Has anyone tried these? They are pretty new, and are meant to be Plus 80. The info says they are safe to use with plastic covers, but just wondered if anyone had any experience with them and whether they burned hot.

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I've never tried them but remember the coop uses H1 type bulbs as that link goes to H4 ones

Baz

Didn't someone mention using these and the report back was not much difference?

Thanks Baz - in fact, can't see that they do it in H1.

Sedici - I am a little sceptical, as I put in some +50 bulbs, and wasn't sure that there was a lot of difference.

I've tried various bulbs, and they are all rubbish...

Put the money towards some HID's, you'll get a far better return for your money..

I absolutely echo the above statement

This comes up pretty often..!

The only way you'll get a decent improvement in the coupe lights on standard bulbs is to fit 100W halogens. They run hot but don't melt anything. Improvement is very good. However they are illegal for road use.

HID's are emphatically the way to go but not in the main beams..they don't work well..no focus.

I've got HID's in the dipped and most times don't need the main beam. Coupled with 100W mains my coupes lights are now excellent, far better than the original glimmer things.

Again, go for some HID's. I put so-called improved bulbs in my last car and they were marginally better, but not worth the cash you pay.

If you need any sort of excuse to buy them, just remember most HID's come with a very very long guarantee and it is unlikely that you will ever need to change them.

HID's also last something like 2000 hrs

Or 2 hours with the cheaper sets! I think there will be a lot of problems with ballasts in the future. Still, gives good light when they work

The only think you might have to do with HID's is get the lights adjusted afterwards..there is a difference in the beam shape/spread. I say might. (Leave the can of worms in cupboard and the tin opener in the drawer).

Paid £98 all in for my HID's and transferred the same set between three different cars. They never let me down and didn't burn my headlight motors out.

I think you'll find that you don't really have to adjust the headlights afterwards, you just need to bear in mind oncoming traffic when you are taking a sharp left hand bend due to the coop's beam pattern. I just dropped the motors to position 1 on bumpy, windy back roads.