Headlight Question

[Swoosh2]

My HID bulb blew out for the second time and now i am thinking of taking the plunge and getting new headlights. Just wondering if the FK projector headlights at C1 are a good buy and what bulbs should i get with them. Will they be as bright as HID conversions?

[R_Ethug]

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honestly if you pay 500 for the FK lights which look decent mind you then you add on another 500ish for a GOOD HID kit you pretty much close to the price of OEM hids.. of course the FKs are smoked and come with angel eyes i dunno..

[Kor]

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honestly if you pay 500 for the FK lights which look decent mind you then you add on another 500ish for a GOOD HID kit you pretty much close to the price of OEM hids.. of course the FKs are smoked and come with angel eyes i dunno..

I'd personally take Hella e-codes over FK projectors too. But ryan is right if you want projectors OEM is not that much different.

[Swoosh2]

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hmm ya interesting. Was thinking it was going to be that much hehe. We'll see what goes on, but also would like silverstar bulbs or whatever look pretty close to HID Conversions in the FK lights or even hella ecodes?

[R_Ethug]

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i have silverstar bulbs and silverstar fog bulbs in my current hella ecodes and they work awesome.. looks nice.. shines nice.. i dunno works for me until the real deal gets here

[nonick]

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I'd stay away from the FK lights with the angel eyes... the lights themselves aren't to bad, but I've only had them for maybe 6 months and the angel eyes have pretty much died on me.

That and I find the beam pattern isn't all that great on them, if your going to be spending that much on them I'd suggest finding some of the Hella ones, there probably 100x better.

[Swoosh2]

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I'd stay away from the FK lights with the angel eyes... the lights themselves aren't to bad, but I've only had them for maybe 6 months and the angel eyes have pretty much died on me.

That and I find the beam pattern isn't all that great on them, if your going to be spending that much on them I'd suggest finding some of the Hella ones, there probably 100x better.

Wow 6months already dead that sucks man! Seems like the better way to go is the Hella Ecodes...

I will eventually get OEM HID, but now I cannot but I do want new headlights. A waste I know you will say but I want to get projectors of some sort right now angel eyes are a bonus. Just want a good looking light coming out of them and good visibility in the country.
So would I be right in saying either osrams or philips vision or whatever is the what bulbs to get, to get the cheapo xenon look but decent quality?

[R_Ethug]

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i thought you were buying a mk5 jetta so why keep wasting money on this one?

[Simon]

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I have the FK projectors and I actually like them, if you dont get them with the stupid angel eyes they're pretty cheap. I got them for $320 at C1's customer appreciation day sale. They're just projectors, so no HID required, they take regular H7 bulbs. I have silverstars in mine and they look VERY much like hids, the projector seperates the light a bit so you get lines of purple and blue sometimes on cars, and whenever I follow my friends they all drool for my lights.

That being said, the beam pattern isn't *that* great, its a nice solid line though. But for the money, I'd definately do it again, they look awesome.

[R_Ethug]

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word.. simon's look awesome

[RobG]

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honestly if you pay 500 for the FK lights which look decent mind you then you add on another 500ish for a GOOD HID kit you pretty much close to the price of OEM hids..

I'm with Ryan on this one and the OEM lights are guaranteed to work.

[Tuna]

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i thought you were buying a mk5 jetta so why keep wasting money on this one?

Or a IS300? Or a BMW? or a STI?

[Swoosh2]

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i thought you were buying a mk5 jetta so why keep wasting money on this one?

Keeping my car now for a tiny bit longer, was gonna get rid of it after the warrenty shaz but I love my VW lol, so gonna give it some more time. Thats why going to get these lights now, then probably eventually upgrade to OEM HID next year. Ya I know sounds crazy to buy 2 lights but oh well hehe.

Thanks Simon thats what I wanted to hear hehe. Hows the brightness in the country? Does it illuminate a lot more than usual?

[James]

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they call it "lighting upgrade" for a reason, of course its better than the stock lol

...But BMWs and IS300's come with HIDs...

[Swoosh2]

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Or a IS300? Or a BMW? or a STI?

minus the IS now its between the other 2, but waiting till Im back from school so a year