatoire back in the eighties in France, very evocative, they must have changed the requirement since as I have not seen many yellow headlamps on recent visits, they look very continental but dont really help light output, I settled for yellow lensed foglamps stolen from Renault 19s they fit nicely into TZD/GTI bumpers.
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I have yellow H4 bulbs in mine, but haven't actually seen them for sale here in France for years. I like them - far easier on the eyes than bright white lights, and the BX doesn't go fast enough to need high power headlights anyway!
1990 BX TZD Estate ('the grey one', 1991 BX TZD Estate ('the white one'), 1982 2CV6 Charleston (in bits), 1972 AZU Serie B (2CV van), 1974 HY72 Camper, 1990 Land Rover 110 diesel LWB, 1957 Mobylette AV76, 1992 Ducati 400SS, 1966 VW Beetle, 1990 Mazda MX-5, 1996 Peugeot 106D, 1974 JCB 2D MkII, 1997 BMW R1100RS, 1987 Suzuki GSX-R1100, 1978 Honda CX500A, 1965 Motobecane Cady, 1988 Honda Bros/Africa Twin, 1963 Massey Ferguson 825, and a lot of bicycles!
I imagine that the garages now lying abandoned after the introduction of the autoroute's, will be a treasure trove of items like yellow bulbs and old Citroen spares.
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1989 BX GTi 16 valve. Blanc Alpine. Completed the Citroen Classic Challenge Ecosse and 1337 miles without a hitch.
2000 XM VSX 2.1 td Auto. Rouge Magenta.
TGD saloon many years ago.
1990 Swift 'Corniche' 12/2 aka BXClub HQ.
Honda Firestorm. Gone, but not forgotten.
2015 Triumph Tiger Explorer XC.
Is it just me or is everything shit?
1989 BX GTi 16 valve. Blanc Alpine. Completed the Citroen Classic Challenge Ecosse and 1337 miles without a hitch.
2000 XM VSX 2.1 td Auto. Rouge Magenta.
TGD saloon many years ago.
1990 Swift 'Corniche' 12/2 aka BXClub HQ.
Honda Firestorm. Gone, but not forgotten.
2015 Triumph Tiger Explorer XC.
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You don't have to be going fast to need decent lights, i've got osram nightbreakers fitted & they are excellent. They are sooo good i've been flashed a couple of times They soon realised i wasn't on full beam when i burned their retinas out
I also fitted those 10w sidelight bulbs as well, & they are certainly a lot better than the 5w one's that emitted a very yellow glow, its a lot brighter & less yellowy...
If only osram did yellow one's in the nightbreaker style
I also fitted those 10w sidelight bulbs as well, & they are certainly a lot better than the 5w one's that emitted a very yellow glow, its a lot brighter & less yellowy...
If only osram did yellow one's in the nightbreaker style
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With you on that. How is it a laughing matter that your headlamps are dazzling other motorists? And then you dazzle them even more. Nice work.Willy wrote:Nee naw nee naw it's the forum police!
Dazzly headlights do piss me off, mainly as I believe people use them to intimidate other drivers... need to get one of those Mercedes auto-dimming rear view mirrors.
I do agree with the sentiment about needing bright lights even going slowly. Yellows are ok, but I just found them unusable on twisty country roads.
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