Salopshire

Now I'm confused!

Thanks again for that. I've looked at Halfords, and they don't seem to have any offers on at the moment. I've found Osram Night Breakers at around £20 for a pair of bulbs, so I'm going to replace both dip and main beam with those.

Thank you mrgf for your very helpful post, which I fully accept and agree with. I think I will go for the Philips type now - https://tinyurl.com/y2j7wvky - but I'll check Halfords out before doing so. I have only replaced the main beam bulbs with these pretend HID ones, but my dipped lights are also very poor - so can they also be replaced with Philips H7s?

Thanks for the reply, Phil866. I take your point about the extra wattage - which I hadn't thought about. Over 8 amps of current is very high considering the size of the wiring - high voltage drop as well as heat is likely to be a problem (not to mention fuses). They weren't expensive, so I think I'll change them for the Philips type. Thanks again.

I have fitted the above bulbs, which are said to be HID - although the vendor assures me they are road legal. Relatively easy to fit - although a right-angled T20 would have made it much easier (have one on order). However, I can't say that the headlights have improved that much - going to try adjusting them before I give up or try other bulbs.

BTW, are these bulbs ok for my Fabia: https://tinyurl.com/y6rkc456

I've only just got round to dealing with this issue - haven't used the car at night for months. Now with dark nights just around the corner I thought I ought to sort it out. I've ordered some new bulbs, but looking at fitting them it looks as if access is very difficult. Does the fuel filter have to be removed to do it? It certainly looks difficult with it in. Also, on all the YouTube videos I've seen there is a spring clip holding the bulbs in, but on mine there appears to be two torx screws. Do these have to be removed?

Hello everyone. I'm sure this topic has been covered before but I'd still like some up-to-date guidance nevertheless. I've just driven my 2014 Fabia for the first time at night and I find the lights unbelievably poor. What's the current recommendations for improving them?