Brightest stock coloured headlight bulbs for EK1?

[Ry_]

Hi, was just wondering if anyone's got an easy answer- Looking for the brightest headlight bulbs for an EK1, same colour/colour tempearture as stock bulbs (i.e not looking for pure white or bluish white bulbs) to replace stock bulbs.. Appreciated, thanks

[akusuma]

try philips xtreme power or osram night breaker (10% whiter than the philips or stock).

[Ry_]

Thanks for the quick reply- just to clarify, Philips xtreme power is the same colour as stock?

[dsp26]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80068&highlight=lights

[SiReal]

i saw philips have some 80% brighter, stock colour but they were $80 a pair.. a far cry from $20 a pair....

[Mugen Civic]

Thanks for the quick reply- just to clarify, Philips xtreme power is the same colour as stock?

yes same colour as stock
i've got a pair on my EK1 and its great! performs better than some extended wattage globes from other brands

i got a brand new pair from UK also that i don't need.
PM me if u wanna buy.

You can buy them in autobahn etc. too.

Edit: Oops sorry, just relised your location is brisbane. Don't wanna post it up there. cbf. heh

[Ry_]

Thanks everyone for the info, I've made up my mind :D Much appreciated.

[bungsai]

3300K HID's.

[kelviN]

philips premium oem replacement ...about 15bux a pair on sale at autobarn.

[SiReal]

hey matt,

what colour is stock headlight bulbs? i've been trying to find out but cant get that info.

are they 3300k?

[twing]

I'm happy with Narva +50. Has been on the car for 2 years. Stock colour and brighter.

[vinnY]

yep another vote for narva +50's
only $30/pair too

[Ry_]

Thanks for the additional feedback guys.. was wondering- has anyone done a Narva vs Philips Xtreme comparison?

[dsp26]

Thanks for the additional feedback guys.. was wondering- has anyone done a Narva vs Philips Xtreme comparison?

yep! :)

went from Stock --> MTEC --> 6000k halo --> 7000k halo --> 5000k halo --> Narva +30% --> Narva +50% --> Philips X-Treme --> Osram Nightbreaker --> Philips X-Treme

Narva +50% is the best ADR APPROVED light you can get in Aus... best bang for buck... just that the X-tremes just provided far more usable light over a better range.. and i don't see myself getting in trouble with em as they don't have a blue tinge

btw my test area is a very long down hill on the pac hwy going north at night time :p

[Ry_]

Hmm... is that to say the Philips Xtremes are non ADR approved? Like is it a defectable modification?

[dsp26]

Hmm... is that to say the Philips Xtremes are non ADR approved? Like is it a defectable modification?
thats correct and so is the entire osram range and the rest of those stupid halogens like MTEC and PIAA and anything else that has a blue coat on them + anything above the Philips VisionPlus range as it is the only ADR approved one.

The linky I posted above explains why blue coated lights are ilegal and unsafe... I don't know for the life of me why people get them...

[Ry_]

Thanks again for that info!

re bluish white lights, I totally agree.. I remember back in the day just buying a front light for my pushie- saw one of the LED offerings was incredibly bright (white)- bought it and put it on the front- was shocking how little it really illuminated the path, yet viewed from the front it was intolerably glaring.

[NightKids]

+1 vote for Philips XTreme, probably the best halogens out there. They really do light up the road nicely & cops won't give you trouble as well.

[Ry_]

A pair of Philips X-Treme H4 bulbs arrived today.. guess what. Wrong bulbs lol :( I failed to take into account the fact my angel eyes units don't use H4 bulbs like standard EKs.. :(( I was so looking forward to shiny new lights. Thinking I'll have to sell them..

[vinnY]

so x-treme over nightbreaker?

[dsp26]

A pair of Philips X-Treme H4 bulbs arrived today.. guess what. Wrong bulbs lol :( I failed to take into account the fact my angel eyes units don't use H4 bulbs like standard EKs.. :(( I was so looking forward to shiny new lights. Thinking I'll have to sell them..
lol that sux, i had the same prob on one of my housings... had a jdm one piece on side for some reason that used the smaller H4s.. ended up just getting new one-piece housings altogether :p



so x-treme over nightbreaker?
yeah bro... i wrote a quick review about pros/cons in post#10 here:
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80068

nightbreakers are still good though... doesn't look blinding blue like other halogens going around on the road.