Time for new bulbs

honda boi

So I've got fed up of the crappy bulbs I have in the c max.
Looking to upgrade to something that actually gives out light!
I'm looking at the Phillips xtreme +130% h7/h1.
Anyone experience with these? Or other suggestions?

biko

I have Nightbreakers and quite happy with them.

Atlantic Dawn

I got those Philips ones myself and I am very happy with them.

Seweryn

I have these Philips bulbs now and I am happy with them. I used to have the Osram Nightbreaker before (still have in the old Honda) and I think they are very comparable and both are good choice.

However, they are not longest lasting bulbs (naturally) and the Nightbreaker one failed recently only a few months after installation. I hope the Philips bulbs are slightly longer lasting. They make driving night and day comparing to standard cheap bulbs though...

corglass

Is you've plastic lenses, sometimes lens just need a clean guys. Some progressively finer sandpaper and elbow grease can make a much bigger difference than new bulbs.


YouTube will show you how.

honda boi

Thanks lad,looks like the Phillips are good. Can get them on amazon £34 for h7 and h1.
So gonna go ahead

Seweryn

honda boi wrote: »

Thanks lad,looks like the Phillips are good. Can get them on amazon £34 for h7 and h1.
So gonna go ahead

£23 for H7 Philips or £20 for Osram including delivery on Powerbulbs...

honda boi

Seweryn wrote: »

£23 for H7 Philips or £20 for Osram including delivery on Powerbulbs...

Also 21£ for h1 Phillips.
So £44 from powerbulbs or £34 from amazon

honda boi

corglass wrote: »

Is you've plastic lenses, sometimes lens just need a clean guys. Some progressively finer sandpaper and elbow grease can make a much bigger difference than new bulbs.


YouTube will show you how.

Wanna do this as well

uck51js9zml2yt

Got osram night breakers on my Octavia. Not changed a bulb since I put them in:)

Toothpaste on the plastic to clean it works perfectly and won't scratch!

Car99

Nightbreakers in A4 for the last year big improvement on the old bulbs.

Zatoichi

Anyone know the law on the power of bulbs for headlights/sidelights.

All I can see is they should be "incapable of dazzling a person who is on the same horizontal plane as the vehicle at a greater distance than 25 feet from the lamp and whose eye-level is not less than 3 feet and 6 inches above that plane."

And not exceed 7 watts.

Zatoichi

There's no need to book

At those prices I can see why.

If it's a Megane I can understand, but charging €18 for a five minute job is ridiculous.

damon5

Zatoichi wrote: »

At those prices I can see why.

If it's a Megane I can understand, but charging €18 for a five minute job is ridiculous.

When i click on your Renaults link i get directed to the shaggin scriptlinks page .

Zatoichi

It's just a clip from a Fifth Gear episode where they try and change the headlights on a Megane.

damon5

Zatoichi wrote: »

It's just a clip from a Fifth Gear episode where they try and change the headlights on a Megane.

see no probs,renaults were always renowned years back for dodgy wiring effecting rear lights.

Kashmeer

Re the bulbs, I heard them Philips are good, but not for the price as they don't last too long. any high power (>100% light...) bulbs don't last as long as "standard" ones. I am changing mine to http://cf1.s3.souqcdn.com/unit/2015/09/30/91/55/74/9/unit_XL_9155749_3657400363_113105.jpg

I hope they last a decent amount of time!
Philips was twice the price and in the tests done in a few car mags Tungsram ones were superior to the Philips ones.

irishgeo

Kashmeer wrote: »

Re the bulbs, I heard them Philips are good, but not for the price as they don't last too long. any high power (>100% light...) bulbs don't last as long as "standard" ones. I am changing mine to http://cf1.s3.souqcdn.com/unit/2015/09/30/91/55/74/9/unit_XL_9155749_3657400363_113105.jpg

I hope they last a decent amount of time!
Philips was twice the price and in the tests done in a few car mags Tungsram ones were superior to the Philips ones.

On your basis that >100% power bulbs don't last longer. The ones in the link cliam to be 120%.Wont they go even quicker.

Kashmeer

Well, the Philips ones, the 130% ones, are supposed to be overpriced and short lived. The ones I got have a "decent" lifespan as the tests showed. We will see how it goes once they go in- hoping for at least 3 months of nice, bright night driving!

By the way, @honda boi, how are the Philips going?