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[markrl]

I was reading through a load of information on a very informative US car lighting website run by a chap called Daniel Stern. He goes very thoroughly through pretty much every type of major brand bulb on the market rubbishing many (mainly the ones with a blue tint) but highly recomments a slightly hibred Osram 65w bulb which uses an H9 filament on a H7 base. Mr Stern points out that this bulb is not strictly road legal but makes the point that it is presently the most efficient H7 bulb on the market and does go into quite a lot of technicle detail. I just wondered if anyone had ever tried and fitted a pair of these things as a high beam bulb to go alongside HIDs. It appears it is a rather popular upgrade on non HID Passats and BMW's. I would be interested in anyones comments or experiences and have pasted a link to a UK supplier purely for illustration. 

  http://www.phoenixautobulbs.co.uk/pr/h7-super-bright-65w/

[Andy B]

I've never used them but they're not cheap are they 

They seem like they could be a useful 'upgrade' on her Smart though  :-/

[markrl]

No Andy there difinitely not cheap and I had never heard of them but this lightening guru chap states they are the only non standard halogen bulb he would recommend on account of the fact that for a very slight increase in power consumption they offer a fantastic 2100 lumens output with a service life similar to a standard bulb and far longer then Osrams nightbreaker version. I expect I've opened a right can of worms here and started another long bulb tread 

[Andy B]

.... I expect I've opened a right can of worms here and started another long bulb tread 

Vey likely!