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Offline crimsonfin

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Replacement Bulbs Philips Xtreme vs Osrams ?
« on: 29 December 2010, 12:48 »
Hey

About to replace the bulbs on my GTI and was wondering if anyone has any recomendations.  Previously replaced the standard OEM bulbs with Osram +50% bulbs and to be honest was really disappointed as they didnt seem any brighter. 

Leaning towards getting the Philips X-Treme +80 or +100s and wondered if anyone had any opinions on them ?

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Offline Gene Hunt.

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Re: Replacement Bulbs Philips Xtreme vs Osrams ?
« Reply #1 on: 29 December 2010, 12:55 »
Got the Osram night breakers in mine & matching sidelight bulbs & they are a big improvment over the standard bulbs.
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Re: Replacement Bulbs Philips Xtreme vs Osrams ?
« Reply #2 on: 29 December 2010, 13:01 »
Did you get the osram +90% bulbs ?

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Re: Replacement Bulbs Philips Xtreme vs Osrams ?
« Reply #3 on: 29 December 2010, 13:55 »
I've had a set of Phillips X-Treme power +80% for about a year and a half now. I did mostly early morning/late night driving and found them very good  :smiley:
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Re: Replacement Bulbs Philips Xtreme vs Osrams ?
« Reply #4 on: 29 December 2010, 14:03 »
I had Osrams in my old GOlf and now the Phillips in the Audi.  IMO the Phillips is the better of the two  :smiley:

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Re: Replacement Bulbs Philips Xtreme vs Osrams ?
« Reply #5 on: 29 December 2010, 15:14 »
Did you get the osram +90% bulbs ?
......to be honest can't remember but there much better than the standard bulbs. More light & less shadows on the road.
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Re: Replacement Bulbs Philips Xtreme vs Osrams ?
« Reply #6 on: 29 December 2010, 22:07 »
Philips in mine.
Very good.
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Re: Replacement Bulbs Philips Xtreme vs Osrams ?
« Reply #7 on: 30 December 2010, 17:45 »
I've had Philips Xtreme Power ones and they've been very good. Have doubled the visibility when driving at nighttime.

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Re: Replacement Bulbs Philips Xtreme vs Osrams ?
« Reply #8 on: 31 December 2010, 08:42 »
I had Osrams in my old GOlf and now the Phillips in the Audi.  IMO the Phillips is the better of the two  :smiley:

+1 much better  :smiley:

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