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Xenons not up to scratch? - Stevemac1 - 22-04-2013 08:06pm
Had the occasion to be driving at night recently on some twisty Scottish roads, usually fun in my previous MB but in the Evoque I had real trouble seeing very far ahead, so much so I was beginning to get nervy into corners..Anybody think the light given off by the xenons is a little short sighted on dipped beam? The Mercs were great...I could pick up speed cops in their viz coats at great range.....
RE: Xenons not up to scratch? - IKM - 22-04-2013 08:37pm
I live far out in the country, and my xenons have been superb on dark mornings and evenings ... Especially over the long winter months.
RE: Xenons not up to scratch? - XFullFatTim - 22-04-2013 08:48pm
I'm the same as IKM, no problems with them at all. You should try driving a Defender at night, full beam = 2candles, one each side, dipped = 1 candle on the passenger side!
RE: Xenons not up to scratch? - Straydox - 22-04-2013 09:17pm
Me too I thought the Evoque Xenons were excellent. They are auto-levelling (by law), are yours stuck I wonder?
RE: Xenons not up to scratch? - recordman - 22-04-2013 09:18pm
Hi Stevemac1
I suggest you get the lights checked out, as I think most on here will agree the performance of the xenons is awesome.
If they get a clean bill of health then maybe a visit to specsavers is required!
RE: Xenons not up to scratch? - ChuckieB - 22-04-2013 09:27pm
I am of a mixed view on this. The light output is great and I have no complaints on full beam. I do feel that on dipped though, the top of the beam is cut off and this does seem to inhibit vision when travelling at speeds near the national limit. Or perhaps I need some night driving specs!
RE: Xenons not up to scratch? - Trapdoor - 22-04-2013 10:06pm
Xenon's (particularly bi-xenon) have a very sharp 'shelf' where the beam is cut. This is why I opted for adaptive as it aids 'seeing round corners'. If. you have come from bog-standard halogen lamps, it can take a bit of getting used to. What doesn't help much is the fact you cannot adjust the elevation of xenon like you can with halogen.
I found the Evoque Xenon to be no worse than my BMW X3, and if anything were brighter on full beam. Of course, it could be that your lights haven't been setup quite right, and should be fairly easy for the dealer to check on their MOT headlamp machine.
RE: Xenons not up to scratch? - Biker - 22-04-2013 10:18pm
Xenons have a slight limitation. It can either be very bright light, but with limited distance penetration or can be made to have a longer (penetration) reach, but to the detriment of illumination.
Whilst balanced for this, it should still be far better than halogen lights.
RE: Xenons not up to scratch? - vinny - 22-04-2013 11:42pm
I already mentioned this a while back that I couldn't see quite far enough ahead when travelling at speed along dark roads.
Adjusted my xenons up half a turn with an Allen key and now much better and nobody being blinded either,so suspect they were a tad low on leaving factory.
RE: Xenons not up to scratch? - Stevemac1 - 23-04-2013 10:29am
Cheers Vinny, thanks for the tip!
I do a lot of night driving and am well used to the performance of xenons, so much so that on delivery day when I went out for my nightshift the difference was obvious ! I'll get them checked out...another thing to add to the growing list...rattles, rear seat belt fitted incorrectly, paint flaw, occasional strange noise when moving off from parked, resonance/ booming in the cabin, air con controller scratched....Just what you'd expect from a £43K premium brand car really...