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NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« on: April 07, 2014, 09:32:14 am »
Whats the best option on H7 headlight lamps guys?

I don't want any tacky ultra blue looking beam just a nice white with maybe a suttle hint of blue.


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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2014, 10:04:53 am »
osram nightbreakers very good , white light
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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2014, 10:53:46 am »
osram nightbreakers very good , white light

I can second that. Such an improvement on standard lamps.
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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2014, 03:01:36 pm »
I've got the philips xtreme, really happy with them also noticeably whiter... comes best in autoexpress (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/76760/car-bulbs-2013-group-test-headlight-reviews). However night breakers probably offer better value for the small performance difference

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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2014, 03:07:24 pm »
1'm happy with Mtec 100w, but haven't tried the others mentioned.
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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2014, 03:45:15 pm »
1'm happy with Mtec 100w, but haven't tried the others mentioned.

MTEC nice color but dont shine very far,

Phillip shine far, but a bit yellow,

Nightbreakers perfect balance.
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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2014, 07:26:08 pm »
If you want purely best performance, then Philips X-treme visions are best. As mentioned above Auto Express found them the best when testing in a light tunnel.
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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2014, 02:52:12 pm »
1'm happy with Mtec 100w, but haven't tried the others mentioned.

MTEC nice color but dont shine very far,

Phillip shine far, but a bit yellow,

Nightbreakers perfect balance.

Have you tried the 100W Mtecs Ross?  they shine 20% further than 55W Mtecs...
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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2014, 06:28:38 pm »
1'm happy with Mtec 100w, but haven't tried the others mentioned.

MTEC nice color but dont shine very far,

Phillip shine far, but a bit yellow,

Nightbreakers perfect balance.

Have you tried the 100W Mtecs Ross?  they shine 20% further than 55W Mtecs...

Link me please. The one i have tried are the 55w>100w cosmic blue. not that great to be honest
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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2014, 09:17:53 pm »
apologies for hijacking but what sidelight bulbs would people recommend to go with the nightbreakers?

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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2014, 09:44:28 pm »
I'd go with some Philips blue vision 5w5. Any LED ones will make the Nightbreakers or whichever bulb fitted look really yellow

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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2014, 11:00:20 pm »
I'd go with some Philips blue vision 5w5. Any LED ones will make the Nightbreakers or whichever bulb fitted look really yellow

Agreed, thats what Im running also.

Anyone got the Nightbreaker fogs fitted?

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Re: NightBreakers or M-Tec or Philips H7 headlight Bulbs or ???
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2014, 01:30:59 pm »
Looking at both the headlight bulb and the sidelight linked abou e they glass is quite blue. Are they such when kit or do they give a white light anyone got some pics please .
« Last Edit: April 09, 2014, 01:35:07 pm by Human Joist »