R56 Any brighter bulb option for standard h.lights?
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01-16-2009, 05:37 PM
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01-17-2009, 03:29 AM
2nd gen owner here; switched to Silverstars and found them to be a waste of money. Instead I just keep my Hella fogs on at night these days. Passed multiple cops and none pulled me over. In fact I drove a friend's car in front of my Mini with them on and they were not blinding. Good stuff.
And please don't be one of those... ummm... drivers.... out there who uses fog lights on clear nights/mornings.
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01-20-2009, 10:38 AM
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Don't mean to answer for someone else but I can tell you where the claimed "80% brighter" came from for the Philips X-treme Power - it's printed right on the packaging. Now, what baseline Philips used to make that claim is anyone's guess. As for the bulb life, I did read somewhere online (sorry but can't remember exactly where) that the expected life of the Philips is about 350 hours. That's why I've turned off the daytime running light function and I'm carrying the OEM bulbs in my MINI just in case one of the new bulbs fail at an inopportune time.
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01-22-2009, 09:57 AM
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So I went ahead and ordered the Philips X-Treme Power. I went with these instead of the Vision Plus because I found a seller on eBay who had them for cheap. With shipping and all it was $20.98. That's about half as much as you'll pay anywhere else, before shipping. He has 2 more left if anyone is interested. Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...1%7C240%3A1318
I'll post what I think of them in about two weeks (not in hometown right now).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...1%7C240%3A1318
I'll post what I think of them in about two weeks (not in hometown right now).
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01-22-2009, 10:30 AM
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Lot's of choices for bulb replacement. Off the top of my head three come to mind. Osram Nightbreakers, Philips X-Treme Power, and Philips GT150 Power2Night.
Go to www.powerbulbs.co.uk Overseas shipping is free
Go to www.powerbulbs.co.uk Overseas shipping is free
#64
01-28-2009, 01:28 PM
Ok, I am having issues understanding the turn signal bulbs. In the manual, it says P21W, which from what I understand is the same as a 7507 or 7506 bulb. I purchased some 1156 bulbs, which fit in the front turn signals, but cause a shortage and rapid blinking. I was just trying to find some options for bulbs to match my xtreme white headlight and parking bulbs for the turn signals. Please help.
#66
02-04-2009, 03:52 PM
This looks like a better deal here for the Philips VisionPlus H13 bulbs
http://www.bulbs.com/eSpec.aspx?ID=1...egory&RefId=13
Looks to be $28 with $12 shipping I will just check my local auto parts store also.
http://www.bulbs.com/eSpec.aspx?ID=1...egory&RefId=13
Looks to be $28 with $12 shipping I will just check my local auto parts store also.
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#73
09-29-2009, 04:28 PM
I also have the Luminics titanium whites and really like the color and the brightness. They don't turn my headlamps blue when they are off. I did opt for the heavy duty harness just in case. After reading this post I'm not really sure if the purchase makes me a racist, communist, gay or straight, but I do like the lights.
#74
09-30-2009, 03:12 AM
I also have the Luminics titanium whites and really like the color and the brightness. They don't turn my headlamps blue when they are off. I did opt for the heavy duty harness just in case. After reading this post I'm not really sure if the purchase makes me a racist, communist, gay or straight, but I do like the lights.
#75
12-28-2009, 09:21 AM
I also have the Luminics titanium whites and really like the color and the brightness. They don't turn my headlamps blue when they are off. I did opt for the heavy duty harness just in case. After reading this post I'm not really sure if the purchase makes me a racist, communist, gay or straight, but I do like the lights.