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patbhoy
10-10-2010, 22:15
Recommend me new headlight bulbs, i prefer white rather than blue bulbs.
I was thinking of Osram Nightbreakers, what would you recommend?
Terranosaurus
10-10-2010, 22:20
Yup - Osram Night Breakers or the Phillips equivalents.
briggie
10-10-2010, 22:24
Ive heard philips extreme are far better
MudLifeCrisis
10-10-2010, 23:36
Fitted Xenon Extreme bulbs to mine from Halfrauds. They are slightly blue in the centre but give a really good light.
Terranosaurus
11-10-2010, 01:05
Ive heard philips extreme are far better

Whatcar or autocar or similar did a test and though the Phillips did come out on top there was very little in it and it will vary with headlight type anyway.

I use the Night Breakers in my van, T2 and rally car. For Mac Challenge I had cibie Bi-oscar spots oon the T2 which use H4 bulbs so had them in those too and the combination of 2 pairs of the night breakers was awesome.
clivvy
11-10-2010, 07:36
i have nightbreakers in my mazda, really good, a lot of money but very bright and far reaching.
harlowmaverick
11-10-2010, 07:42
i have a H.I.D. kit here that i may actually get around to fitting today.
these are meant to be good, anyone else got them?
Timbo_1975
11-10-2010, 09:47
Yes, but if you have the headlights with the H4 bulbs, and intend to fit the HID 'hi/lo' type kit -certainly on the mk2 square headlight T2- you can't as the metal deflector within the headlight gets in the way of the bulbs' shutter.
Terranosaurus
11-10-2010, 10:38
i have nightbreakers in my mazda, really good, a lot of money but very bright and far reaching.

Shop around they are available for vastly different prices £12-£40+ depending where you go.
rustic
11-10-2010, 11:04
Shop around they are available for vastly different prices £12-£40+ depending where you go.

You have me interested, on ebay they state the "newer" versions are more reliable and give a longer life, does this mean there is a lot of old stock out there, so there may be a difference in price!

Or is it a sales gimic by a few ebayers?
patbhoy
11-10-2010, 12:40
Osram Night Breakers £11.20 delivered
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OSRAM-NIGHTBREAKER-H4-HEADLIGHT-BULBS-90-MORE-LIGHT-/400162322958?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d2b887a0e

Osram Night Breaker Plus £19.68 Delivered
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OSRAM-NIGHTBREAKER-PLUS-H4-OSRAM-H4-NIGHT-BREAKER-PLUS-/110596194408?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c00c0068
clivvy
11-10-2010, 13:12
i have a H.I.D. kit here that i may actually get around to fitting today.
these are meant to be good, anyone else got them?

i havent got HiD, but in the Mazda club, a lot of the MX-6's and 626's have them, and by all accounts they are very, VERY good.
dave36
11-10-2010, 19:30
steer well clear, cheap rubbish sold at quality price, went through 3 sets in quick, very quick, succession, high beam failing just when you need it, now on Tesco cheepo standard H4 and no problem at all.
rustic
11-10-2010, 19:36
I have the high brightness ones from Aldi, H4's seem ok so far.
larson
11-10-2010, 21:18
the slightly blue bulbs are illigal and suposed to be an mot failure, but my last 2 cars passed with them in:nenau
Terranosaurus
11-10-2010, 21:24
the slightly blue bulbs are illigal and suposed to be an mot failure, but my last 2 cars passed with them in:nenau

Not to mention very chavvy too!!!!

or is it Chavvie???
harlowmaverick
11-10-2010, 22:18
im gonna try my H.I.D. kit anyway, worst comes to worst i can always put the standard bulbs back in:thumb2