Astra Headlights

[Black Griffin]

Hi All,

I'm looking at upgrading the "pathetic" dip beams on my 2003 Astra Coupe. Anyone have any tips of which kit to go for. There's a whole load of repalcement "bulbs" out there, most of whick seem to to do little. Xenon kits are an obvious alternative, but pricy. The ones i've seem look frankly ugly also.

Any sucessful upgrade stories would be appreciated.

 

[andrew higgins]

"I'm looking at upgrading the "pathetic" dip beams on my 2003 Astra Coupe. Anyone have any tips of which kit to go for. There's a whole load of repalcement "bulbs" out there, most of whick seem to to do little. Xenon kits are an obvious alternative, but pricy"

I have a similar problem with my new Corsa, with the 'projector' style headlamps. Their range is quite poor, and the beam has a very sudden cut off. After seeing an ad in AutoExpress, I've had a look at AE recommended Osram bulbs at www.powerbulbs.com, but before spending 25quid on a pair, i'd like to know if they really will improve the headlight performance, or is the problem in the reflector design.

Andrew

 

[Malcolm Stewart]

Hi All,

I'm looking at upgrading the "pathetic" dip beams on my 2003 Astra Coupe. Anyone have any tips of which kit to go for. There's a whole load of repalcement "bulbs" out there, most of whick seem to to do little. Xenon kits are an obvious alternative, but pricy. The ones i've seem look frankly ugly also. Any sucessful upgrade stories would be appreciated.

I'm driving a 2000 Astra and I reckon it's got the best headlights (dipped and partucularly main-beam) of any car I've owned. Sad to hear that standards appear to have gone down in favour of fashion.

 

[andrew higgins]

As I needed better bulbs for my rather poor Corsa headlights, I bought a pair of Halfords Super Brilliance Xenon bulbs, something of a bargain at £17.99 for 2 (buy one get one free).

But I'm amazed to find that on my Corsa with CDTi engine, I seem to need to take the whole headlight out to change the bulbs!!

Is there another way, or is this crazy design??

Andrew