Xenon Lights Replacement

[snerlo]

$140 each is a little steep isn't it?? I might be wrong but that seems a little exxy!

[brad]

$140 each is a little steep isn't it?? I might be wrong but that seems a little exxy!

About right for the Nightbreaker I'd think. OEM std D1S is more like $100. What would you expect to pay for a genuine, name brand OEM spec D1S? (links please)

[Vexed]

About right for the Nightbreaker I'd think. OEM std D1S is more like $100. What would you expect to pay for a genuine, name brand OEM spec D1S? (links please)

You are 100% correct, you get what you pay for, and if it is too good to be true, it probably isn't, especially on eBay or Amazon. The market is flooded with counterfeit bulbs.

[Vexed]

$140 each is a little steep isn't it?? I might be wrong but that seems a little exxy!

The fake bulbs sell for $150 for the pair, and they are worthless, they might as well damage your car...
$140 for the night breaker unlimited is not excessive at all.
You probably need to replace both bulbs, or you might notice a bit of difference between old and new bulb.

[snerlo]

So is there any difference in light output as I am not really happy with mine. As I have said previously, the output on my old AU XR8 was better than the xenons in the R36.

[Vexed]

So is there any difference in light output as I am not really happy with mine. As I have said previously, the output on my old AU XR8 was better than the xenons in the R36.

My Passat CC had the OEM OSRAM bulbs. I have noticed The Night Breaker Unlimited are brighter than OEM, the colour temperature on the OEM is a bit more blue, the Unlimited is more white I believe. I had them installed about a week ago, and So far they are great.

[Guest001]

The most light output are ones below 5000k The higher K blue ones look brighter but it has been proved they arent

[Vexed]

The most light output are ones below 5000k The higher K blue ones look brighter but it has been proved they arent

That is good to know, the ones I bought are 4350K.

[profrat]

So is there any difference in light output as I am not really happy with mine. As I have said previously, the output on my old AU XR8 was better than the xenons in the R36.

I'm very interested in any info on better lights/globes for exactly the same reason. I came from an XR6 Turbo that has much better halogen lights than the VW Xenons! Especially the high beam!

[Vexed]

I'm very interested in any info on better lights/globes for exactly the same reason. I came from an XR6 Turbo that has much better halogen lights than the VW Xenons! Especially the high beam!

I'm happy with my new bulbs, not sure how they compare with XR6... But I can see an improvement over stock OEM bulbs.