Headlight bulb options

[luke0586]

Hi all,

I had a headlight bulb go so I decided to change both for the H11 'Philips Diamond Vision 5000K' and they are not bright at all and in some scenarios it looks like im running on sidelights only.

What does everyone else use/recommend?

Thanks.

[gloucester]

Firstly as I've pointed out elsehere:

I have a 2016 1.6 diesel auto N-Connecta

According to https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-Diamon ... B007JZKBVW "Philips DiamondVision Bulbs 5000k" suffer from the fact that "This product is not road legal within the EU" and the top review says:

These bulbs are very very dim. I replaced a set of standard H7 with Osram Nightbreaker because I found the standard bulbs too dim. These bulbs are even dimmer than standard! In well lit urban area, you almost can't see your lights are on from drivers seat. I can only tell when I drive in very poorly lit small roads. For everyday use, I'd say these are far too dim to be useful or safe (they are not road legal anyway). For car show or demo, these are easy ways to get that HID look.

I'd use Osram Nightbreakers though haven't used them since 2016 since my last two cars have been LED.

[gloucester]

https://www.bulbfacts.com/halogen-bulbs ... s-oem.html

The Diamond Vision’s tested at 41% dimmer than basic or stock bulbs.

[MikeGC]

I had Nightbreakers in my 2017 QQ, substantially better than the bulbs fitted by Nissan.