Headlight Bulb Advice

dudley6623 · Nov 6, 2014

Im looking to change/upgrade my headlight bulbs to something brigher and whiter without fitting xenon's. just wondering what if any you guys have fitted

many thanks

highvoltage · Nov 6, 2014

Osram Night Breaker Unlimited

td5nut · Nov 6, 2014

highvoltage said:
Osram Night Breaker Unlimited

an me

Brack · Nov 6, 2014

osram night breaker plus on mine ..they do the job

deejaybarn33 · Nov 7, 2014

Same on mine

Epicuser · Nov 7, 2014

In my Facelift I have fitted HID4U 55w HID kit with the anti dazzle bulbs.

Prior to that I had Philips extreme bulbs in. Supposedly brighter the the nightbreakers.

bg_freelander · Nov 7, 2014

The HID Conversion KIT by hids4u with 6000k is unfortunately out of stock at the moment

roshe25 · Nov 7, 2014

Hi
I fitted Osram Nightbreaker and what a difference

dudley6623 · Nov 7, 2014

do you guys use the night breakers on the dipped and high beams and what do you use for the side lights?

Epicuser · Nov 8, 2014

dudley6623 said:
do you guys use the night breakers on the dipped and high beams and what do you use for the side lights?

Freelander 1 pre facelift uses H4 I believe. (2 bulbs)

Facelift has H7 for dipped beam and mean beam. (4 bulbs)

dudley6623 · Nov 8, 2014

So what side light bulbs are you using with your night breakers?

highvoltage · Nov 9, 2014

I use some LED bulbs from ebay...

chrisflak · Dec 13, 2014

highvoltage said:
I use some LED bulbs from ebay...

would you mind recommending which LED side lights to use please ? Theres so many on Ebay !!

Cheers

roshe25 · Dec 13, 2014

You can't go far wrong with a pair of these.(They save power on the battery)!!
Only joking

gstuart · Dec 14, 2014

funny enough I've got a pair of ring square spots , but has a 55 watt bulb and been thinking of putting 100 w bulbs in each spot.

what have u guys fitted wattage wise in ur spots plse

is it worth dropping a some LED bulbs in there as they have halogens as standard

so much range online,???

thks

longdog · Dec 14, 2014

Thought 55w was the legal max for road use?

spacecowboy2442 · Dec 14, 2014

Osram night breakers unlimited. Ordered today £15 delivered.

Nodge68 · Dec 15, 2014

longdog said:
Thought 55w was the legal max for road use?

Technically yes 55 Watts is the max wattage. However on a lamp that is only on with main beams, it's difficult to tell from the outside.

Nodge68 · Dec 15, 2014

gstuart said:
funny enough I've got a pair of ring square spots , but has a 55 watt bulb and been thinking of putting 100 w bulbs in each spot.

what have u guys fitted wattage wise in ur spots plse

is it worth dropping a some LED bulbs in there as they have halogens as standard

so much range online,???

thks

LED's aren't as focused as proper bulbs. This means that although that might have a higher luminous output, it is diffused so less light goes where you want.
This is how these so called high brightness bulbs work. The actual light output is strictly controlled in order to meet the necessary requirements. These high brightness bulbs aren't really that much brighter than a quality, new, standard bulb. However they do generally have a small filament. This smaller filament allows for a more tightly controlled beam. This is what gives the extra brightness. The gas used allows the small filament go burn whiter too. This adds to the overall brightening effect.
In the real world, only a higher wattage will give you more actual light. Sadly high wattage bulbs don't comply to the regulations, hence they can't be used on the public roads.

NoDosh · Dec 15, 2014

I've got these for the side lights. They light up the whole reflector a lot more effectively than the standard W5W wedge.

T10 CREE SMD LED LIGHT REPLACES 501 GLASS WEDGE PACK OF 2 XENON LOOK

I've also got these in the reverse lamps. MUCH brighter than the original bulbs, makes reversing in to my driveway (completely unlit, nearest street lights are 2 miles away) and absolute doddle.

120SMD BRIGHT WHITE REVERSE LIGHT EACH 382 BA15S FITTING

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