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Offline Jayy26

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Headlights bulbs ...white?
« on: October 10, 2015, 08:13:50 pm »
basically wanting all my head lights bulbs etc to match and be the same "white" colour.

standard factory non xenon lights..
was looking at some projector headlights so should i just wait..because ill have to get some hids for them?

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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2015, 08:37:53 am »
I'm looking for the same...
Wanting some that are super bright and white....
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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2015, 11:28:01 am »
why? All your going to do is annoy other motorists in front of you and coming the other way.
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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2015, 02:48:13 pm »
I wouldn't bother with HIDs.

I've got Osram Nightbreaker Unlimited. H7 in both dipped and main, normal halogens.

Solid white light. Huge upgrade over whatever was in before. VERY happy with them.
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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2015, 08:38:44 pm »
I'm running nightbreaker unlimited, you can get whiter but at the expense of light output, probably the best all rounder


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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2015, 08:01:15 am »
I have a set of HIDS in my ed30 and last weekend was my first chance to test them out in night conditions.  They were ok but when I overtook a car with proper xenons the difference was night and day. I might get the night breakers to be honest. But the HIDS are OK and I haven't annoyed any other motorists as far as I know
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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2015, 09:45:38 pm »
I just got some HIDs a couple days ago in my depo projectors and I'm unsure if I like them compared to my white bulbs that I had previously. If I could go back, I'd stick with white bulbs as the guys above mentioned!


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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2015, 01:43:34 pm »
Quote from: bingbunny on October 11, 2015, 11:28:01 am
why? All your going to do is annoy other motorists in front of you and coming the other way.

well everyone does it round me with there hid's so wouldn't really matter but as you saw that i asked, wheres the best place for them all to match and be the same white..NOT "bright"

anyways..im getting projectors now so ill need the hid to get the most out of them surely?
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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2015, 02:05:53 pm »
You don't need the HIDs at all, they will work perfectly well with normal halogen bulbs

If you want all bulbs to match, then replace them all with the same make/model bulb. For instance, all of my bulbs on the front (excluding my LED sidelights) are MTEC Cosmos Blue bulbs, so they all match and have a lovely white light to them, a lot 'whiter' but less bright/light than Osram Nightbreakers
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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2015, 08:16:28 pm »
I've just fitted MTEC super white bulbs to my car and they are really good, not quite as white as my LED sidelight bulbs but not far off, they have the slightest tinge of blue to them

One MTEC Vs an original halogen


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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2015, 12:10:53 am »
55w or 100w? What's the light output like?


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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2015, 10:42:55 am »
They are 55w rated but the claim to be as bright as 100w bulbs.
I haven't driven much in the dark yet but when the lights come on early in the morning they seem really bright

These are the ones:
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/mtec-12v-55w-super-white-hid-class-upgrade-bulbs-h1-h3-h4-h7-h8-h9-h10-h11-h12-h13-h15-h16-9004-9005-9006-9007-9011-9012/
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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2015, 11:33:14 am »
I've currently got nightbreaker in, they light output is good but they are not very white, but I understand to get the whiteness you lose output


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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2015, 10:41:05 pm »
Quote from: swebster94 on October 17, 2015, 10:42:55 am
They are 55w rated but the claim to be as bright as 100w bulbs.
I haven't driven much in the dark yet but when the lights come on early in the morning they seem really bright

These are the ones:
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/mtec-12v-55w-super-white-hid-class-upgrade-bulbs-h1-h3-h4-h7-h8-h9-h10-h11-h12-h13-h15-h16-9004-9005-9006-9007-9011-9012/

They are the same as mine...  I am disappointed with them at night time so will be interested to hear your opinion.  The spread seems limited.

Which sidelights LEDs did you get as mine are really dim
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Re: Headlights bulbs ...white?
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2015, 09:05:10 pm »
thanks for the replies guys.. thats the name i wanted to buy of.

i cant see why i can buy hids to put in my projectors...surely they will be alot brighter??
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