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GENERAL STUFF => i30 RELATED LINKS (inc eBay) => Topic started by: beerman on June 16, 2013, 09:20:41
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Always a happy way to start a night at work, noticing that you have blown a headlight as you leave the garage to go.
Anyway I have ordered some Phillips long life Ecovision bulbs from these blokes
http://www.powerbulbs.com/au/product/philips-eco-vision-h7-car-headlight-bulbs (http://www.powerbulbs.com/au/product/philips-eco-vision-h7-car-headlight-bulbs)
In line with my policy of googling any place that offers a discount for a coupon code if you enter RLKHQ1883 on checkout you get a 10% discount :D brought it down to $23.54 with fee postage, which was much cheaper than Ebay! They reckon 5-7 days shipping.
Plenty of other globes there for those who want something brighter, but I was just looking for something that would last.
I will let you know how they go.
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:goodjob2: :goodjob:
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I see you missed out on your "free" sidelight bulbs after using your discount.... :whistler:
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so they weren't really free. :whistler: :winker:
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Hmm.. £14.39 delivered
Tempting.
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Sod it - ordered a set. Thx for the code beerman :goodjob:
(http://i.imgur.com/GcH9zXx.jpg)
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I see you missed out on your "free" sidelight bulbs after using your discount.... :whistler:
No I didn't, anyone need them?
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I clicked the "delete" link on my free sidebulbs, but their impressively clever system added them back in :rolleyes:
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If you want the matching H1 globes, you can get them nice and cheap here:
:link: (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Philips-EcoVision-H1-Energy-Saving-Headlight-Bulbs-H1-/360658743058?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item53f8efaf12)
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I just noticed the place I bought my globes from has a 12 month warranty.....So I am getting at least a year out of them :cool:
I have never blown a high beam globe tpuch wood :head_butt:
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Did you read the warranty conditions, Beerman?
http://www.powerbulbs.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=25 (http://www.powerbulbs.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=25)
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Did you read the warranty conditions, Beerman?
http://www.powerbulbs.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=25 (http://www.powerbulbs.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=25)
Like this bit
Do not turn on otherwise warranty void.
>:D
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Yep,
If they blow, I'll have to buy another set anyway, so I'll have the packaging etc. I'll leave it 11 months, should another one blow, I'll send back the set.
Either the Phillips bulbs stop the problem, or I'll blow 2 in the next 12 months, only thing that can kill me is postage, but since they pay the return postage, I reckon I'll do ok.
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We should have a side bet on which of us receives his bulbs first :mrgreen:
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I reckon you might have the inside running.....
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I reckon you might have the inside running.....
Arrived yesterday ;)
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Still waiting.....
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Arrived yesterday. Put them in today.
in : 02/07/2013 @ 83984. Lets see how long these bad boys last.
Also put one of the free side light bulbs into play (who would have thought after testing fate so harshly that it would come back to bite me). Of course I didn't notice that the park light had gone until after I had put the battery back in and tested the lights :Dunno:
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You removed the battery? :eek:
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Arrived yesterday. Put them in today.
Wonder what caused the delay as shambles got his some 3 weeks ago
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Haven't had the 7 spare minutes required to fit mine.
Wonder what caused the delay as shambles got his some 3 weeks ago
Well, 2 weeks, almost. Plus, beerman is on a different continent ;)
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Just whipping the headlights out to change bulbs is by far the best option, as Steve says about 7 - 8 mins is all it takes.
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Yep, easy peasy! :goodjob:
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beerman is on a different continent ;)
So am I, but I got mine in 5-6 days... :undecided:
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Lazy postman?
7-8 minutes to whip the headlight out? I couldn't see how to do it, and once something is broken it costs more to fix.
should have Googled it....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0PzXGenoik#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0PzXGenoik#ws)
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He still made hard work of it.... :lol:
There is NO need to remove the fasteners across the top of the grill....
As for removing the coolant bottle...With the diesel it's actually the washer bottle which is in the road (the coolant tank is in a different location) and that's much harder to remove.
Much much easier to just whip the headlights out..... :goodjob:
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How exactly?
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Don't worry found it
https://www.i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=528.msg4088 (https://www.i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=528.msg4088)
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I don't think I've ever seen that tutorial...... :undecided:
Btw, I pull the headlights right out and sit them on the bench.....much easier on the old back like that. :goodjob:
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He still made hard work of it.... :lol:
:whsaid:
It's a lot easier than he made out. You just have to have faith that you're not going to scratch your paintwork, which you won't.
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I believe in Murphy's law. Especially where I am involved....
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Always a happy way to start a night at work, noticing that you have blown a headlight as you leave the garage to go.
Anyway I have ordered some Phillips long life Ecovision bulbs from these blokes
http://www.powerbulbs.com/au/product/philips-eco-vision-h7-car-headlight-bulbs (http://www.powerbulbs.com/au/product/philips-eco-vision-h7-car-headlight-bulbs)
Plenty of other globes there for those who want something brighter, but I was just looking for something that would last.
I will let you know how they go.
Did you know bulbs have a fixed life to within hours if not subject to mis-use?
Rough service bulbs have twice the life of standard bulbs in domestic use.
The only way to get longer life from a bulb is to reduce the rated voltage or increase the resistance of the filament.
Conversely the only way to get more light from a bulb is to increase the voltage or reduce the resistance of the filament.
It's all down to the laws of electrickery.
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They look thicker than the one they replace, and the light output is lower than others they advertise so lets see what happens....
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Drivers side (non Phillips) went tonight, so the second bulb goes in....It is very sad driving on the Passengers side.
The evil passengers side is still running, 13 months and 30,000k and counting....
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Drivers side went today....
Passengers side (used to be the problem side) still going..... 18 months and 40,000 and still going.
Have ordered another set.....The discount code still works :happydance:
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Which code did you use? "RLKHQ1883" or "MONSTER20" ...
I quite fancy something different, like the set that states "not road legal in the EU"
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RLKHQ1883
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I've tried one of those so called bright light bulbs and it was kak.
Yes they were alot brighter than the standard bulb but they didn't throw the beam further, matter of fact a lot less. I had a standard on the ns unit and the brighter bulb in the os and there was a big difference on the distance .
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Drivers side went today....
Passengers side (used to be the problem side) still going..... 18 months and 40,000 and still going.
Have ordered another set.....The discount code still works :happydance:
Oh I forgot to update this, I relied upon the wife telling me the head light was out. After ordering a new set of bulbs, it turns out when I jumped in the car it was working fine. The wife still swears it was out :head_butt: