To improve style, Philips Ultinon Pro9100 LED headlight bulbs also feature a whiter 5,800K colour temperature rating. Light quality plays an important role in road safety – A clear field of vision and high visibility can significantly enhance your ability to drive at night. The results were converted to percentages and added together to get our result, with the winner rated at 100 per cent and the others scored relative to that performance. Just as with the performance version (below left), we suspect build problems with this pair, because their performance proved to be no match for not just the X-tremeVision, but also stablemate Ring’s standard bulb. The Night breaker Laser improves on this style with a window in the glass of the bulb formed by a laser.

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Tony was writing about the H11 Osram Night Breakers he had purchased and also found time to add something about his H1’s “Very good I can c all the road ahead of me. At the heart of this win is the huge area above 30 lux, which could be seen easily with the naked eye. Our figure of merit (FOM) was also calculated using levels at 50 metres in front of the car on the kerb and in the centre of the road, plus twice the hard-to-reach 75-metre roadside mark. It was a relatively distant runner-up to the Philips in the FOM and 30-lux area tests, and in the top three for peak brightness, but it struggled for distance.Yet to try the lazer as could not get H7 from my supplier but will give these a go when the two knight breaker unlimited give up. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Euro Car Parts Limited acts as a broker and offers finance from PayPal Credit. As well as this, the length of the beam produced can be up to 40m longer than the equivalent halogen filled bulb. While there are some drivers who want the coolest-looking bulbs or the longest-lasting bulbs, everyone can agree that a brighter bulb is better. Also, I have upgraded a Porsche 911 (997) using D2S’s from Nightbreaker (HID Xenon) to Nightbreaker Unlimited (HID Xenon) and I noticed no difference whatsoever.

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As usual, the margins are small and Philips made things tough for itself, with a mixed bag of results. From xenon and halogen technologies and several product lines, you can select the right bulb to suit your personal requirements. With a beam reaching up to an impressive 150 metres, OSRAM’s Night Breaker Laser 200 bulbs allow you to see and be seen more confidently.

Bulbs are placed in a headlamp - a reflector type from a Fiat 500X for halogen bulbs, projector from an Audi A3 for HID - allowed to burn in to settle output, then an image is taken of the beam pattern on the wall. We then had difficulty connecting one sample in our headlamp, thanks to an incorrectly placed pin that had to be bent to fit.

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These high-performance bulbs have been engineered using intelligent design and high-quality materials. At least we got some packaging, albeit a plain white box, with this own-brand HID from online retailer AutoBulbs Direct. The light produced by the Osram Night Breaker Unlimited is 110% more than a standard halogen gas filled bulb. As usual, Powerbulbs were awesome to deal with- the bulbs from Powerbulbs were around a third of what they cost in rip off Australia and their service is second to none. The Osram Night Breaker Laser delivers a superior bright white light when compared to the Osram Night Breaker Unlimited.Bulbs fitted a dream (exact fit) came well packaged so no chance of them breaking, and yes they are brighter than standard fit bulbs and a whiter light which makes my zetec s look better.

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I swayed to Phillips to try their new 130 bulb which was outstanding in light output on main beams on my 9-5 saab aero but only lasted 7 months before the first blew. I prefer this colour to the OE as it is a much brighter white instead of the standard yellow without being that crappy blue that doesnt really light anything up.These bulbs also topped the 150-metre mark in the distance test, although they were an average of two metres shy of their stablemate.