Best headlights?

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Road_Rebel
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Best headlights?

Post by Road_Rebel »

What are the best head lights you can get for our car?

I drive down a lot of country roads
HighwayStar
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Re: Best headlights?

Post by HighwayStar »

The Rogue rev6 lights give better illumination than standard and apparently (I've not done it myself) you can mod so both lights, main and dipped, are on when you select full beam.... fit the brightest bulbs you can legally and hey presto.

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Slarty
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Re: Best headlights?

Post by Slarty »

I think the general consensus is that the Rogue rev6 lights are the best, but they're also the most expensive, by quite a way, even second hand!

Raybrig lights, along with a good upgraded bulb is one hell of an improvement over standard though, and a fair bit cheaper. It was one of the first mods I did to my car and highly recommend it :thumleft:
craig
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The crystal ones off ebay are pretty good when combined with Osram KB+.
Loque
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Put OSRAM nightbreakers in mine before I sold it, was a nice improvement.
Donato
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Re: Best headlights?

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Loque wrote:Put OSRAM nightbreakers in mine before I sold it, was a nice improvement.


+1

Although i put the OSRAM Nightbreaker plus for extra bulb life
Jonny Hizzle
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Re: Best headlights?

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I've got ragbrig's with a HID kit in mine. Miles better than stock but can be a problem at some places come MOT time.
shinny
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Re: Best headlights?

Post by shinny »

I've owned:

1) Standard lenses with normal bulbs
2) Genuine Raybrigs with 6000k HIDs
3) Rogue rev6 headlights with Osram Nightbreakers

Of those three options, the rev6s are easily the best IMO :thumleft:
Johnr32
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Re: Best headlights?

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I want the rogue headlights so bad..just a shame its out of my budget! :thumbdown:
JohnnyC
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Re: Best headlights?

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Jonny Hizzle wrote:I've got ragbrig's with a HID kit in mine. Miles better than stock but can be a problem at some places come MOT time.


shinny wrote:2) Genuine Raybrigs with 6000k HIDs


Please don't put HIDs in reflector headlamps ](*,)
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craig
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Re: Best headlights?

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JohnnyC wrote:
Jonny Hizzle wrote:I've got ragbrig's with a HID kit in mine. Miles better than stock but can be a problem at some places come MOT time.


shinny wrote:2) Genuine Raybrigs with 6000k HIDs


Please don't put HIDs in reflector headlamps ](*,)


Agree entirely, HIDs in reflector headlamps = blind fest. I've been on the receiving end of it, and it's not nice.

HIDs should be in proper HID housings with projector lenses and UK legal cut off shields.
Harold
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Re: Best headlights?

Post by Harold »

Fit a pair of crystal lenses (£35-40 from eBay) and a pair of decent headlights - Phillips xtremevision or osram nightbreaker plus. And you'll notice a big difference, and it'll only cost you about £60.
shinny
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Re: Best headlights?

Post by shinny »

JohnnyC wrote:
shinny wrote:2) Genuine Raybrigs with 6000k HIDs


Please don't put HIDs in reflector headlamps ](*,)


I agree... I bought the car with them setup like that :roll:
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