Difference in colour output from Xenon's

[KILOFINAL]

I picked up my 2005 XC70 Titianium Edition this week. The V70 I traded did not have xenon's. I noticed at night, that the passenger side xenon threw out a yellow beam compared to the driver side. I took the car to the dealer yesterday and they swapped out the right side bulb with one from a demo. Sure enough, the light was much whiter. They have now ordered two news xenon bulbs and will replace the original bulbs that came with the car. I have read that people do not like the xenon's on the xc70's, but having come from a 2004 V70 with halogen's, I prefer the xenon's performance. regards.

[Jack]

Kilo,

Did you adjust them up or were you happy with the aim?

How are the high beams, that seems to be the main complaint (after being adjusted)

thx!

jack

[KILOFINAL]

Hi Jack,

Funny you would mention the aim of the xenon. Let me make a quick comment. Last year, I was looking at either getting a 2004 V70 2.5T demo w/xenon's or a 2004 V70SE which was still in shipping. I took the 2.5T out on some unlit roads and had a very unconfortable feeling. The beam cutoff was so severe and abrupt that I couldn't see anything beyond 10 feet!

Needless to say, I took the non-xenon V70. Fast forward to two weeks ago -I took an 05 XC70 w/xenon's and they were great! I have not had the need to use the high beams since the low beams work so well. I did not have to adjust the aim of the bulbs. I suspect that the 04 I drove last year just needed an adjustment. Everything is working well on the 05. In fact, I prefer not to turn on the fogs, since they just give off a "yellow" beam and do not significantly enhance the xenon lighting. Regards