Member Since: 23 Aug 2013
Location: Hereford
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white light
Bought some really cheap (£5 for 10) leds off the bay and they arrived this morning
Now don't get me wrong they are very cheap and quality isn't great but at that price they were worth a punt
They're a tight fit and the prongs are rubbish but they all work so fitted to all rows of ceiling light and front sidelights
Problem then was they were very white against the oem xenon
Until I remembered the 6000k d2s bulbs I took off old car before I chopped it in (£20 on the bay again )
Anyway I think it's a great improvement and could even see the difference in daylight
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24th Dec 2014 3:01 pm
DiscoJake
Member Since: 23 Aug 2013
Location: Hereford
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Binned the Chinese hid bulbs as although white the actual light output is not as good as oem
£72 off amazon from Germany, not as white at 4800-5000k but massive light output at 3200 lumens 8)
Just need to get some better sidelight bulbs as the leds I have are too bluey white and a bit chavy
5th Jan 2015 7:10 pm
Iceman08
Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
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That little experiment didn't last too long then!! Are the new bulbs a big improvement on the oem bulbs?
7th Jan 2015 12:33 am
DiscoJake
Member Since: 23 Aug 2013
Location: Hereford
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They cost £72 so they must be
Hard to tell as the direct comparison was against the cheapo Chinese bulbs.
Saying that they are very good and there is a noticeable improvement over stock perhaps not as much as I was hoping for though after reading all the marketing hype
Have you got hids on yours Ben?
7th Jan 2015 7:39 am
Iceman08
Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
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"They cost £72 so they must be "..............You keep telling yourself that!! I bet the misses thinks they were £10 for the set?!!
To be honest I don't know much about bulbs/lights, so if xenon are hid's then yes I have them!! If they are two different things then no I don't, I have xenons!!
8th Jan 2015 5:09 pm
DiscoJake
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Location: Hereford
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Yeah hids are xenon.
That was cheap for those bulbs. Oem xenon bulbs are about £60
EACH!
And yes the wife has no idea how much they cost
8th Jan 2015 5:23 pm
geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
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Got 2 osram bulbs for mine delivered overnight for £62 look the same as oem ones just as bright Discovery 3 se gone
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To be clear, automotive HIDs are generally Xenon but other gases are used. Some standard filament bulbs still contain Xenon but this does not make them HIDs.
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9th Jan 2015 12:59 pm
A.J.M
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I have the same Osram bulbs in my car, had them in for 16 months now.
Fantastic light from them, i never used high beams as they have such a good range.
You may find some people flash you as they mistake the headlights for having the high beams on.
I usually flash them to show i don't have them on.
Great investment.
9th Jan 2015 3:05 pm
geoffsnook
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Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
9th Jan 2015 8:13 pm
DiscoJake
Member Since: 23 Aug 2013
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A.J.M wrote:
I have the same Osram bulbs in my car, had them in for 16 months now.
Fantastic light from them, i never used high beams as they have such a good range.
You may find some people flash you as they mistake the headlights for having the high beams on.
I usually flash them to show i don't have them on.
Great investment.
Very impressed with them now and yes dipped beam is enough
only had one flash so far thinking I had main beam on, like you I showed them that there was more light available which just happened to be my new nightbreaker unlimited H7 main beam, they've probably still got arc eye now
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