[Spike]

this thread isn;t about HIDs, so no need to mention them.

[Roary]

Nigelwallace, on 28 November 2009 - 02:29 PM, said:

Hi folks

Post number 1 for me

Newbie Puma owner here and just to say to all those new Puma owners who are thinking about changing to these bulbs do it, I got the extreme Brilliance in yesterday and fitting them was a breeze and wow what a difference they make (in my opinion).

Love my car and can totally understand why people on this forum love theirs. Great forum too and i hope i can add some value where i can also

cheers

Nigel

off to halfords tomorrow. wondered why i had to pull off the B269 back to the A22 the other night.

much thanks

[rsindigo]

Hi,
I fitted the Halfords Super Brilliance headlight bulbs last year to my Puma and they made an improvement to the headlights, although these Extreme brilliance bulbs sound better at 90% as opposed to 50% but

I am a bit confused about the Halfords Extreme Brilliance Headlight bulbs.?

On page 2 of this thread there are Two different links both relating to the Halfords Super Brilliance headlight bulbs,
Halfords Extreme Brilliance HBU9005EB HB3 Bulb Single 12v 60w @ £24.99



Halfords Extreme Brilliance HBU711EB H11 Bulb Single 12v 55w @ £27.99


So which extreme brilliance bulbs are people fitting? the 12v 60W or the 12v 55w

[Spike]

Halfords Extreme Brilliance HBU9005EB HB3 Bulb Single 12v 60w @ £24.99


as puma take HB3 bulbs, not H11

[rsindigo]

Thank you for the reply Spike.

I think I will try some of these super brilliance bulbs.

[Sgrigno]

Hello!

That's my first post. First of all, I want to thank all of you the great info about the car in this forum

I have a '97 Puma and I'm trying to improve the headlights. Now I use standard bulbs, but this afternoon I have bought a pair of Philips Blue Vision after reading this post. I have run a few kilometers this night and the improval is not too much I hope it would be better...

I bought Philips bulbs because I live in Spain and Halfords doesn't ship to Spain

However I have read YOG post about Ring XenonMax but I haven't found any review or photo about them. Has anyone try them? Are SuperBrilliance or XenonMax better than BlueVision?

Thanks!!

P.S.: I want to apologise about my writing, sorry.

This post has been edited by Sgrigno: 11 January 2010 - 09:16 PM

[Midnight Blue]

Hi Sgrigno - welcome along.

It is a pity Halfords don't ship to Spain. I've not tried Blue Vision but have tried blue tinted blubs and found they were worse than standard. Whereabouts in Spain are you? My son has been living/working in Puerto Banus since June.

[Spike]

I think ZenonMax are your best bet!

http://www.ringautom...l.asp?prod=2120

[YOG]

Ring Xenon Max +100% £25.99 for 2 available here:
http://www.autobulbs...air-RXMHB3.html

Free shipping to Europe (3-5 working days):
http://www.autobulbs...nformation.html

[Sgrigno]

Midnight Blue, on 11 January 2010 - 09:35 PM, said:

Hi Sgrigno - welcome along.

It is a pity Halfords don't ship to Spain. I've not tried Blue Vision but have tried blue tinted blubs and found they were worse than standard. Whereabouts in Spain are you? My son has been living/working in Puerto Banus since June.

Hi Midnight!

Sorry about the delay answering. Yes, I feel the same. It seems like if Blue Vision had less intensity than standard. And don't know exactly why...

I live in Zamora, in the NW of Spain. It is aprox at 800km from Puerto Banus. I have been there a few days last September and it's a fantastic place to live/work

Spike, on 11 January 2010 - 09:39 PM, said:

I think ZenonMax are your best bet!

http://www.ringautom...l.asp?prod=2120

YOG, on 11 January 2010 - 09:59 PM, said:

Ring Xenon Max +100% £25.99 for 2 available here:
http://www.autobulbs...air-RXMHB3.html

Free shipping to Europe (3-5 working days):
http://www.autobulbs...nformation.html

Both of you are right. I think XenonMax should be better. I would like to see a photo of its intensity. When I installed Blue Vision in the right side, I turned on the lights to compare them and I was astonished because I could hardly see the difference.

I think I will buy a pair of XenonMax soon

Thanks.

[Sgrigno]

Hello!

I have received today a pair of XenonMax

I will try to install them this evening and take some photos

[Dogsbody]

After hearing the praise about these bulbs, I fitted a pair in the Wifes Toyota on Friday.
The cheapest and easiest way of improving the lights

Much better now, nearly as good as my Puma's

[northernmonkey]

ok, just got round to getting some ordered....as I'm a tight fisted northern git.....found some on EBAY.....for only £4.00....from Hong Kong....probably take a couple of weeks to get here....but will let you know what they are like when they arrive.....I can post the link if anyone interested....oh hell.....here is the link I used
http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item23052a726f

PLEASE....do not post and tell me I got the wrong ones....lol.
will post again when they arrive and fitted....let you know what they are like

[PG12]

let us know how long they last

[chestnutree]

northernmonkey, on 26 February 2010 - 10:46 PM, said:

ok, just got round to getting some ordered....as I'm a tight fisted northern git.....found some on EBAY.....for only £4.00....from Hong Kong....probably take a couple of weeks to get here....but will let you know what they are like when they arrive.....I can post the link if anyone interested....oh hell.....here is the link I used
http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item23052a726f

PLEASE....do not post and tell me I got the wrong ones....lol.
will post again when they arrive and fitted....let you know what they are like

If the link you gave are the ones you have ordered, i think they are wrong. They say they are 100w, not 100% brighter. I believe the 100w bulbs are illegal to use on our roads, only for offroad use.


These are the cheapest ring xenon max bulbs i could find on eBay. One pair for £16
http://cgi.ebay.co.u...atchlink:top:en

[northernmonkey]

grrr.....cheers chestnut....could have swore I asked not to be told they were the wrong one........lol

just saw some advertised in NETTO for £2.99 a pair.....might check them out n see.....or.....I might just wait for the ones I ordered to come through.......and see what they are like !!!

[YOG]

I'm tempted to try a set of these, from the same place as I got my Diadem front indicators and 5w side repeater bulbs.

Ring bulb is 60 watt + 100% = 120 watt, these are 65 watt (draw) to 130 watt (output), made in Japan.



http://cgi.ebay.co.u...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[PG12]

running Halfords Extreme Brilliance for months now - seem ok -

sick of hids blinding me - keep having to dip my rear view mirror - totally unnecessary imo

[Dogsbody]

Not necessarily HID's blinding you, mine are adjusted correctly.
Could be people with Halfords Extreme brilliance bulbs which are just as bright

[Alex_gregory_uk]

YOG, on 03 March 2010 - 10:59 PM, said:

I'm tempted to try a set of these, from the same place as I got my Diadem front indicators and 5w side repeater bulbs.

Ring bulb is 60 watt + 100% = 120 watt, these are 65 watt (draw) to 130 watt (output), made in Japan.



http://cgi.ebay.co.u...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I've just put these in my car last night for low and high beam after using them in my previous car for a year with no problems. They definetly look good but I haven't been out for a drive at night yet so can't comment on there performance just yet.

Alex