Where to get OSRAM nightbreakers

Eric Cartman

so one of the bulbs in my kia died about 15 mins ago, so its given me an excuse to try these nightbreakers ive been hearing so much about

is there anywhere in ireland to get them off the shelf ?

also do they make them for fogs and dipped lights too or just full beams ?

Tragedy

Try www.irishautoparts.ie, Colin who runs it has always done right by me.

(They make them for full and dipped)

Berty

Dipped beams and full beams are normally the same bulb type in modern cars.

Usually H7.

Modern fog lights can be mostly H11.

Yes, you can get Nightbreaker in most types of bulbs, fog, dipped, high beam.

They are off the shelf but mostly just in H7. Ebay will sort out the rest or http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk

Try http://www.team.ie which are based in Kilbarrack Dublin but have shops called Autozone in Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Letterkenny.

Gumbo

Berty wrote: »

Dipped beams and full beams are normally the same bulb type in modern cars.

Usually H7.
Modern fog lights can be mostly H11.

Yes, you can get Nightbreaker in most types of bulbs, fog, dipped, high beam.

They are off the shelf but mostly just in H7. Ebay will sort out the rest or http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk

Try http://www.team.ie which are based in Kilbarrack Dublin but have shops called Autozone in Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Letterkenny.

H7 is a single bulb element, H4 would be twin type ie. dipped and full.

my 320d was H7 and the full light was a separate bulb, same as the MG im driving now, H7 is the dipped beam and the full light is a separate bulb.

Tragedy

kceire wrote: »

H7 is a single bulb element, H4 would be twin type ie. dipped and full.

my 320d was H7 and the full light was a separate bulb, same as the MG im driving now, H7 is the dipped beam and the full light is a separate bulb.

H1's and H7's right? Same on my ZT

Berty

kceire wrote: »

H7 is a single bulb element, H4 would be twin type ie. dipped and full.

my 320d was H7 and the full light was a separate bulb, same as the MG im driving now, H7 is the dipped beam and the full light is a separate bulb.

Sorry I meant same type of bulb.

bazz26

Just remember that the Osram Nightbreakers just like the Philips Extreme Power bulbs have a shorter life span than a regular halogen bulb.

I had them and they were very good especially on country roads but my dipped H7 lamps are also DRLs so it is just too expensive to replace them every 6 months or so.

maidhc

bazz26 wrote: »

I had them and they were very good especially on country roads but my dipped H7 lamps are also DRLs so it is just too expensive to replace them every 6 months or so.

I gave up on them too because of the insanely short lifespan, but didn't find them a whole lot better than good quality halogens.

bazz26

maidhc wrote: »

I gave up on them too because of the insanely short lifespan, but didn't find them a whole lot better than good quality halogens.

I picked up two pairs in Lidl a couple of weeks ago for €3.99 a pair. They are as good as any I have used.

At the end of the day though if the headlight itself is of poor design then it will make no difference how good the bulb is. My S40's standard halogen headlights are not great though, the beam patern is very weak even though they have a projector lense, plenty of complaints over on the Volvo forums about them too. It's a pity the previous owner of my S40 didn't stump up for the Bi-xenon upgrade.

Berty

bazz26 wrote: »

It's a pity the previous owner of my S40 didn't stump up for the Bi-xenon upgrade.

Why don't you do it now? S40 with projectors? If so, its basically made for the after market upgrade.

2 Espressi

I bought mine at http://www.powerbulbs.com/, they threw in a aset of sidelight bulbs as well for free.

bazz26

Berty wrote: »

Why don't you do it now? S40 with projectors? If so, its basically made for the after market upgrade.

I have been doing a bit of looking alright and some of the kits have messy fittings, the good kits are obviously alot more expensive. I'm patient though and will wait for the right one.

Gavin1

Try Team P Reilly in Kilbarrack.

They are the Irish distributors and have a walk-in shop as well.

Got some their before.

They seem to have a finite lifetime and after about a year of being constantly on they both blew in space of an hour.

Good bulbs though.

tomyr7

You can get them at:

http://www.micksgarage.ie/

all different types. Not bad prices aswell

Annuv

maidhc wrote: »

I gave up on them too because of the insanely short lifespan, but didn't find them a whole lot better than good quality halogens.

Same here, not enough of a difference in quality to justify the difference in lifespan

Berty

Annuv wrote: »

Same here, not enough of a difference in quality to justify the difference in lifespan

Had mine in 6 months now and drive around hundreds of km's per week nearly always on dipped beams.

Saying that they will go tonight on the way home. Still, I carry spares.

cjt156

Berty wrote: »

Had mine in 6 months now and drive around hundreds of km's per week nearly always on dipped beams.

Saying that they will go tonight on the way home. Still, I carry spares.

Had mine in 12 months and drive with dipped beams on all the time. Fantastic improvement over the Halfords candles I had in before and still going strong.

gofaster_s13

Don't bother with th nightbreakers, just a waste of money.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055476128&highlight=nightbreakers

The only non HID bulb that I've fitted that made a worthwhile(measured) differance were some PIAA h4 bulbs that I got out of a crashed Jap import Pajero which were very close to HIDs in terms of light output and lasted 2 1/2 years before I sold the car(forgot to take them out) the main downside with them was the fact that at the time they were over 70 euro a pair

2 Espressi

Current or previous gen Caddy? I found mine to be much better than the OEM bulbs.

cubix

Understanding the extra costs involved is there any downside to Xenon HID Kits and are they that good. Whats a price for a replacement bulb for one of these kits.

Berty

cubix wrote: »

Understanding the extra costs involved is there any downside to Xenon HID Kits and are they that good. Whats a price for a replacement bulb for one of these kits.

Have you projector headlights?

If not then I wouldn't bother.

A replacement bulb of good quality would cost around €20 however the life span of a good bulb is around 50,000 hours.

cubix

Not sure,its an 06 primastar van.

steveirl2

As Gofaster says, PIAA, great bulbs, expensive but worth it, and long life.
www.piaaonline.co.uk

corcaigh07

osrams cheap

http://cgi.ebay.ie/OSRAM-NIGHTBREAKER-H4-PAIR-NIGHT-BREAKER-JEEP_W0QQitemZ260488283564QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3ca64fc5ac

JHMEG

gofaster_s13 wrote: »

The only non HID bulb that I've fitted that made a worthwhile(measured) differance were some PIAA h4 bulbs

PIAA h7 bulbs didn't rate too well in the Auto Express 2009 test:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/243190/blue_bulbs_piaa_platinum_white.html

Night Breakers were rated very highly:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/243163/50_plus_bulbs_osram_night_breaker.html