C30 General : - C30 Xenon lights - poor

mikeyscott · Feb 19th, 2018, 12:46

What bulbs are people using in their xenon lights as I find them really poor. My BMW xenon lights in my 135i and the LED lights in our Mini Cooper S are miles better.

Car is a 60 plate

Proghound · Feb 19th, 2018, 15:09

OEM Xenon fitment was originally Philips 85122 D2S 4300k for all the P1 platform. The facelifted C30/C70 (slanty headlights) take D3S, not sure of the bulb ref though.

From your plate, yours and mine should be the same, and I find mine to be very good when they're not trying to compete with an oncoming barrage of armour-piercing LED's - and therein lies the problem, IMHO.

You could have the beam height checked, although I've never felt that my current C70 suffers on that score. The pre-facelift lights, halogen and Xenon alike, were all notoriously low-set from the factory though. I did have to raise the beams substantially on my previous (Xenon-equipped) C70.

mikeyscott · Feb 19th, 2018, 15:12

Thanks for the reply, I will ask RT this Friday to have a look.

Low beam height would make sense. LED, they are standard on our MCS and very good, plus it’s got auto adaptive lights too. Which makes it even better

Feb 19th, 2018, 12:46	#1
mikeyscott Junior Member Last Online: Nov 25th, 2019 17:59 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Locks Heath	C30 Xenon lights - poor What bulbs are people using in their xenon lights as I find them really poor. My BMW xenon lights in my 135i and the LED lights in our Mini Cooper S are miles better. Car is a 60 plate __________________ Volvo C30 D4 - Daily mile muncher : BMW 135i E82 Gone - VW Golf MK5 R32 09 : 123d E87 59 : Volvo S40 T5 Polestar 08 : Seat Leon Cupra 03 - Gone

Feb 19th, 2018, 15:09	#2
Proghound Volvo and Audi owner Last Online: Today 16:00 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Leighton Buzzard	OEM Xenon fitment was originally Philips 85122 D2S 4300k for all the P1 platform. The facelifted C30/C70 (slanty headlights) take D3S, not sure of the bulb ref though. From your plate, yours and mine should be the same, and I find mine to be very good when they're not trying to compete with an oncoming barrage of armour-piercing LED's - and therein lies the problem, IMHO. You could have the beam height checked, although I've never felt that my current C70 suffers on that score. The pre-facelift lights, halogen and Xenon alike, were all notoriously low-set from the factory though. I did have to raise the beams substantially on my previous (Xenon-equipped) C70. __________________ Current: 2012 C70 D3 SE Lux Solstice Geartronic, Caspian Blue. Also: 2002 Audi A2 TDI SE, Crystal Blue Previous: 2008 C70 D5 SE manual, Flint Grey.

Feb 19th, 2018, 15:12	#3
mikeyscott Junior Member Last Online: Nov 25th, 2019 17:59 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Locks Heath	Thanks for the reply, I will ask RT this Friday to have a look. Low beam height would make sense. LED, they are standard on our MCS and very good, plus it’s got auto adaptive lights too. Which makes it even better __________________ Volvo C30 D4 - Daily mile muncher : BMW 135i E82 Gone - VW Golf MK5 R32 09 : 123d E87 59 : Volvo S40 T5 Polestar 08 : Seat Leon Cupra 03 - Gone

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