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H7 bulbs - what to buy?

Voodoomelon · 2011-10-25 21:15:46

I'm in the market for a new set of H7s. What do you's recommend as the pick of the bunch? Osram Nightbreakers seem to be the most popular, however I remember recently reading an informed article on spurious claims by all manufacturers, and that there is in fact virtually no difference between any brands. What i'd love is…

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#32 03-11-2011 4:33pm
ongarite

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35w seems to be standard so I went for them. The only difference is only in the ballasts?

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#33 03-11-2011 4:35pm
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I see. I went for the 55w as thats what the H7 standard is, I hope they don't get too hot.

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#34 03-11-2011 5:48pm
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are these kits for just one side of the car (ie you need 2)? & do they just replace the dip beam?

W.

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#35 03-11-2011 6:04pm
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no one kit does both sides. a kit can do dipped or fulls depending on which type you get or your can get a bi-xenon kit which does both

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#36 03-11-2011 10:51pm
ongarite

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Drive home this evening was a pleasure. Crisp white light with great range.

After some more searching I found out that AutoBulbsDirect and HIDS4U are the same company and the first company sells the H7 HID kit for cheaper.

It can be purchased for £92 here

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#37 03-11-2011 10:55pm
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Nightbreaker Plus in my wife's A2 and they are pretty good. We had an aftermarket Xenon kit in the car previously. Ok, the Nightbreakers are not Xenons, but they're not a million miles away. A good upgrade IMO, if a little pricey.

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