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OSRAM H7 NIGHTBREAKER PLUS

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OSRAM H7 NIGHTBREAKER PLUS

Post by paul bristol uk » Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:37 am

Any 4th gen owners using these and would you recomend them. Went out last night and I had forgotten just how crap my headlights were. With the darker nights now is the time to change.

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Post by Lude-dude » Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:47 am

these seem to be recommended

but dont these high output bulbs burn out quicker?
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Post by h10ndr » Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:51 am

are these the high beam bulbs? H7 - I've never bothered to upgrade these as you hardly get to use them. Only upgraded the H4's before.
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Post by paul bristol uk » Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:58 am

Yes main beam Tim
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Post by bucks420 » Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:56 am

never used the nightbreakers for main beam but when i had them fitted on the dipped beam one side burnt out after 5/6 months and the other in about 8 months so not great there but they were definatley brighter than what was in before though.
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Post by indigolemon » Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:14 am

They have a warning on the packet telling you that they burn brighter but shorter. I used them as my dipped beam bulbs before I switched to projectors and HIDs and can only recommend them. The normal 4G lights really are candles in jam jars :lol:
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Post by judderod » Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:50 am

Philips X-treme Vision +100% do the job for me. Seem to last me 1-2 years. Extremely bright and and pure 'brilliant' white colour.

Plus you can use a paperclip to burn the other filament on the dipped beam bulb when the first filament dies (on a 4th anyways). SInce the bulb is obscured within the headlamp lens, it's completely legal and will pass any MOT. That trick effectively doubles the lifespan :)

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Post by toadster » Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:43 pm

LO :D

Are the main beam bulbs and dipped beam bulbs in a 5th gen Lude H7's then :?: as the Euro Car Parts website show them as H1's :?

I quess it's worth upgrading all 4 bulbs then is it :?:

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Post by toadster » Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:25 pm

LO

Got the answer , Lude headlight bulbs are H1's , well at least that what my owners manual says :D

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Post by CARRisma » Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:43 pm

5G = H1.
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