taztastic wrote:

Just a little, I might get some Halfrauds shares

Not a bad idea; I'm probably going back to boost their profits by buying the main beam lamps too!

Tigger wrote:

Okay, we have a test result! I've fitted the Halford Extremes that were recommended in the article and I've just been out to test them....

This has completely transformed the dipped beam in the car It used to be that turning on the front fog lamps made a huge difference to the light output on dark lanes, now there's very little difference whether they are switched on or not.

The light from the new bulbs is much brighter and much whiter; now, when I switch to main beam, the original main beam bulbs look woefully inadequate. And a nasty yellow colour! The edge of the beam from the projector is also much less blurred.

My other car, a 2010 Focus (with Xenons and projector lamps) has the best headlamps that I've ever used. These bulbs have closed the gap by around 75%

This is the best £27.99 I've ever spent on an upgrade.

OK just to clarify, is it H7 or H11 I need for my for my MY11 dipped??

MY11

Dipped (low) H11
Main (high) H7

Link to MY11 dipped:

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...68a8c57e61

Cheers chaps

Mark, you can get W5W sidelight lamps with a blue coating, these are the same colour as the new hi pwer halogens. Don't let the blue colour put you off when they are lit they appear white.

Interesting Tigger, either your perception of brightness is different to mine or my choice of 'Osrams' were incorrect as I never noticed that big of improvement.
I may revisit and look into Halfords in future.

EYorkshire wrote:

Interesting Tigger, either your perception of brightness is different to mine or my choice of 'Osrams' were incorrect as I never noticed that big of improvement.
I may revisit and look into Halfords in future.

taztastic wrote:

Mark, you can get W5W sidelight lamps with a blue coating, these are the same colour as the new hi pwer halogens. Don't let the blue colour put you off when they are lit they appear white.

Thanks Taztastic

Where can I pick a set of the W5W side lights from and roughly how much should I expect to pay as don't want to get ripped off,

Looks like I will be going for the halfords bulbs unless I can source a Phillips outlet around here that offers discount

Go on the auction website and type in W5W or W5W LED. Std bulbs start at £0.99p delivered so your not going to get ripped off . If you go for LED you need the canbus type so just type in that word with the bulb

ebygum32 wrote:

Where can I pick a set of the W5W side lights from and roughly how much should I expect to pay as don't want to get ripped off,

Looks like I will be going for the halfords bulbs unless I can source a Phillips outlet around here that offers discount

Tigger wrote:

EYorkshire wrote:

Interesting Tigger, either your perception of brightness is different to mine or my choice of 'Osrams' were incorrect as I never noticed that big of improvement.
I may revisit and look into Halfords in future.

I chose the bulbs as a result of this test, which includes your Osrams, you may find the results interesting:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/prod..._cent.html

agreed, I have the Philips X-tremeVision, they are fantastic .

worth every penny. flea bay is your friend here. 

Took mine in for service today and had a loaner with the pre facelift standard Halogen lamps. Drove back to the dealer in the dark and even the pre-facelift headlamps (which are usually reported to be better) are completely hopeless with the standard bulbs!

Swapped back to mine and what an improvement!