Cuprabob Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Hi, Apologies if this has been covered before, but I did a search and couldn't anything although I remember reading something. I thought Bi-Xenon headlights meant that both dipped and main beam are Xenon, and the halogen bulbs were just used for "flashing" because of the time it takes the Xenons to start up. On my MKV R32 which has Bi-Xenon headlights the dipped are Xenon and mainbeam are halogen bulbs. When you switch over to mainbeam do the Xenons adjust their range to give mainbeam in addition to the halogen bulbs or is mainbeam just the bulbs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Hi, Apologies if this has been covered before, but I did a search and couldn't anything although I remember reading something. I thought Bi-Xenon headlights meant that both dipped and main beam are Xenon, and the halogen bulbs were just used for "flashing" because of the time it takes the Xenons to start up. On my MKV R32 which has Bi-Xenon headlights the dipped are Xenon and mainbeam are halogen bulbs. When you switch over to mainbeam do the Xenons adjust their range to give mainbeam in addition to the halogen bulbs or is mainbeam just the bulbs ? [/ QUOTE ] Sounds like you don't have bi-xenon. My understanding of 'any' bi-xenon lamps is that both dipped and main beam are Xenon. Otherwise, it would mean you essentially have 2 main beams if you can't flash with a Xenon due to warm-up times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted June 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 cheers mate Brochure definitely says Bi-Xenon, hence my question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 [ QUOTE ] cheers mate Brochure definitely says Bi-Xenon, hence my question [/ QUOTE ] Have you tested.............. ie, got someone to stand out front and look to see what happens when you go from dipped-to-main, dipped-to-flash and main-to-flash You should be able to tell!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swil00 Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Think mine are bi-xenons alright... Notice the difference on full beam compared to the MKIV I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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