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  • #31
    They are a improvement but IMHO maybe 10% to overall lightoutput which makes sense comparing 65w to 55w.
    When everyone is reviewing these and making comments such as they would never go back to stock 55w i think it is overstating their case.I bought these and expected a 200% improvement given the way everyone reviews them.Logic gives you the true answer instead.

    Given the chance i would save my money and not buy them as there is no noticable difference compared to stock or other cars when driving in the city.,and yes I did buy the original ones not the fakes.

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    • #32
      Originally posted by Superviza View Post
      Is their anything apart from the price that makes you believe they are fake? There is some good feedback and have sold 60.

      For $20 I'm going to give it a gamble, but I am a gambling man

      Don't suppose anyone has a photo of a legit osram 65w to compare markings?
      Got any updates on those headlights?

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      • #33
        Still tossing up ideas.. Whilst I'm sure the likelihood of the eBay ones burning the loom, I'm not 100% sold on the osram 65w off roads. If I could do all 4 for under $100 from CP as another member suggested, sounds decent what's the Kelvin rating of the off roads? 4000k? I don't want even a hint of yellow in my globes...
        2011 Tiguan | 147TSI | Deep Pearl Black | Corn Silk Leather | Panoramic Sunroof | DSG (7-speed) | 4Motion | Bluetooth | MDI | Reverse Camera | RNS510 | 18" New York wheels | Premium Floor & Boot Mats | VCDS Micro CAN

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        • #34
          Originally posted by Superviza View Post
          what's the Kelvin rating of the off roads? 4000k? I don't want even a hint of yellow in my globes...
          I'd say it's somewhere between 3,000 K or 3,500 K (probably 3,200 K) in temperature, which I think is the normal range for uncoated halogen globes.

          If you want to increase the temperature colour, then you have to buy halogen bulbs with a blue coating, which filters out yellow (and also decreases total light output). Plenty of these about.

          The best compromise is probably the Osram Night Breaker Plus (55W) if you want a bulb with high light output and little yellow, because if you look closely, the blue coating on the NBP doesn't cover the entire glass (there is a gap where the filament is positioned) which I assume was done to minimise loss of output.

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          • #35
            Originally posted by Diesel_vert View Post
            I'd say it's somewhere between 3,000 K or 3,500 K (probably 3,200 K) in temperature, which I think is the normal range for uncoated halogen globes.

            If you want to increase the temperature colour, then you have to buy halogen bulbs with a blue coating, which filters out yellow (and also decreases total light output). Plenty of these about.

            The best compromise is probably the Osram Night Breaker Plus (55W) if you want a bulb with high light output and little yellow, because if you look closely, the blue coating on the NBP doesn't cover the entire glass (there is a gap where the filament is positioned) which I assume was done to minimise loss of output.
            Cool, thanks for the suggestion... I'll check them out!
            2011 Tiguan | 147TSI | Deep Pearl Black | Corn Silk Leather | Panoramic Sunroof | DSG (7-speed) | 4Motion | Bluetooth | MDI | Reverse Camera | RNS510 | 18" New York wheels | Premium Floor & Boot Mats | VCDS Micro CAN

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            • #36
              Originally posted by Superviza View Post
              OSRAM headlamp H7 each 12v/65W Px26d | eBay

              These look to be Osram H7 65w Off Roads.... Price is very cheap!

              Fake's?

              For that price they are worth a punt!!

              team_v: is there much yellow to your's? Or are they pretty crisp white?
              So i've bought these roughly a month ago and they've been in my car ever since. Not a problem. They are indeed brighter than stock. On occasion I get flashed on the freeway though with my headlights angled right up. (I usually don't keep them up but for trip from the Snowy mountains back to Sydney there was a lot of fog and decided for more visibility)

              So the trip back was 6 and a half hours with a mix of high beam and fog lights in combo annnnd didn't run into any problems.

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              • #37
                Originally posted by 203132 View Post
                So i've bought these roughly a month ago and they've been in my car ever since. Not a problem. They are indeed brighter than stock. On occasion I get flashed on the freeway though with my headlights angled right up. (I usually don't keep them up but for trip from the Snowy mountains back to Sydney there was a lot of fog and decided for more visibility)

                So the trip back was 6 and a half hours with a mix of high beam and fog lights in combo annnnd didn't run into any problems.
                Good to hear another gleaming review.
                I have been flashed once but it was by a bogan in a lowered 90's commodore so he probably copped an eyeful at regular height.
                I had the headlights aimed so they just sit below wing mirror height on regular cars for the throw.
                My Tiguan TSI APR Stg2 + RPF1's

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                • #38
                  After following this thread, I updated with the Osram 65w 'off road' only globes for my Tiggy. There is a noticeable improvement in light spread and a bit in depth, but length appears to be much the same IMHO. They are still more yellow than I would like, but there isnt much I can do about that.

                  The driving lights are a VW type specialty globe H15. I have to confess, I had never heard of and H15. Easy to get access to, but, and this is the clincher, after a bit of web research, there dont appear to be any upgrade gloves to improve there rather average performance. The H15 are pretty specialised it would appear. Bugger!!

                  Cheers

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                  • #39
                    Thank you Umtali I shall bear that in mind when I replace mine
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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by Bambazonke View Post
                      Thank you Umtali I shall bear that in mind when I replace mine
                      Very good Bambazonke (grab the lot???)

                      I am just an old Mafoota chumemba, who is enjoying his Tiggy.

                      Cheers

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