[2i30s]

 

[rustynutz]

It's about a 24k round trip for me....
Works out just right, I'm having my last slurp as I pull up in my driveway....

[Lorian]

Are you trying to confuse me, Lorian? How does colour make it harder to remove? 

I think maybe the black ones have a bigger lip on the bottom (I didn't measure it) becuase it's only folk with the black ones that seem to ever have problems. I did remove mine completely a couple of weeks ago to re-replace the bulbs, and sure it doesnt take long, but it did take a reasonable amount of force.

[rustynutz]

Oh ok....
I was quite surprised mine were quite loose once I removed the bolts. It was almost as if the headlights had been out before.....Then again, they may have been as I had headlight skins fitted as part of the deal when I bought the car. Can't really imagine why they'd need to remove the lights to do that though...  :-\

[rustynutz]

Well, I took the plunge and decided to order a set of H1 & H7 Osram Nightbreaker Plus bulbs off eBay.

Fingers crossed they arrive safely and I don't have too much trouble installing them. I'll keep you all posted....

Well, my globes turned up from the UK last week and today I decided to have a go at fitting them.....

All I can say is I don't know what people have been worried about, I had the drivers side cluster out, both H1 & H7 globes installed and then back in the car in about 12 minutes.....
The passenger side was done even quicker....

Well, it's now been exactly 12 months since I fitted the Osram Nightbreaker Plus Globes and, touch wood, I haven't had any trouble with them blowing. 
I've happy with the performance and their longitivity so I'm more than happy to recommend them....

[meehalych]

Well, it's now been exactly 12 months since I fitted the Osram Nightbreaker Plus Globes and, touch wood, I haven't had any trouble with them blowing. 
I've happy with the performance and their longitivity so I'm more than happy to recommend them....

Hmm, it is totally different to what I have heard from Russian Osram Nightbreaker owners (3 months life time on average)

[accim]

Well, it's now been exactly 12 months since I fitted the Osram Nightbreaker Plus Globes and, touch wood, I haven't had any trouble with them blowing. 
I've happy with the performance and their longitivity so I'm more than happy to recommend them....

Hmm, it is totally different to what I have heard from Russian Osram Nightbreaker owners (3 months life time on average)

Mine lasted 2-3 months too, and they were some "Plus" series, which should last longer, then "ordinary" NightBreaker bulbs..

[Shambles]

Mine lasted 2-3 months too, and they were some "Plus" series, which should last longer, then "ordinary" NightBreaker bulbs..

 

Poor showing from Osram, and they weren't cheap either 

[2i30s]

Mine lasted 2-3 months too, and they were some "Plus" series, which should last longer, then "ordinary" NightBreaker bulbs..

 

Poor showing from Osram, and they weren't cheap either 

does osram have a warranty? 

[Lorian]

My pluses have been in over a year too, working fine.

[baroudeur]

You don't get something for nothing. Bulb life and brightness is related to the diameter of the filament.  The thinner the filament the brighter the light and the  shorter the life.  The gas fill is mainly  to preserve the filament not to improve the light per se.

If headlights could be genuinely brighter without affecting the lifetime don't you think vehicle manufacturers would use them instead of developing HID lamps?

[Dazzler]

Poor showing from Osram, and they weren't cheap either 

We have to take into account that the CRDi has a cloud over it as far as globe longevity goes    Hopefully this will be sorted in the 2012 model (fingers crossed)

[2i30s]

my 2 i30s are three years old and Ive only changed one low beam bulb in my hatch,both cars still run the factory bulbs.    but brake light bulbs in the cw,now that's a different story. 

[Dazzler]

my 2 i30s are three years old and Ive only changed one low beam bulb in my hatch,both cars still run the factory bulbs.    but brake light bulbs in the cw,now that's a different story. 

I must check Trish's CW brake lights (although they should have been checked at the 12 months service in January)

[2i30s]

my 2 i30s are three years old and Ive only changed one low beam bulb in my hatch,both cars still run the factory bulbs.    but brake light bulbs in the cw,now that's a different story. 

I must check Trish's CW brake lights (although they should have been checked at the 12 months service in January)

i've replaced 6 in 3 years. 

[Dazzler]

I checked Trish's they are fine 

[2i30s]

I checked Trish's they are fine 

[rustynutz]

I do a lot of night driving so I'm pretty happy to have made it to the 12 month mark with these Osrams, especially in light of the trouble some have had with the diesel and standard globes....

What may have helped is I always start the engine with the headlights off......

[Dazzler]

I do a lot of night driving so I'm pretty happy to have made it to the 12 month mark with these Osrams, especially in light of the trouble some have had with the diesel and standard globes....

What may have helped is I always start the engine with the headlights off......

I have long suspected that is the secret 

[2i30s]

I do a lot of night driving so I'm pretty happy to have made it to the 12 month mark with these Osrams, especially in light of the trouble some have had with the diesel and standard globes....

What may have helped is I always start the engine with the headlights off......

we do the same thing Russ,the one that blew on my hatch was due to the lights being switched on when i started the car.   

[Daken76]

Hy there Drivers.

Yes it´s hard to fight with the bulbs if they are burnt.
As i asked at the Garage for that problem, they told me that the i30 is a called "Lampenfresser" which means it´s a "lampeater".

I changed a few times my driving lights between the last fifteen month. so i know about that prob with the bulbs.

now i fitted a Spike killer on my battery because the  peaks of the  lightmachine (generator) can send pulses on switched on demands.

the varistor inside the box should eleminate?  the peaks.

I try it out the next few month and report to you.

[accim]

Hy there Drivers.

Yes it´s hard to fight with the bulbs if they are burnt.
As i asked at the Garage for that problem, they told me that the i30 is a called "Lampenfresser" which means it´s a "lampeater".

I changed a few times my driving lights between the last fifteen month. so i know about that prob with the bulbs.

now i fitted a Spike killer on my battery because the  peaks of the  lightmachine (generator) can send pulses on switched on demands.

the varistor inside the box should eleminate?  the peaks.

I try it out the next few month and report to you.

Daken76: That would be great.

In case it really expands the life time of the bulbs, please write more about it. How it works, how it looks, where can we buy it and how to install it. My father in law is changing the bulbs every 2 months and is getting sick of it frankly speaking.. That's actually one of the rare things that he doesn't like about i30 

[Daken76]

accim:

The  Overvoltage Protection is factured by Kemo.

Take a look at www.kemo-electronic.eu to find out more about it. 

You just screw it between the both poles of your battery. It doesn´t need current if the car stands still. It just surpresses constantly all voltage spikes in the supply system of the motor vehicles its used in.
Prevertion of damage tot the sensitive supply sistem electronics through voltage spikes in the supply sys. 

Greetings to Slovenia.

Steve

[Dazzler]

In case it really expands the life time of the bulbs, please write more about it. How it works, how it looks, where can we buy it and how to install it. My father in law is changing the bulbs every 2 months and is getting sick of it frankly speaking.. That's actually one of the rare things that he doesn't like about i30 

Does he start his car with the lights on accim? If he does slap his bottom and tell him to stop it..

[Keith]

Holding on firmly to a pencil (wood)

At almost 4 years old & with 29,000 miles plus on the clock my petrol version is still on its original bulbs. Does the Auto-lights system help preserve them I wonder?
My lights are always on... but on Auto... plus the DRL's I have fitted enable me to drive more without headlights on... but I make a judgement call on when full lighting is needed.

Or are the petrol versions just not such voracious bulb-eaters?

[meehalych]

Or are the petrol versions just not such voracious bulb-eaters?

Don't know myself as mine left original bulb had lived for 1.5 year (2.5 years since car's production) or 32000 km with lights always on when it died, then I decided to change both bulbs

[Dazzler]

Or are the petrol versions just not such voracious bulb-eaters?

I assume the more "powerful" battery/alternator set-up required for a diesel engine puts more strain on the globes 

The CRDi does seem far more prone to headlight globe failure....

[Phil №❶]

Here's a thought I've been pondering on.

Most people would accept that electronic devices are sensitive instruments with circuit connections finer than a human hair. Why is it that there are no reports of voltage spike damage to these devices but a robust high temperature wire filament is failing on a regular basis in some cars 

[Dazzler]

Yeah, go figure 

[Keith]

Lets not forget the diesel engines front end vibration element.
And is a tailgate on an estate heavier than a boot-lid on a hatchback?
Slamming those down might explain the rear bulb failures on estates if so, as in theory at least, you might expect the tailgate of an estate to get more use than a hatchback rear door?