Headlamp upgrade - Bosch AL E46 projectors...NO HID (yet)

[LizardOfBodom]

Originally Posted by T5R92011

Quick vid showing the beams on dark B road. Note that when the dashboard adjuster is in the lowest setting, the right hand headlamp drops much lower than the left... not sure why, but at all other heights they remain aligned....

It behaves similar to mine, I think its down to alligmnent&rotation point. You can also see it seem to twist the beam a bit (lower it goes the more "angled" RH is). Mine does the same or even more, actually annoys me a bit that its not a straight line but I am not prepared to fight the rotational allignment issue so learnt to live with it.

You are still on H7?

[T5R92011]

Xenons and PWM filter are installed now.

Christ they are bright... The cutoff is (surprisingly) fine on my eyes. Absolutely annihilates country lanes.

The difference in brightness that clear lens make is huge. Will grab some footage/pics soon.

It's making me want to stick some clear lenses in the S60 as those Bi-xenons were already very bright in the first place.

[T5R92011]

Final update! PWM Filter is in, Xenons are in.

These "Stealth" kits from HIDS4YOU seem to take ages to warm up (20-30 seconds!) compared to the Volvo ones in my S60.

+ YouTube Video

Again, my dashcam position and wide angle made the beam patter look comically narrow. They aren't that narrow from drivers perspective, but could use a little more light at the sides. Otherwise, very bright indeed.

[LizardOfBodom]

Originally Posted by T5R92011

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Again, my dashcam position and wide angle made the beam patter look comically narrow. They aren't that narrow from drivers perspective, but could use a little more light at the sides. Otherwise, very bright indeed.

Cool! What K colour did you go for? How do you find the bi-xenon shutter vs your OEM one from another car? I noticed there is a difference in shape of full beam of those aftermarket projectors vs original Bosch ones (like a perfectly shaped octagonal vs a "star shaped" more blurred one.

The narowness of those projectors is even more visible on HIDs as there is more light-dark contrast. I just learned myself to use fogs on country roads and with good bulbs (Nightbreakers) those actually provide nice support light so I disagree with all "foglamps do nothing" statements. Just need to allign them properly (vertical allignment is actually there) and there u go.
(pic below show this best)