Brighter Whiter Bulbs

Cosmic182 · 15 Dec 2010 at 11:38

Just received my Philips Diamond Vision bulbs, WOW is all I can say, what an improvement! The white is very intense, with a slight shimmer tint of blue, probably the best upgrade I have done, well worth the money

. Will upload pics when it gets darker.

TS7 · 15 Dec 2010 at 12:14

So which is better Philips X-Treme or the Diamond Vision?

Cosmic182 · 15 Dec 2010 at 12:24

Well the diamond vision are 5000k where as the X-treme are 3500k so the diamond vision are whiter, but I think the X treme has a better light rating, ie, better light distance due to them being more yellow rather than white/blue.

TS7 · 15 Dec 2010 at 12:38

Cosmic182 said:
Well the diamond vision are 5000k where as the X-treme are 3500k so the diamond vision are whiter, but I think the X treme has a better light rating, ie, better light distance due to them being more yellow rather than white/blue.

Ah I see. I'm after a better light than anything else and certainly don't want a tint of blue, so I think I'll go for X-treme.

Type_R · 15 Dec 2010 at 14:29

Would all the boys/men in this thread do all drivers on the road a favour and please either use OEM bulbs (they are fitted to the car for a reason!) and if you must chav up your car for the sake of slightly 'more light' please at least get your headlights adjusted!

For everyone else there are Bi-xenons :-)

MikeHunt79 · 15 Dec 2010 at 18:00

Cosmic182 said:
Well the diamond vision are 5000k where as the X-treme are 3500k so the diamond vision are whiter, but I think the X treme has a better light rating, ie, better light distance due to them being more yellow rather than white/blue.

Do you know if the diamond vision bulbs have a blue filter on the bulb?

Cosmic182 · 15 Dec 2010 at 18:05

They do, all blue, which makes them much whiter, I said earlier that reviews have found they don't emit as much light, but in the dark they appear to emit just as much light. I find them better as the light is much brighter/whiter so lights up the surrounding roadside like a day time effect.

MikeHunt79 · 15 Dec 2010 at 18:13

Cheers, a filter will reduce light output, by as much as a quarter, so if i do replace my nightbreakers then I'd like to avoid getting ones with a filter if I can.

As for the colour, when it's dark your eyes automatically adjust to the colour of the light, similar to 'auto-white balance' on a camera, so light colour isn't as much of a concern compared to overall light output.

Cosmic182 · 15 Dec 2010 at 18:17

Sounds like the Philips X-treme bulbs would be ideal for you then going on what other members have said

I'll upload a couple of pictures tomorrow.

Clarkey · 15 Dec 2010 at 18:20

MikeHunt79 said:
Cheers, a filter will reduce light output, by as much as a quarter, so if i do replace my nightbreakers then I'd like to avoid getting ones with a filter if I can.

As for the colour, when it's dark your eyes automatically adjust to the colour of the light, similar to 'auto-white balance' on a camera, so light colour isn't as much of a concern compared to overall light output.

I don't know about that, I had 'white' bulbs in the past, the light is noticeably 'cold' in colour. One of them blew so I went back to normal bulbs and honestly the light output seemed just as good. The only thing about the bluer ones is that they seem to light up cats eyes better.

realscot · 15 Dec 2010 at 18:37

+1 for a set of 80/100w bulbs. I've ran them for 5 years+ and no one flashes at me thinking i'm still on full beam, yet I light up the road so much better than any other none HID that i've seen.

MikeHunt79 · 15 Dec 2010 at 19:56

realscot said:
+1 for a set of 80/100w bulbs. I've ran them for 5 years+ and no one flashes at me thinking i'm still on full beam, yet I light up the road so much better than any other none HID that i've seen.

I'm tempted to try out some higher wattage bulbs, but the electrics are so rubbish on my car that I don't want to stress the alternator/switchgear/wiring any more than I need to really...

I've also heard stories of people melting parts of their headlight cluster, a 100W bulb chucks out of LOT of heat!

Eliot · 15 Dec 2010 at 20:19

MikeHunt79 said:
I'm tempted to try out some higher wattage bulbs, but the electrics are so rubbish on my car that I don't want to stress the alternator/switchgear/wiring any more than I need to really... I've also heard stories of people melting parts of their headlight cluster, a 100W bulb chucks out of LOT of heat!

i have this worry also

Gribs · 15 Dec 2010 at 22:52

MikeHunt79 said:
I've also heard stories of people melting parts of their headlight cluster, a 100W bulb chucks out of LOT of heat!

I was slightly worried by this but as I only have them in my high beams it didn't seem to be much of a risk, as they're only used at night, so it should be fairly cool, and I'll tend to be traveling fairly quickly to increase the cooling effect.

Clarkey · 15 Dec 2010 at 22:58

Gribs said:
I was slightly worried by this but as I only have them in my high beams it didn't seem to be much of a risk, as they're only used at night, so it should be fairly cool, and I'll tend to be traveling fairly quickly to increase the cooling effect.

Your bulbs are exposed to ambient air?

Gribs · 16 Dec 2010 at 15:44

Clarkey said:
Your bulbs are exposed to ambient air?

No but air rushing over the light units will cool them to a degree. It's not the same but my mountain bike lights will quite quickly overheat if I stop but are fine when moving.