M6L11 wrote:As title really. I've stumbled across these Philips halogen bulbs and they claim to give out 130% more light than other halogen bulbs. They also claim a much longer and wider beam than standard halogens, with whiter light, while remaining completely road legal and non-dazzling.
Crucially, from an AD perspective especially, they claim a 45 metre increase in beam/vision length which they say equates to an extra 2 whole seconds of reaction time to hazards compared to standard halogen bulbs. Well worth it if true, surely?
Has anyone got any experience of them? Are they worth the 'upgrade' from OEM standards or is it a gimmick? I note that Halfords sell their own version of these as well and they're currently buy one get one free for both the dipped beam headlights and the fog lights with this technology.
If they're worth buying I could therefore take advantage of their cheap fitting option (my car is a PITA for fitting new bulbs, including removing mud guards and the air filter box).
I just wondered if anyone here had any experience of them. TIA.
Silk wrote: I've tried many of these bulbs over the years and they simply don't live up to the claims, so I no longer bother them - slightly better is about the best you can hope for and certainly nowhere near what they claim. The only way you're going to get a noticeable improvement, if you don't want to go down the illegal route, is to get a car with xenons.
trashbat wrote:I have the comparable Osram product, Night Breaker Plus I think, and whilst they're fine, I don't think there's an enormous difference, and the lighting setup is outclassed by most newer cars.
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:I've had good results with them but the life can be shorter, as Silk says, because of the thinner elements. The more extreme the extra light claims, the shorter the life tends to be, so a compromise somewhere in the middle is often best for performance vs. pocket. The Halfords ones seldom do well in the Auto Express tests.
TripleS wrote:Old CUBby, now almost 15 years of age, is still on the original headlight bulbs, (keeping the long life clutch company, I expect ), and I have wondered about replacing them with something a bit better, but I haven't done anything about it so far.
Aftermarket bulbs of higher output have been discussed periodically on PH, and some people swear by them, but I'm not sure I would want to accept a much shorter life from them, especially if there is doubt about the extra performance to be had. I think I'll hold off a bit longer.
TripleS wrote:Old CUBby, now almost 15 years of age, is still on the original headlight bulbs, (keeping the long life clutch company, I expect ), and I have wondered about replacing them with something a bit better, but I haven't done anything about it so far.
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