Cheap bulbs on Ebay... what do you think?

[azaman]

Hi all,

I need to replace my headlamp bulbs as one the of the Osram's I had in has blown after only 6 months.

I have been looking on ebay for bulbs and found this set, what do people think of them?

MERCEDES C XENON SUPER WHITE HEADLIGHT BULBS 100W H7 on eBay, also Bulbs Lenses, Lights Lighting Accessories, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 03-Jun-09 23:34:12 BST)

He also has a 55W set.

 

[markmifsud]

100w bulbs are not street legal

 

[scooter]

I would go with this chap as i have dealt with him a few times and never had a problem eBay My World - aceparts_uk

 

[tony2311]

Poundland round sheffield stock that type of bulb, but i found they dont last very long,

 

[markmifsud]

I have used aceparts, can deffo recomend them

 

[scooter]

I replaced all my bulbs from aceparts uk because i used them before

 

[nigel cross]

These chaps are cheap fast and great quality

PowerBulbs - Car Bulbs, Headlight Bulbs, Xenon Bulbs from Philips and Osram, including Philips Xtreme Power and Osram NightBreaker globes.

 

[andy27168]

Hi,
I know you said about the 55W sets being available, but don,t be tempted to fit 100w version as you are effectively doubling the current demand from the car and this could cause blown fuses, failling relays etc. and at worst melted wiring loom, and as mentioned above they are not street legal.

 

[azaman]

Hi,
I know you said about the 55W sets being available, but don,t be tempted to fit 100w version as you are effectively doubling the current demand from the car and this could cause blown fuses, failling relays etc. and at worst melted wiring loom, and as mentioned above they are not street legal.

So looks like these chaps are reliable - 55W is the way forward. I tried 100W bulbs in my VW Polo a few years back (not knowing they were not street legal). On a long drive home one of them poped, destroying the bulb connector and melting the wires!

I picked up a standard set of H7's from Poundland to use whilst I'm waiting for the ebay set to arrive

 

[azaman]

Went for these in the end:
MERCEDES C CLASS 00- XENON WHITE HEADLIGHT BULBS HID H7 on eBay, also Bulbs Lenses, Lights Lighting Accessories, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 22-May-09 21:21:22 BST)

Will report back on if they're any good, they are quite cheap so not expecting miracles.

 

[BTB 500]

You can't judge bulbs 'by eye'. Many people are impressed with cheap (illegal) HID conversions because they appear very bright in the foreground. BUT you don't notice the rapid falloff, which overall can mean they are worse than normal bulbs.

Auto Express do comprehensive testing on headlight bulbs, and even within 'premium' makes the results vary a lot:

Lightbulb test | Products | Auto Express

I've got the Philips X-treme Power in our 3 vehicles.

 

[Baron_Samedi]

Good Choice I think as the Nightbreakers tend not to last very long...

 

[azaman]

You can't judge bulbs 'by eye'. Many people are impressed with cheap (illegal) HID conversions because they appear very bright in the foreground. BUT you don't notice the rapid falloff, which overall can mean they are worse than normal bulbs.

Auto Express do comprehensive testing on headlight bulbs, and even within 'premium' makes the results vary a lot:

Lightbulb test | Products | Auto Express

I've got the Philips X-treme Power in our 3 vehicles.

Wasn't planning on doing a group test of 30 different bulbs was just going to report back if these are worth the money or total crap!