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General headlight bulbs
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General headlight bulbs
Good choice.
I've tried all the others and Night Breakers are still the best option in a Stilo IMO.
Okay, I am going to throw a very big stone into the bush:
I do not think Osram's Night Breakers are the money worth you pay for them. They do not have the life span of a Phillips bulb, and really, having 10 meters more of light on the road, will that make a difference? I am open to being convinced otherwise.
I agree with you about the life span, 12 to 18 months is all I get ...
But Night Breakers produce far more usable light compared to Philips so I guess its a "trade off", the more light they produce the shorter their life span.
Personally I prefer more light and don't mind replacing bulbs once a year. After all the reason I installed better bulbs was to get the maximum amount of light from a Stilo headlight, not because I wanted the bulbs to last longer.
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If there's a Mod reading this could you correct the title of the thread so it shows up in members searches.
I'm guessing it should be "Bulbs" and not Bilbs ...
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Life of night breakers is poor. I use ring xneon max I think in the Stilo since having used night breakers, the light is compatible and life span much better IMO
njnorcliffe
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Shadey had told me these are correct in a pair for £12-65.
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?type=4&campid=5335817148&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-53481-19255-0%2F1%3Ftype%3D4%26campid%3D5335817148%26toolid%3D10001%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%252Fitm%252FOSRAM-H1-NIGHT-BREAKER-PLUS-BULBS-H1-90-64150NBP-%252F110829901573%2523vi-content
Just found these,
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Osram-H1-12v55w-Night-Breaker-/370616792395?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item564a7b754b
Question is are these the same bulbs, if so lot cheaper if i buy 2 from this guy, just making sure before i cock up lol.
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?type=4&campid=5335817148&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-53481-19255-0%2F1%3Ftype%3D4%26campid%3D5335817148%26toolid%3D10001%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%252Fitm%252FOSRAM-H1-NIGHT-BREAKER-PLUS-BULBS-H1-90-64150NBP-%252F110829901573%2523vi-content
Just found these,
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Osram-H1-12v55w-Night-Breaker-/370616792395?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item564a7b754b
Question is are these the same bulbs, if so lot cheaper if i buy 2 from this guy, just making sure before i cock up lol.
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I'd have said so.
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No they're not the same.
The ones I linked you to are Osram Night Breaker PLUS.
The link you found are the old Osram Night Breakers(not the PLUS version).
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Can't say I ever know if them doing a plus version? What are they a plus of? Light output or life?
Longer life.
The old Night Breakers had a reputation for short life spans. You see many comments here on the forum about how short Night Breaker life span is but this is due to the old version. The new PLUS version won the AutoExpress Product Award in 2011 and lasts alot longer.
http://www.nightbreakerplus.co.uk/about-night-breaker-plus
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njnorcliffe
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ok guys ty for clearing that up, will go for the better ones.
njnorcliffe
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Are there prizes for being a tool ?
Just started to put the bulbs in , started with the drivers side, removed washerbottle out of way and managed to get off the correct cover, (What a pain in the ass to get it back on, still not sure its on properly lol) turns out its not the H1 bulbs that are out, its the other main headlights, two pronged ones im taking it that its the H7's , Is this c orrect guys. IF so any Recommendations please.
Just started to put the bulbs in , started with the drivers side, removed washerbottle out of way and managed to get off the correct cover, (What a pain in the ass to get it back on, still not sure its on properly lol) turns out its not the H1 bulbs that are out, its the other main headlights, two pronged ones im taking it that its the H7's , Is this c orrect guys. IF so any Recommendations please.
I recommend you read this thread.
https://www.fiatforum.com/stilo/306447-full-set-osram-night-breaker-plus-bulbs.html
https://www.fiatforum.com/stilo/306447-full-set-osram-night-breaker-plus-bulbs.html
njnorcliffe
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I was reading that and thinking ok maybe my cock up aint that bad lol, so defo the H7 Osrams , although not looking forward to doing the passenger side , i at least now will be able to do drivers side a bit quicker now i know how it all is constructed lol, Like someone mentioned on the changing headlights guide, Fiat designer of lights needs to be strung up
I was reading that and thinking ok maybe my cock up aint that bad lol, so defo the H7 Osrams , although not looking forward to doing the passenger side , i at least now will be able to do drivers side a bit quicker now i know how it all is constructed lol, Like someone mentioned on the changing headlights guide, Fiat designer of lights needs to be strung up
Yes defo H7.
I think its much easier to remove the bumper and pull the headlights forwards to change the bulbs.
Me too Shadey. It may prove to be a bit of a bind to get the bumper off for the first time (if its not been removed before that is). If you grease your torx bolts and wheel arch screws before you replace them, getting it of in the future is a breeze plus you can give your front end a good clean out whilst your at it. With a little practice you can have the bumper off in ten minutes. This makes bulb changes really simple and also saves your knuckles and sanity in the process !
