dannymccann
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First off, on the cheap (and I dont really know what HIDs and the like are )
Do these bulbs actually change your headlights at all. To oncoming traffic are they a nice bluey colour (like a BMW/Audi etc) and/or do they improve lighting the road?
Is there any point to using them other than standards?
Dan
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Ben G
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aceparts.com do some good bulbs that have a nice blue tint to them. cheap aswell.
and they look the same as the ones you posted, the difference it made on my fiesta was amazing. oviously nothing when compared to H.I.D's or xenons, but it gets rid of the dull old fashioned yellow and you get a nice bright white with a blue tint.
[Edited on 28-02-2009 by Ben G]
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dannymccann
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Cheers Ben thats what Im wanting in essence at almost no cost, just better 'night vision' (and the blue tint looks cool as well )
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dannymccann
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I assume you mean these? They do look exactly the same
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Ben G
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before:

after:
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Ben G
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normal crappy yellow bulbs:
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shaunmods
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quote: Originally posted by dannymccann
I assume you mean these? They do look exactly the same
Ive got those on mine Pretty damn good for the money
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Twiggy
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i am after some that really light up the road as the ones in at the mo are shite! Halfords do some really good ones?
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dannymccann
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Good shit Ben thanks (I really like the pics of the Fiesta you keep posting up), and cheers Shaun for your input as well.
Twiggy, they will do them but will probly be 2x the price of these for the same items
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Ben G
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i like it too, miss it
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dannymccann
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Whats the difference between H4 and H7 bulbs? According to AOC my Astra is H7, swear I bought generic H4's for it last time.....
edit - o and Halfords = £9.09 for a single normal replacement headlight bulb Only mugs buy from there
[Edited on 28-02-2009 by dannymccann]
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mattk
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H4s have 2 elements, the one bulb does main and dipped beam
your astra has 4 bulbs, 2 for main and 2 for dipped
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Twiggy
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what type is a pug 307 2.0 hdi?
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Twiggy
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Just orderd.....
1 x H7 (499) 100watt Xenon SUPERWHITE Headlight Bulbs 12v 100W (Pair) (H7 100W)
1 x 10mm Wedge Concave Wide Angle LED 501 W5W (White)
1 x H1 (448) 100watt Xenon SUPERWHITE Headlight Bulbs 12v 100W (Pair) (H1 100W)
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saj_123
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quote: Originally posted by shaunmods
quote: Originally posted by dannymccann
I assume you mean these? They do look exactly the same
Ive got those on mine Pretty damn good for the money
Agree with you mate, mine look great but i lost my dipped headlight bulbs. lol.
[Edited on 01-03-2009 by saj_123]
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Corsa_Scotty
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Ive got the Aceparts ones on my C really weird at first because everything is blue
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gavin18787
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Just fitted some osram night breaker bulbs to mine. Hell of alot brighter then oem 
Not got a blue tint asuch but gives off a nice white crisp light 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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John
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The osram night breakers are really good if you don't want to go down the xenon route.
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dannymccann
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Furthermore, you can buy 55w and 100w bulbs, same price, same description just different power rating. Is there any real need to go for 100w?
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dannymccann
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Thats ok, answered my own question here
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080819060458AABMXT8
Twiggy have a read of that ^ The 100W bulbs youve ordered are technically illegal
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Twiggy
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quote: Originally posted by dannymccann
Thats ok, answered my own question here
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080819060458AABMXT8
Twiggy have a read of that ^ The 100W bulbs youve ordered are technically illegal
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh   
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deano87
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Where did people get these Osram bulbs from? I have 30% brighter Halfords ones in mine but because they're in Depo's which have the funny reflector thing over the bulb, the light is shocking.
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mattk
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I took that dazzle guard off my depos, made them alot better
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Markus
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would 100watt bright white be any good for corsa ?
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dannymccann
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100W is technically illegal, and also I assume standards are 55/65w, so might be best to go for those. On that yahoo link I posted someone posted an amperage of 20A needed on the fuse/wires to support 2x100W bulbs
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