Thanks Urrell, Osram do seem to be recommended by many.

I have been fitting Osram Nightbreakers in my cars and motorcycles for quite a while now and am VERY happy with them.

 

Agreed. I shall be changing the headlight ones on mine before the winter.

So rarely use the fog lights I will leave those.

Thanks Graham, I might just change both, the costs seem quite reasonable for a bit of added peace of mind.

Thanks Graham, I might just change both, the costs seem quite reasonable for a bit of added peace of mind.

Think you'll find the fog lamp bulbs are H8 and the full beam are H7.

Think you'll find the fog lamp bulbs are H8 and the full beam are H7.

How did you know I was looking that up right now, spooky or what!

Just a thought re: Nightbreakers in the foglights;

Nightbreakers are good - (I had them in my last car), however they did not last as long before they blew. I guess about half the life span of the standard bulb. I wonder if their life would be even shorter if they keep turning on as cornering lights?

 

Jim

Edited 11 September, 20169 yr by muddyjim

Just a thought re: Nightbreakers in the foglights;

Nightbreakers are good - (I had them in my last car), however they did not last as long before they blew. I guess about half the life span of the standard bulb. I wonder if their life would be even shorter if they keep turning on as cornering lights?

 

Jim

Good thought, the H 8 do seem to be a lot more expensive as well.

I have never had an Osram Nightbreaker fail.

Just a thought re: Nightbreakers in the foglights;

Nightbreakers are good - (I had them in my last car), however they did not last as long before they blew. I guess about half the life span of the standard bulb. I wonder if their life would be even shorter if they keep turning on as cornering lights?

 

Jim

 

Agreed about the old Nightbreakers, but Osram seemed to listen to their customers and brought out the Nightbreaker Plus bulbs which vastly improved matters. The ones in my old Yeti were over 4 years old. 

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I have never had an Osram Nightbreaker fail.

Have you used them in a 'flashing' mode such as the Yeti cornering function?

No because I thought they were H7s.
But the cornering function does not switch on and off it ramps up and down the brightness. That is the best switching for long bulb life.

Thanks for this thread, I did not realise that the new Yeti did not have the Bi Xenons that my previous two had, must the new style headlight. So I'll look to replace the H7 headlight.

How do the Osrams compare to the Bosch Pure Light, they appear to be similarly spec'd and were Which recommended?

Coincidence, but I was driving home tonight in the dark.

Put high beam on and it was like the sun came out!

Just been out to check against the garage door.

Mine has bi xenons with dip and high beam.

What I thought was the H7 high beams seem to be to fill in the foreground, as they come on as well as the xenons.

They have a flat defined cut off at the bottom of the beam and arched at the top.

If the xenons are off and you flash the lights, only the H7's come on.

The H7 high beam is mainly because the Bi-Xenons are a relativity slow starting lamp to reach full power so the H7s fulfil the flash function.

@CFB, funnily enough I was on some very dark Cornish country lanes last night and as you've indicated I was very surprised at how 'white and bright' the main headlights were. I'll investigate and see what's going on when I get home.

 but I've changed the not so nice looking 'yellow' bulbs for some nice bright white ones .

 

 

 

I'm not being funny, but why do you think white is better?

 

The risk of dazzle to other road users in fitting non OEM bulbs is probably high, never mind the fact that the light unit might then be not "legal". "Bright" might translate to dazzle for oncoming traffic.

 

Reminds me of the dash to fit non legal "blue" HID bulbs in existing light units some years ago

 

Just asking, non confrontational

I'm not being funny, but why do you think white is better?

 

The risk of dazzle to other road users in fitting non OEM bulbs is probably high, never mind the fact that the light unit might then be not "legal". "Bright" might translate to dazzle for oncoming traffic.

 

Reminds me of the dash to fit non legal "blue" HID bulbs in existing light units some years ago

 

Just asking, non confrontational

 

I don't think white is 'better', but as I said in post #8 I just prefer to see them white .

 

Since posting this on here I've received some good advice from other Members, and as of yesterday I have fitted a pair of Osram Night Breaker Bulbs instead .

 

 

And FYI, I've always found that if somebody says things like 'not being funny' or not being 'confrontational' - they usually are , just saying 

I don't think white is 'better', but as I said in post #8 I just prefer to see them white .

 

Since posting this on here I've received some good advice from other Members, and as of yesterday I have fitted a pair of Osram Night Breaker Bulbs instead .

 

 

And FYI, I've always found that if somebody says things like 'not being funny' or not being 'confrontational' - they usually are , just saying 

 

 

I've got those as well

 

Sorry you seem to think that. I was just asking a simple question - I'll have to ask someone else with similar views then.  

Sorry you seem to think that. I was just asking a simple question - I'll have to ask someone else with similar views then.  

 

If you're actual question was why  do I prefer them white, I'll explain . You'll often see cars driving towards you with a yellowish light alongside a brighter white one (probably the xenon) , and I always think how odd it looks, then I think how much better it looks when I see a car with all the lights looking the same (white), and that's the way I prefer to see them.  :sun: