Halogen upgrade

[Coggy79]

Hi
Anyone upgraded their h15 halogen drl to led if so how and which bulbs. Also what's the best upgraded halogen h7 and h15 cheers

 

[Gazwould]

Best car headlight bulbs 2018

 

[Chrishazle]

Regarding the H7 headlight bulbs, this has been covered many times, plus I have my own experience. Osram Nightbreaker Ultimate is always highly recommended, even over the NB Lasers. I have UL in my dips, which are on full time and were installed 2+ years ago. I have Lasers in the mains and I find them no better than UL's, just more expensive. Others appear better in tests, but bulb life is not so good. I also have NB UL's in my 968 cab, and will stick with them.

 

[Gazwould]

^
Ultimate - Unlimited .


This is true the previous Auto Express H7 test results were...

1. Philips RacingVision
2. Ring Xenon130
3. GE Megalight Ultra +130
4. Bosch Gigalight Plus 120
5. Osram Night Breaker Unlimited
6. Philips X-tremeVision +130
7. Twenty20 daylight120
8. Osram Night Breaker Laser
9. M-tech Powertec Platinum

With ONB Laser well down the order .

However we now have a 150% version Laser Next Generation .

But still not as consistently good as Ring Xenon 130 .

Phillips Racing Vision test winner is flawed with a 200h short life .

 

[Coggy79]

Think I will stick with the night breakers as I still want to see down the road rather than have a bright white light. Just been looking at some cla compatible h15 led with reviews from cla owners . Look good in drl mode too. I'll see in time but the h7s are first

 

[Chrishazle]

Why do I always get Unlimited and Ultimate bassackwards or confused??

 

[markjay]

Why do I always get Unlimited and Ultimate bassackwards or confused??

One is Osram Nightbreaker bulb, the other is BP premium fuel........

 

[Gazwould]

Think I will stick with the night breakers as I still want to see down the road rather than have a bright white light. Just been looking at some cla compatible h15 led with reviews from cla owners . Look good in drl mode too. I'll see in time but the h7s are first

None of those bulbs are bright white , all warm white 3700 Kelvin max despite some wild marketing from a few .

 

[lordlee]

Phillips Racing Vision test winner is flawed with a 200h short life .

If you read the specs most of those bulbs have a similar rated lifespan. I think its just the nature of how long a wire filament can last.

 

[Gazwould]

Some are near double the life though. .

 

[markjay]

Standard Halogen bulbs are rated as 300/550h, high-performance bulbs can be rated as low as 100/200h, i.e. less than half.

(Bulbs life is measured as 37% failure rate / 95% failure rate)

This is because the filament burns brighter so does not last as long.

 

[AltonAnt]

This is because the filament burns brighter so does not last as long.

The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long....

I’m using the Bosch Gigalights.

 

[Gazwould]

So buy Ring Xenon 130 or 150

I don't know what the 130 is rated at but 150 are 350 hrs .

 

[Chrishazle]

My unlimiteds in the dip beam are on full time (I do not have DRL's) and have so far lasted about 2 years and 15-18k miles.

 

[190]

Assuming they achieve higher output through overrunning the filament then the life vs brightness equation is far from linear. From the graph approximately 5% more voltage gives 20% more light and life is reduced to under 60% of the original value.

 

[bob6600]

Anyone know which gives out the whitest light ie similar to HID/Xenon? I am looking for a set for a friend but the marketing spiel vs reviews puts me off.

 

[Coggy79]

Philips diamond vision the whitest from watching vids and reviews 5000k apparently