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Xenon Bulbs
Last Post 26/10/2007 12:56 PM by hopper. 13 Replies.
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11/10/2007 01:19 PM  
Found out one of my headlight bulbs had blown this morning and have been thinking about buying a pair of upgraded xenon types.
 
Are they worth the extra, anything up to £25 as against about £6 for standard one’s.
 
Anyone tried them and got any recommendations?
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12/10/2007 09:59 PM  
do you need to change the back of the lamp to get the full benefit or is the standard back ok ?


i heard these other bulbs get 3 x as hot dont know if theres any truth in it though
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13/10/2007 12:09 PM  
I have ordered some Osram Siverstar, they are not a high wattage type which can melt your reflector but have the gas and filament tweaked to give a claimed 50% more light output.
 
They were £12.99 delivered although when they will get delivered what with the postal strike I don’t know. I will road test them when I get them and report back as to whether I think they are any good or not.
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14/10/2007 02:47 PM  
I will road test them when I get them




just switch them on would be good enough lol
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14/10/2007 09:02 PM  

ust switch them on would be good enough lol


Well, thats what I ment you twat! lol
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22/10/2007 05:52 PM  
bright spark
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22/10/2007 07:26 PM  

Thanks to the postal problems I have still not recived my bulb's

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22/10/2007 09:33 PM  
take it your in the dark about when you'll get them then
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22/10/2007 09:34 PM  
dont worry theres light at the end of the tunnel
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22/10/2007 09:34 PM  
some DIM wit wont of posted them
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23/10/2007 01:41 PM  

Very funny batus

 

I got the bulbs today and tried them out.

 

Just put one in to start off with to see if there was any difference.

 

Visually the new bulb does look brighter that the other and I also checked it with a photographic light meter which bore out that it was indeed brighter.

 

These bulbs are over twice the price of an ordinary bulb but they sure aren’t twice as bright……worth buying?

 

Maybe

 
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25/10/2007 08:38 PM  
maybe they SAW you coming in the low light of day lol
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26/10/2007 12:45 PM  

The postage was cheap, watt with them being so light!!! 

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26/10/2007 12:56 PM  

The main thing about them is the end of the glass has been dipped in silver paint!!! 

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