Headlight bulbs,whats ones for good night vision?

stewygriffin

Whats the best headlight bulbs for daytime and night time riding?
Are these Orsam Nightbreakers the bluish whiteish bulbs that I see on some bikes and cars?

Are they any good?

And wheres the cheapest place to buy them.
Tks.:)

MarkR

Osram and Philips would be good brands for cars, I presume same for bikes?

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/76760/car-bulbs-2014-halogen-headlight-bulb-reviews

This might help you decide. I got the halfords ones for a car, and they seem good.

stewygriffin

MarkR wrote: »

Osram and Philips would be good brands for cars, I presume same for bikes?

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/76760/car-bulbs-2014-halogen-headlight-bulb-reviews

This might help you decide. I got the halfords ones for a car, and they seem good.

Interesting read.:)

Wonda-Boy

I have had Osram, Ring, Phillips and Halfords Extreme Ultra Brilliance with extra zing and zang yadda yadda yadda...the best by far I have used is the BOSCH bulbs. Pricey but better then the rest.

stewygriffin

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

I have had Osram, Ring, Phillips and Halfords Extreme Ultra Brilliance with extra zing and zang yadda yadda yadda...the best by far I have used is the BOSCH bulbs. Pricey but better then the rest.

Any particular type of Bosch light?

Are the ones you use much more whiteish/blueish than oem?

goodlad

Powerbulbs have 30% off at the moment

stewygriffin

Picked up 2 sets of Osram Cool Blue Intense H7 bulbs this morning.25 euro a set and got a few led side light bulbs thrown in for free too.:)

Bike is due back in the bike shop on Thursday for the recall work to be done.
Yamaha issued a recall for all big bang R1s over problems with the headlight loom and possible arcing and shorting issues.

goodlad

Was that from power bulbs? They are 18 there with the discount.
I ordered earlier. If you mail them they will also swap put the free side lights to ones that will match your cool blue intense light. As the standard free ones are ****ty normal light.

They swapped my side lights to Philips blue vision ultra w5w so the light is the same

listermint

Any reason you went with coolblue over nightbreaker ?

stewygriffin

Motor factors down the road from me did me a deal on the last 2 sets he had in stock.
So I just bought them there and then as I was also getting some service parts for my car.Got some money off on the car parts too.

stewygriffin

goodlad wrote: »

Was that from power bulbs? They are 18 there with the discount.
I ordered earlier. If you mail them they will also swap put the free side lights to ones that will match your cool blue intense light. As the standard free ones are ****ty normal light.

They swapped my side lights to Philips blue vision ultra w5w so the light is the same

Id like to get the side lights in the same colour as the cool blue.
Do you have a link for the side light bulbs?
Mine are 5w.

goodlad

http://www.powerbulbs.com/eu/product/philips-blue-vision-w5w-501-sidelight-bulbs-twin-pack

These were thrown in free instead of the standard ones for me this morning when i ordered my Cool Blue Intense.

Again, they shouldnt be called blue at all. They are a pure white light.

stewygriffin

goodlad wrote: »

http://www.powerbulbs.com/eu/product/philips-blue-vision-w5w-501-sidelight-bulbs-twin-pack

These were thrown in free instead of the standard ones for me this morning when i ordered my Cool Blue Intense.

Again, they shouldnt be called blue at all. They are a pure white light.

Thanks for that.:)

I was reading a few reviews and all say the same thing.
White light and not a blueish light at all.

Ah well,has to be better than the oem bulbs.

goodlad

I used standard night breakers for a long time. But on my vstrom i has some LED fog lights and LED handguard lights. They are both a nice bright white where the Night Breakers were better than a standard bulb but still a yellow tiny light.

The cool blue intense were the perfect match on the bike to keep all lights a consistent brilliant white

stewygriffin

Twin pack of Cool Blue Intense is comming up as 23 euro 84 cents with discount code applied on Powerbulbs website.

goodlad

I use H4 which are cheaper than H7 which i just noticed you use

stewygriffin

goodlad wrote: »

I use H4 which are cheaper than H7 which i just noticed you use

Dont tell me I bought the wrong fitment?....:pac::pac::o


Edit to say that google and Yamaha R1 forum says R1s and R6s are indeed H7.Phew.

listermint

goodlad wrote: »

I use H4 which are cheaper than H7 which i just noticed you use

Hey goodlad,

did the H4 fit the Vstrom ?

Which H4 did you buy this morning that had these thrown in http://www.powerbulbs.com/eu/product/philips-blue-vision-w5w-501-sidelight-bulbs-twin-pack

just looking to upgrade the lights a bit on mine.

listermint

Was it these ?

http://www.powerbulbs.com/eu/product/cool-blue-intense-h4-two-bulbs

and you mailed them to swap out the standard colour ones to match

goodlad

Yeah thats the ones. The standard free gift is OSRAM W5W Sidelight Bulbs.
As soon as you get your order confirmation email just reply to it and ask if they will swap out the free side lights for ones that will match the light of the main bulbs you are ordering.

For the Cool Blue Intense the light color match is Philips Blue Vision Ultra.
They have never ever had an issue swapping out the free side lights for me to match the main lights.

Wouldnt matter at all if you were buying standard night breakers though.

listermint

goodlad wrote: »

Yeah thats the ones. The standard free gift is OSRAM W5W Sidelight Bulbs.
As soon as you get your order confirmation email just reply to it and ask if they will swap out the free side lights for ones that will match the light of the main bulbs you are ordering.

For the Cool Blue Intense the light color match is Philips Blue Vision Ultra.
They have never ever had an issue swapping out the free side lights for me to match the main lights.

Wouldnt matter at all if you were buying standard night breakers though.

Well trying to get away from the yellow ewe, based on what youve had from the night breakers to the blue vision.

Which is further away, and of the 2 which offers more light or is it comparible.

goodlad

The cool blue is absolutely pure white. The field of light was more or less the same as the night breaker but i found things much clearer to see with the white light instead of the yellow tint of a night breaker.

listermint

goodlad wrote: »

The cool blue is absolutely pure white. The field of light was more or less the same as the night breaker but i found things much clearer to see with the white light instead of the yellow tint of a night breaker.

Sound !

stewygriffin

Just fitted the Cool Blue Intense to the R1.
Alot brighter and whiter than OEM.:)

stewygriffin

Just got to get the side lights sorted now.

listermint

nice finish, shame about those side lights, Jeez your lazy :P

stewygriffin

listermint wrote: »

nice finish, shame about those side lights, Jeez your lazy :P

I,ll get that sorted soon enough.;)
I was given 6 small 5w LED side lights bulbs with the Cool Blue bulbs.
Supposedly they are a bright white too.

Didnt get around to fitting them as I wasnt too sure on how to remove the carbon air ducts to get at the side light bulb holders.

stewygriffin

They look like cheap chinese things,but they might be ok.
Suppose theres only 1 way to find out.
If they are crap then I will go and buy the ones that Goodlad linked to on the previous page.:)

stewygriffin

goodlad wrote: »

http://www.powerbulbs.com/eu/product/philips-blue-vision-w5w-501-sidelight-bulbs-twin-pack

These were thrown in free instead of the standard ones for me this morning when i ordered my Cool Blue Intense.

Again, they shouldnt be called blue at all. They are a pure white light.

Just ordered a set of Osram Cool Blue Intense w5w bulbs off them.

http://www.powerbulbs.com/eu/product/cool-blue-intense-w5w-twin.


I also emailed them and asked them to change the free gift to a set of these cool blue bulbs aswell.



Goodlad,can I ask you do they ship to Ireland fast?

stewygriffin

Just bought a set of Osram Cool Blue Intense 5w side light bulbs for 10 euro in PR Reillys.

http://www.team.ie/en/


Exact same set of bulbs is 22 euro on Powerbulbs website.

goodlad

Well yeah you would be mad to buy the side lights from power bulbs.
Thats why i just get them thrown in free when i order my H4's

stewygriffin

goodlad wrote: »

Well yeah you would be mad to buy the side lights from power bulbs.
Thats why i just get them thrown in free when i order my H4's

I bought some bulbs off them this morning with the discount code,for my car.

The just sent me an email saying that they will give me a free set of those Philips white vision bulbs with my order.



Hello,

Thank you for your email.

Unfortunately we are unable to change the free gift to the OSRAM Cool Blue intense, however we are able to amend the order to the Philips White Vision

This is almost an identical product and the only real difference between the two is the brand. Please see link: http://www.powerbulbs.com/product/philips-whitevision-w5w-twin

goodlad

Yup thats always the way. As i said previously, Philips Blue Vision Ultra are the color match for the H4/H7 cool blue intense,. Thats what they will throw in free instead of the standard side lights.

Usually some form of Philips Bulb thrown in. They must cost them a shed load less than osrams because ive never seen them swap out the free ones to an Osram, always to a Philips

thecivvie

The one thing that is being omited is the reflector in the lights, no amount of good bulbs will overcome a cr*p reflector. I had this with my 650 Deauville, tried every bulb known to Halfords and eBay. Still I could see how dirty or clean my front wheel was, that's about as much good they were. The

stewygriffin

thecivvie wrote: »

The one thing that is being omited is the reflector in the lights, no amount of good bulbs will overcome a cr*p reflector. I had this with my 650 Deauville, tried every bulb known to Halfords and eBay. Still I could see how dirty or clean my front wheel was, that's about as much good they were. The

Headlight with the Cool Blue Inttense bulbs are good and strong.
Nice powerfull white light from them.
Several car drivers getting out of my way on the way home this evening on the M50 to let me pass.:D

listermint

mine arrived nice and packaged today, cant fault the service. never heard of powerbulbs before.

Il be putting them in tonight, unless of course a pint is calling then it will be tomorrow of course.

Will try get some pics up for comparisons.

stewygriffin

listermint wrote: »

mine arrived nice and packaged today, cant fault the service. never heard of powerbulbs before.

Il be putting them in tonight, unless of course a pint is calling then it will be tomorrow of course.


Will try get some pics up for comparisons.

Let us know what you think of them.If you can sure throw up a pic.:)

Got an email today to say mine were dispatched this morning.
Seems fairly quick allright.:)

stewygriffin

Arrived this morning in the post.
Well happy.
Eager to try out the Osram LED side lights.:)

stewygriffin

Spent the late afternoon having to strip down the bike just to fit the 5w sidelight bulbs.

Ive taken pics of all 3 bulbs so you can see the difference in the colour and brightness..
I left the oem bulb in on the right side of the pics to show the difference between oem and aftermarket bulbs.
Osram Cool Blue Intense seem to match up the best to the H7 Cool Blue Intense.So thats what Im going with.:)











Osram LED 5w,much colder white light,didnt suit at all.





Philips White Vision 5w ,closer again,but still didnt suit.




Osram Cool Blue Intense 5w,these suit the H7 Cool Blue Intense perfectly.:)





Hope this helps others decide whats best for them.:)