3oo tdi headlight bulbs

i am about to change the headlight bulbs for new ones.
can anyone recommend a brighter bulb?.
do the blue ones live up to the claims made by the manufacturers?.
cheers den

Morning I use the Osram Night breaker lights in mine.
Here H4 OSRAM Night Breaker 12v 60/55w +90% (pair)  :: H4...

Any of the Xenon gas H4 bulbs will be brighter than std. I buy mine off Ebay.



Dave

I bought these it made a real differance

OSRAM NIGHTBREAKER H4 HEADLIGHT BULBS 90% MORE LIGHT on eBay (end time 07-Jan-11 11:05:53 GMT)

Finding that link reminded me of how cheap they are so I just ordered a spare set for just over £11

Halfords | Halfords Super Brilliant Blue Bulb HBU472SBB H4

I use these and they are buy one get one free. they really light up the road

Spend 60 quid and get a set of HIDs, top piece of kit.

cbrr3 said:

Spend 60 quid and get a set of HIDs, top piece of kit.

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Only legal if you have self-levelling headlights (on a TDi - I don't think so!!) and headlamp washers.

thebiglad said:

Only legal if you have self-levelling headlights (on a TDi - I don't think so!!) and headlamp washers.

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It's bending law sure however -

How many chav cars do you see with blue LEDs?
How many cars do you see with front fogs on in clear visibility?
How many cars do you see with only partially de-frosted windscreens?

I got stopped on Saturday on the way to work at 05:00 for a breath test, copper said nowt about the HIDs, he was oncoming and turned around after me.

No-one has flashed me to indicate they are badly aligned so I'll reap the benefits and takes me chances

Happy Christmas all
Rob

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got any pics of the back of yo HID's?

cbrr3 said:

It's bending law sure however -

How many chav cars do you see with blue LEDs?
How many cars do you see with front fogs on in clear visibility?
How many cars do you see with only partially de-frosted windscreens?

I got stopped on Saturday on the way to work at 05:00 for a breath test, copper said nowt about the HIDs, he was oncoming and turned around after me.

No-one has flashed me to indicate they are badly aligned so I'll reap the benefits and takes me chances

Happy Christmas all
Rob

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Any blue light on a vehicle that is not used by the emergency services is illegal.

Also if you had been "flashed" what would have done about it... remove the bulbs? No.
What happens if you flash these idiots that dazzel they flick to high beam, so what's the point.
If you believe that just because you don't get flashed your lights are correctly aligned and don't dazzel then your misinformed, it's a well known fact that D1 and 2s headlamps are not designed for HID.

Aftermarket HID (Xenon) headlamps

gil said:

Halfords | Halfords Super Brilliant Blue Bulb HBU472SBB H4

I use these and they are buy one get one free. they really light up the road

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got a set of these today and what a difference.
thanks for all the replies.

not sure SBB's are legal - 472EB's are better.

I've been using the Halford bulbs for four years now £12 then and it was BOGOF. They give a good spread of light, so bright that my lamp guards now throw shaddows on the road.

the EB's are still BOGOFF - just about £25 now .

Just got off the phone to a plod pal of mine and granted, he's not in the Traffic Division but he reckons I'd get a 'Rectification notice', in other words, 7 days to change them back to the manufactures standard fitment.

I'll take me chances.