Whittie
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Boring topic I know, but who's got what headlight bulbs?
What is the brightest white you can get without getting a HID kit and blinding everybody on the road?
Would the right hand image be 4200k? 6000k? Is 6000k quite blue?
Ta
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BenC1985
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A question i was actually going to post this morning so you have saved me doing it.lol be interested to see what people are using as i dont want hid's if its going to be a problem at mot. I have some uprated bulbs in at the min but not sure what ones they are. Ideally they could be brighter though.
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Whittie
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I've had HID's in the past on corsa's, got fed up of people flashing me so I wouldn't have them again.
Just want a brighter bulb, as mine is like the left above, yellow 
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Ad Blue B
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A lot of people suggest the Osram's Alex, no problem with HIDs though, stop being a fag 
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John
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I've always found Osram Nightbreakers to be good.
HID's are terrible in most Halogen headlamps.
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Whittie
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quote:
Originally posted by Ad Blue B
A lot of people suggest the Osram's Alex, no problem with HIDs though, stop being a fag
Might have a look in Halfords tomorrow then.
Ha, not a fag at all, I had no projectors in the corsa as I had them in morrettes, So the beam was probably at this angle / and not - ....... if that makes sense!
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Ad Blue B
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Quit moaning
going the Horseshoe Pass meet on sunday?
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Whittie
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No but now you mention it, I could do if I get all work sorted tomorrow. Whos going?
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SXI - Matt
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I've had HID's and will never go back now love them. Although I have projectors, in fact I have a set of depo projectors for the next car in my ebay watch list ready
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SXI - Matt
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Don't go for any of the halfords one's unless you go for the most expensive as I used to work for them and having tried EVERY bulb option (they were free to try) I hardly noticed the difference until fitting the £40 odd ones
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Whittie
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I've got projectors on my car, but assuming HID's will just cause me unnecessary trouble.
I don't mind spending up to £50 on the bulb set as long as its bright white
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Scotty_B
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Osram Nightbreakers are a great bulb, really notice the difference. Any standard halogen with a blue filter for a white look will never be as bright.
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SXI - Matt
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I've never had trouble with mine and genuinely never been flashed when there on. I'll be going for 4300k next though as I don't like the blueness mine have there 6000k the 8000k were even worse
I just prefer really bright headlights compared to the dull orange candle light I normally have
[Edited on 01-03-2013 by SXI - Matt]
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jacko198
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=271133003236&index=0&nav=WATCHING&nid=79152553981
Just ordered some of these. A mate has them for his E46 and they are perfect. Cheep as fook too
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Whittie
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko198
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=271133003236&index=0&nav=WATCHING&nid=79152553981
Just ordered some of these. A mate has them for his E46 and they are perfect. Cheep as fook too
Was there a noticeable difference? For £12 I might just order them and see if they're decent enough
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jacko198
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Yeah much brighter from what I remember.
Should have mine start of next week if you wanna wait for pics?
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John
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That's all nightbreakers cost.
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