dark evenings ahead. headlight suggestions?

[Paul172sport]

With darker evenings here already wondered what the current best bulb suggestions are.

Have some cheap hids at moment, any suggestions of hb3 bulbs that would be better improvement

Or recommendations of decent hids?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Osram Nightbreaker 90%+ jobbies.

Job done for about £20 on Amazon / bulb websites.

 

[McGherkin]

Stick with the HIDs IMO. Or get osram nightbreakers if you want more focused beams which go further (but don't light up the local area quite so well)

 

[Dave..]

You'd be better off with two candles, than ph1 lights.

Since they have projectors anyway, HIDs aren't such a problem. My money would be on a set of 6K bulbs.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I ran Osrams in my old ph1 - no HIDs .. were spot on. 100% better than the awful things that they came with. Properly dreadful.

 

[Thrill]

Sorry to hijack, what about for a MK2 non sport? Got Osram nightbreaker in at the min!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Why would the answer be any different........?

 

[Paul172sport]

I ran night breakers before but blew one so never got a comparison to the hids.

The hids are good close up but don't light up too far ahead.

There good enough just looking for better.

 

[Thrill]

Why would the answer be any different........?

Incase the headlight casing is different, they could have upgraded the way the light projects. I don't know.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Bulbs are bulbs. I've not carried out a scientific survey to deduce the best luminance for every type of headlight :S

I ran NBs in my Clio and I run them on my Scoob.

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Bulbs are bulbs. I've not carried out a scientific survey to deduce the best luminance for every type of headlight :S

I ran NBs in my Clio and I run them on my Scoob.

Ph1 has projectors
Ph2 non sport has reflectors.

Pretty simple really, if you run hid's in the ph2 you will blind someone

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I never mentioned HIDs.

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

I never mentioned HIDs.

No, but other people in the thread have. Someone suggested 6000k which is not going to be suitable for thrills car is it?

 

[Thrill]

Ph1 has projectors
Ph2 non sport has reflectors.

Pretty simple really, if you run hid's in the ph2 you will blind someone

Thank you Thomas

 

[LiamR172]

What about for a megane with projectors?

Oh wait....

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Thank you Thomas

No problem mate. I just run ice white bulbs and they're fine

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

What about for a megane with projectors?

Oh wait....

Are the lights dirty ? How many flies are on each side ? Which direction are you travelling in most of the time ?

 

[McGherkin]

No, but other people in the thread have. Someone suggested 6000k which is not going to be suitable for thrills car is it?

Yes, but that was before Thrill even posted, when we were talking about a Ph.1 with projectors.

The best bulbs for Thrill are the ones he already has fitted, night breakers.

 

[JCC]

You're not going to get Halogen bulbs that are better than HIDs.

If your HIDs aren't lighting the road properly, they're not set up correctly or you need to go for a lower colour temperature.

 

[Paul172sport]

I've got 6k 35w. Would I see improvement with 55w 4300k's?

 

[LiamR172]

Are the lights dirty ? How many flies are on each side ? Which direction are you travelling in most of the time ?

Lol!

 

[The Russian.]

I've got 6k 35w. Would I see improvement with 55w 4300k's?

I have them and they're more then enough tbh, the original lights was like Dave said. Candles.

 

[McGherkin]

The difference between 35w and 55w HIDs is minimal.

 

[Dink]

if you are finding the light to be poor you might want to run a lower K HID lamp

as blue light is not that good a lighting things up so i'd opt for 4300K over 6000K

 

[Paul172sport]

Going to try some 4300's and see how they are.