headlight bulbs

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 Sussex Posts: 3891 2x 106 GTi
    #1
    I need some new headlight bulbs as mine are mega shite. I'm wondering if the halfrauds brand of bulbs are any good. They make the "Extreme Brilliance 90% brighter ones) Anyone used these and are they any good? or any you recommend?
  2. Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2011 newcastle Posts: 484 saxo furio
    #2
    quited intrested in an answer becouse mine are shit too
  3. Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 Portsmouth Posts: 1936 Scirocco
    #3
    before i had angels i had these bulbs from halfords in my standard lights and this is what it looked like..



    (my car looks so standard in this pic haha!) hope this helps!
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 Sussex Posts: 3891 2x 106 GTi
    #4
    I was thinking of smoking the front headlights to make the front end look more upto date. I've heard that smoking the headlights helps concentrate the beam of the light so it appears to be a bit brighter. Is there any truth in this or just bullshit?
  5. Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 Portsmouth Posts: 1936 Scirocco
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SaxoJamie View Post
    I was thinking of smoking the front headlights to make the front end look more upto date. I've heard that smoking the headlights helps concentrate the beam of the light so it appears to be a bit brighter. Is there any truth in this or just bullshit?
    bullshit, looked the same to me after i smoked my mk2 headlights
  6. Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Torbay Posts: 1285 Mauritius Vts, 206 Gti 180
    #6
    Osram nightbreakers are good, or ive got the philips extreme ones, generally people go for the osram's as they are slightly cheaper and pretty good!
  7. Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2011 newcastle Posts: 484 saxo furio
    #7
    smoking just makes them look better dose noting different bud
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2010 loughborough Posts: 372 Pug 306 - gone BlackmK 2 vtr - present
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by vinnie_long View Post
    smoking just makes them look better dose noting different bud
    About time I did mine tbh gotta get round to it lol
  9. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Grantham Posts: 310 Black VTR. White VTS Wheels.
    #9
    Go on Ebay and get a HID set mate you have to fix the ballasts in the bay near or around your lights but they're mega powerful the pigs use them on undercover vehicles. You can pick a 6000 - 8000k set up for £60. Bearing in mind the H4 bulbs aren't cheap and there's a reasonable amount of difference.

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-SA...ht_2112wt_1199
  10. Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Cardiff Posts: 908 Mk4 Fiesta Encore Mk1 Saxo Eastcoast
    #10
    Ugh, I had this dilema a few weeks back.

    DON'T put HID's in your lamps if you have reflector headlamps. If you have after market projectors then go for it.

    MTEC Super White 100W H4 Bulbs are the best I've had. Yes, 100W is classed as illegal, and normally I'd advise against them. BUT - I've tried both the 55W and 100W versions of these bulbs, and here's why I'd go for the 100W.

    It's because of the blue coating on the bulb that's there to cancel out that yellow light, so it looks more 'white'. Normally an un-coated 100W bulb would be far too bright, but if you had the standard 55W Super White's, the light wouldn't be as bright as your stock un-coated 55W bulbs due to the blue coating on the bulb, as it's blocking the light even though it would appear whiter. The 100W set however will punch through this coating a lot better, resulting in a white/blue tint light that's nice and bright, and because of the blue coating it's not as ridiculous as normal off-roading 100W bulbs.

    Look at the comparison below:



    Had these for a few weeks, VERY pleased with them! Hope this helps!
  11. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 Braintree Essex Posts: 220 98 Mango West Coast and 00 focus zetec
    #11
    if you wanna update the look of your headlites do wot i did. i removed the outer lenses, masked up the reflectors and sprayed the inner silver/grey parts satin black. kinda gives your headlites a modern vee dub look
  12. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 birmingham Posts: 368 SAXO VTR
    #12
    i have osram knightbreaker bulbs with 10% blue tint there brilliant ive had them in the last 5 cars ive owned
  13. Established Member Joined: Jun 2011 Hertfordshire Posts: 1574 '07 Saab 93 Vector Sport - '79 Citroën Dyane
    #13
    I bought these for my old car Philips X-treme Power +80% Xenon Bulbs based on a Which? review, they were AMAZING.

    Worth the money.

    Dave.
  14. Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Cardiff Posts: 908 Mk4 Fiesta Encore Mk1 Saxo Eastcoast
    #14
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by cruze View Post
    if you wanna update the look of your headlites do wot i did. i removed the outer lenses, masked up the reflectors and sprayed the inner silver/grey parts satin black. kinda gives your headlites a modern vee dub look
    So you didn't spray the reflector parts? You got any pics of this?
  15. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 tyne & wear Posts: 152 03 Saxo vtr
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DreamEater View Post
    I bought these for my old car Philips X-treme Power +80% Xenon Bulbs based on a Which? review, they were AMAZING.

    Worth the money.

    Dave.
    +1 I used these on my Clio valver made a big difference.
  16. Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 exeter, devon Posts: 1224 Clio 172
    #16
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DreamEater View Post
    I bought these for my old car Philips X-treme Power +80% Xenon Bulbs based on a Which? review, they were AMAZING.

    Worth the money.

    Dave.
    i stuck one of these in my old motorbike, and will be doing the same to my new bike!
  17. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Ayr Posts: 337 00' Ph1 172 + 99' Onyx 106 GTI
    #17
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DreamEater View Post
    I bought these for my old car Philips X-treme Power +80% Xenon Bulbs based on a Which? review, they were AMAZING.

    Worth the money.

    Dave.
    I might invest in these as they are getting good write ups
  18. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Grantham Posts: 310 Black VTR. White VTS Wheels.
    #18
    Torn between 2 different sets advised about Cheap dont look alot different than HID's to be fair....
  19. Established Member Joined: Jun 2011 Hertfordshire Posts: 1574 '07 Saab 93 Vector Sport - '79 Citroën Dyane
    #19
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Benboi89 View Post
    Torn between 2 different sets advised about Cheap dont look alot different than HID's to be fair....
    Anything that has a colour on it is shit. As it is blocking the available light. IE the blue tinted xenons.

    Personally, I'd buy the Phillips. And if they didn't have them, I would buy the Osram's instead.

    The Phillips ones based on the Which? review were compared against a Vauxhall Astra with Xenon projectors. The Phillips came out with a brilliant score in comparison.

    Dave.
  20. Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Cardiff Posts: 908 Mk4 Fiesta Encore Mk1 Saxo Eastcoast
    #20
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DreamEater View Post
    Anything that has a colour on it is shit. As it is blocking the available light. IE the blue tinted xenons.

    Personally, I'd buy the Phillips. And if they didn't have them, I would buy the Osram's instead.

    The Phillips ones based on the Which? review were compared against a Vauxhall Astra with Xenon projectors. The Phillips came out with a brilliant score in comparison.

    Dave.
    They do block light, unless you do what I said in my post a few posts up - 100W's.
  21. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD
    #21
    Got some 100w jobbies in mine. That, coupled with the spots, lights up the road like its daylight. Funny seeing other peoples highbeams!