Headlight / DRL / Foglight / Park light bulb replacement

**frozze** · 06-10-2011, 02:22 PM

mfl, would you personally recommend (use) the nightbreakers (again) after a year of using it?

**mfl** · 06-10-2011, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by frozze

mfl, would you personally recommend (use) the nightbreakers (again) after a year of using it?

Hi Frozze,

yes I would, I liked the white light they gave out , but I noticed that Philips have a slightly stronger globe in the Philips X-treme Vision H7 (they are road legal in the EU). So I might give them a try,

Powerbulbs,have all the info, its were I bought the Osrams from (NEW Philips X-treme Vision H7 from Power Bulbs | Free Worldwide Delivery)

**frozze** · 06-10-2011, 02:50 PM

Is it safe to assume that all these bulbs (philips, osrams etc) are legal in Aust?

Thanks for the link!

Originally Posted by mfl

Hi Frozze,

yes I would, I liked the white light they gave out , but I noticed that Philips have a slightly stronger globe in the Philips X-treme Vision H7 (they are road legal in the EU). So I might give them a try,

Powerbulbs,have all the info, its were I bought the Osrams from (NEW Philips X-treme Vision H7 from Power Bulbs | Free Worldwide Delivery)

**mfl** · 06-10-2011, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by frozze

Is it safe to assume that all these bulbs (philips, osrams etc) are legal in Aust?

Thanks for the link!

I am sure there a more experts on here than me, some of the H7s are tagged as EU approved + as oem replacements and others are for 'off-road' use only.

therefore I assume that if tagged as oem replacements and EU legal, then shouldn't be an issue with ADRs, but I am no expert.

**TeamCrash** · 06-10-2011, 04:34 PM

So I have order a set of Philips H7 CystalVision Ultra

I'll see how these go and if no good I'll put my standard ones back in...

**Tiggy1** · 06-10-2011, 04:53 PM

Hi,
live in the bush and am looking at getting Nudge Bar (ECB 76mm) and extra driving lights on my 147TSI. Does anyone know if there are tricks to fitting extra lights (compatability issues with CAN-bus etc)? Also, has anyone found a switch (genuine or non) that will fit in original console where spare spots are (thinking of one in front of gearshifter between Traction Control and Tyre Monitoring System Reset switches)?
Cheers

**frozze** · 06-10-2011, 08:50 PM

Keep us posted with your findings!

Where did you order them from?

Originally Posted by TeamCrash

So I have order a set of Philips H7 CystalVision Ultra

I'll see how these go and if no good I'll put my standard ones back in...

**TeamCrash** · 07-10-2011, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by frozze

Keep us posted with your findings!

Where did you order them from?

I actually ordered them off Amazon

**Captain Courteous** · 11-01-2012, 10:17 AM

I changed my headlights over to Philips X-Treme Vision +100.. I was considering HID’s (my previous car had HID’s standard.. I miss the brightness of them..) but yeah couldn’t justify the cost.. Well for a standard TSI anyways..

I’ve had them on over a few nights now, they’re great! The light reaches further down the road than before.. The width of the beam is improved as well..

I highly recommend X-Treme +100 to anyone wanting an improvement over the standard bulbs. I chose them because:

-100% legal
-Whiter light
-Doesn’t kill the eyes of oncoming drivers
-Cheaper upgrade over HID’s.. I got mine from an auto-elec mate.. I’ve been told retail they’re well under $100
-The pack also includes a pair of matching, whiter park light bulbs.. I used those for my number plates instead (park light and plate lights use the same bulb) It looks 10 times better than the yellowish ones that were there originally.. Light up the plate nicely!

For anyone interested, make sure you get the H7 bulb size for the Golf..