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Old Nov 30, 2014 | 06:26 PM
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JCW Coupe white headlights

Is there any improvement that can be done for whiter and better brightness for the white headlights option? The beam is pretty yellow and the lighting at night looks and performs more like sealed beams of the 80's.

Also, can the fog lights be replaced with driving lamps optics?
 
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Old Nov 30, 2014 | 07:52 PM
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Are those Xenon? or just Halogen?
 
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Old Dec 1, 2014 | 07:22 PM
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Are those Xenon? or just Halogen?
If these headlamps are a $500 option, what are the standard bulbs they are coming with?
 
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Old Dec 3, 2014 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by dube53
Is there any improvement that can be done for whiter and better brightness for the white headlights option? The beam is pretty yellow and the lighting at night looks and performs more like sealed beams of the 80's.
Also, can the fog lights be replaced with driving lamps optics?
From your posts you seem to have a different car than me. My (BiXenon)
headlights are great, better than my 2007 Xenons I think. You say yours are yellow. You say you're lucky to get 18 mpg. I get 26 in town, 32 highway. You say your manual climate control has 4-5 temperature stops on the dial. Mine has High, Off and 7 in between.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2014 | 06:35 PM
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It seems I have the standard Halogen bulbs and it is the reason it is so different in brightness from my Fiat and Infiniti.

Anybody know if the socket and optic headlights are compatible with better bulbs?
 
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