Can anyone advise how to brighten up the lights on a V6 Xantia please.
I have already replaced the hi beam 55w with 100w but my wife's Mazada 2 has more illumination!
What about SMALL after market spots, (I don't want the car to look like a bush ute..) any recommendations.
V6 lights a dim....
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If your regulations permit, then replace your dipped beam bulbs with a HID kit from ebay. That is what UK XM owners do to improve the poor dipped beam headlight performance. However there is a cloud on the horizon in the UK where aftermarket headlamp conversions may mean a MOT test fail in the near future when new regulations are introduced.
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Another good method, as done on my Activa is to supply the headlight bulbs via relays. Use the existing supplies to switch a couple of relays that supply the bulbs direct from the battery via a suitable fuse.
The difference will be immeasurable.
Also, at the same time, check the headlamps earths are good and clean.
Is yours a MK1 or a MK11? The MKII models (Grille lifts with bonnet) have better lights generally than the MK1
Doing this there's no worries about non-standard HID lights failing a roadworthyness (MOT in the UK) test...
Another good method, as done on my Activa is to supply the headlight bulbs via relays. Use the existing supplies to switch a couple of relays that supply the bulbs direct from the battery via a suitable fuse.
The difference will be immeasurable.
Also, at the same time, check the headlamps earths are good and clean.
Is yours a MK1 or a MK11? The MKII models (Grille lifts with bonnet) have better lights generally than the MK1
Doing this there's no worries about non-standard HID lights failing a roadworthyness (MOT in the UK) test...
Jim
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