Headlight bulbs

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Taximan
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Headlight bulbs

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Hi can someone please help me with what headlight bulb is in my car.

Is it the 55 h1

Or D1s xenon

Thanks
Citroen c5 2.0 HDI
Year 05

Vin no : VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] 76601045
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Re: Headlight bulbs

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http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk

Should help......Google has the answers.

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Re: Headlight bulbs

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Ok for the VIN listed above you have both. The Xenon Discharge bulbs are D1S type (with the globe type lenses) - these are high voltage so be careful and don't touch the bulbs with your skin. The H1 is the standard 55W headlight bulb in the socket nearer to the engine side.
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waynedance wrote:http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk
Should help......Google has the answers.
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I would not recommend these generic look-ups - they don't always get it right - in fact hardly ever. They have completely the wrong indicator bulb types for the C5 X7, and the wrong cornering lamps too. They list H1 as main beams for my reg, when there are NO main halogen lights on a Xenon equipped X7 just D1S bulbs, the sidelights are wrong - they list H6Ws which are for a MK II not an X7, which should be a W5W standard wedge - you get the picture....
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OK just tried to help..........point taken.

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waynedance wrote:OK just tried to help..........point taken.Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk
No, you're absolutely right and it was a really good idea - these sorts of databases should actually help people - but they mostly all seem to share the same flawed database - Halfords are another prime example and I've written to them before to tell them to get it updated with the correct information (I actually got a response too!) :-D
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