{"id":4972,"date":"2015-08-27T02:06:56","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T02:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=4972"},"modified":"2015-08-17T02:16:07","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T02:16:07","slug":"my-car-mod-7-replacing-the-mk7-golf-r-cornering-bublbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/08\/27\/my-car-mod-7-replacing-the-mk7-golf-r-cornering-bublbs\/","title":{"rendered":"My Car: Mod #7 &#8211; Replacing the MK7 Golf R Cornering Bublbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Replacing OEM Corning Bulbs (Xtra Bright H7 55W 5000K Xenon Hyper White Headlight Bulbs).<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View 'Volkswagen MK7 H7 HID Bulbs - Golf R Upgrade' on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/19853546853\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Volkswagen MK7 H7 HID Bulbs - Golf R Upgrade\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/530\/19853546853_198d3f8478_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Volkswagen MK7 H7 HID Bulbs - Golf R Upgrade\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/2x-Xtra-Bright-H7-55W-5000K-Xenon-Hyper-White-Headlight-Bulb-Pair-FREE-SHIPPING-\/261338821249?hash=item3cd901f281&amp;vxp=mtr\">Here&#8217;s where I bought mine. $15 for bulbs + shipping.<\/a>\u00a0This is quite an easy thing to do but I made a video to show just how simple it is.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Volkswagen 2016 Golf R (MK7) Cornering Bulb Modification\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2mhGCbGfhPU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(try to play in 2K or 4K for best color)<\/p>\n<p>Overall: It&#8217;s hard, even in 4K to see a huge difference between OEM and Aftermarket. For $15 + 5 minutes, I don&#8217;t feel at a huge loss here. I am still confused because the bulbs in my car are 55W 5000K H7s and I replaced them with those just with a blue glass instead of clear. Maybe these are more white than yellow? I didn&#8217;t really want brighter, just a more consistent color gamut. Maybe I&#8217;m blind but the improvement is only marginal.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, I&#8217;ll keep these installed. it&#8217;s not a lot of sweat off my back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Replacing OEM Corning Bulbs (Xtra Bright H7 55W 5000K Xenon Hyper White Headlight Bulbs). 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