Re: Auto Lighting thread : Post all queries about automobile lighting here Quote:
Originally Posted by anandpadhye Thanks, I will search in Pune tomorrow. BTW, nightbreakers are 55W or 100W? And some friends told me they are not effective in the rains. Is that true? |
Nightbreakers are 55W (with output claimed equivalent of a 100W), hence stock replacement with NO need to tweak any wiring. To give you a better comparison, the low beam of the nightbreaker was equivalent to the high beam of my stock bulbs!
I had it sometime back, so I can NOT recall on the effectiveness in rain. But as a whole, I was EXTREMELY impressed with the bulbs. You will see cabbies & those 100W bulb updated vehicles dimming for you! Quote:
Originally Posted by Sommos May I ask you from where did you get this information.
Osram NB/NB+ and Philips XV are equivalent headlights with 55/60W and 4300K.
Philips Crystal Vision and Diamond Vision (5000K) produces more white light and are nearer to HID bulbs. |
I do NOT understand why have you posted a Kelvin rating for normal halogen bulbs like Crystal / Diamond vision. On top of it, who is disagreeing with the stock wattage?? I know Nightbreakers / Extreme Visions are stock wattage (55W), the 100W claim is the output these bulbs give (output equivalent to a 100W bulb) !!
And can we please come out of this "bling" thing & talk about products on basis of functionality?! NB+ & XVs just provide that! Quote:
Originally Posted by anandpadhye ...And if they run hotter, can they spoil the glass/reflector? |
NBs / XVs will NOT get as hot as a 100W bulb (reason being the 55W rating, so heat is pretty much same as a stock bulb). Hence your reflectors & doms will be perfectly safe even after a 8 hour continuous night drive! Quote:
Originally Posted by anandpadhye ....If I want standard yellow bulb (no white nonsense), what are the choices? |
Any standard bulbs other than Crystal / Diamond vision shall give you yellow light.
If you buy NBs / XVs, you will get proper illumination. These bulbs are aimed at performance & NOT bling factor (Unlike Crystal/Diamond vision)! Advantage with NB is you get a slightly whiter light (for high beams or low beams - can't recollect), but it does NOT hinder your illumination in anyway. Have not used XV, so do NOT know it's color pattern. Quote:
Originally Posted by Knight Rider ...can you tell me what color light does these bulbs emit? Also does anyone know the current rates in Bangalore please? |
With NB, you get a slightly whiter light (for high beams or low beams - can't recollect) & the other beam gives you yellow light, but it does NOT hinder your illumination in anyway. Have not used XV, so do NOT know it's color pattern.
NB+ rates are around Rs. 1200/- a pair (Give or take a few hundreds). But www.autotrends.in website is selling the H4 for Rs. 800/- a pair. I guess that's the BEST price available for NB+ now. Grab a pair if you are interested.
Last edited by swiftnfurious : 8th February 2013 at 21:06.
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