Light Recommendation

Hey guys,

Im a bit lost in the sea of car bulbs. You see, I drive a lot in areas with no or very bad light during the nights... dont ask why.... So I thought I would change my H3 and H7 bulbs to something better. And since I have no experience in this things I thought I would ask you guys. I'm ready to pay for quality within reason.

Thnx in advance.

Hi,

my commute to work is through the country on unlit roads.

The first thing I did when I got my A2 was to change the H7 dipped beams for Ring Xenon Ultima +120% and the H3 main beams for Osram Night Breaker Plus +90%. I do appreciate the increased light, not as bright as HID lights but 100% legal.
The light is brighter and whiter than the standard bulbs. I've had them in for over a year with no trouble.

regards

Andrew

Osram nightbreaker plus 90% as standard here. Buy them 3 packs a time from Amazon.

Powerbulbs do worldwide mail order and are very good with customer care if ever you have a problem, the latest Osram Nightbreaker Unlimited is available in both H3 and H7 and you'll also get a free pair of W5W sidelight bulbs too.

Here's the set of bulbs listed for the A2: http://www.powerbulbs.com/vehicles/cars/uk-ireland/audi/a2/2000-2005/car-headlight-bulbs

Osram Nightbreaker Unlimted with 110% better light output, upto 40m of extra visibility & 20% whiter light: http://www.powerbulbs.com/product/night-breaker-unlimited-h7

I went for the Ring Ultima for the main beam as they claim to have 120% more light than a standard bulb. The best Osram Nightbreaker at the time was only 90% brighter. I haven't seen the Osram Night Breaker Unlimited before, just looked them up. The specs show 110% brighter than standard. Osram do seem to be good in that they do publish more technical details about their bulbs than Ring, but I haven't seen any of the manufactures actually report how bright they are (e.g. in lumens) to allow for a direct comparison. Without a definition of a "standard bulb", one manufacturer could simply choose a rubbish one as a benchmark to and make their product look good!

regards

Andrew

Hi,

Currently I'm using Osram Offroad 65W H7 bought from that guys:
http://www.vilagitas.eu/OSRAM_64217_OFFROAD_IZZO_DOBOZOS

I have tried Nightbreakers before but Offroad seems to be the ultimate solution for me.

Norbert

Andrew, Ring are a budget brand, I've found Philips and Osram bulbs to be far superior in terms of durability and light output in comparison to a few other brands.

Norbert, those bulbs are illegal for road use.

Im just about to put in orders for there:

http://www.vilagitas.eu/osram_night_breaker_unlimited_h7
http://www.vilagitas.eu/osram_night_breaker_unlimited_h3_dob

thnx for the help.

Don't forget a pair of these to match the colour balance, their light output is better than standard sidelamps too despite the blue coating.

http://www.vilagitas.eu/OSRAM_2825HCBI_W5W_COOL_BLUE_JELZOIZZO_BL2a

Aluminium said:

Don't forget a pair of these to match the colour balance, their light output is better than standard sidelamps too despite the blue coating.

http://www.vilagitas.eu/OSRAM_2825HCBI_W5W_COOL_BLUE_JELZOIZZO_BL2a

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Not recommended. Std Audi sidelight bulbs are 3W. These are 5W and will scorch the sidelight 'tubes' after a short time.

Best options is to go for LED bulbs

Cheers Spike

Thanks for the heads-up Spike, I didn't know that... W3W's aren't so plentiful though are they?