Our 2006 SC has a 2012 facelift on it and when using full beam the bulb appears very yellow next to the xenon bulb for dipped beam.

Fundamentally they are different bulb technologies. The night breakers will be as close as you can get in terms of whiteness, but if you want a match, then you will need to fit an hid kit.
HID are brighter, so a kit could offer more light, but, they take time to warm up to full brightness (upto 10 seconds depending sometimes longer) so if your driving habits involve full beam for sort periods before having to dip for on coming cars, then hid may not offer the best solution. Normal halogen bulbs reach full brightness almost instantly, so if you need that full light but for sorry periods, then normal bulbs like night breakers may be best. V8 or else ...

you could get away with a cheap pair of cheap 'white' halogen bulbs for around £8 a pair.. ... - .- -.




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David, i have a Phillips HID kit in mine and they are ace Take a couple of seconds to warm up BUT... My old halogens were as good as useless and i have the Bi Xenon function so have the full beam flaps in the headlamps that created 90% of the high beam power anyhow! So i feel i haven’t lost anything whilst the new HID’s warm up... Now with the Phillips HID kit fitted the full beam is 2 or 3 times brighter

So a win win situation as far as I’m concerned

You wouldn't have a link to the kit you bought would you, Craig?

I wondered about an HID kit but a lot of people don't seem to approve of them. I guess the FF suspension self levels and there's headlight washers there so they won't be illegal.

Thanks guys.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

I am about to try out the Osram nightbreaker plus on my Audi (headlights like a couple of tealights ) and also bought a pair for the FFRR too. If you can wait a few days I'll let you know... .
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Another vote for an HID kit with bi-xenons already fitted although mine is only a cheap set. Even when cold they produce as much light as the halogens and if dipped for only short periods then they restart at almost full brightness. The HID globe locating tabs need to be bent slightly to raise the beam otherwise there's too much light just in front as the halogens have to aim close to be of any use.

Xenons headlights, Nightbreaker main beam, 100W spot light bulbs

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These type David... Have a shop around?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-PHILIPS-...SweW5VDBTz

daveo fitted some main beam hids on his whilst doing his drl's,

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=126754#126754 ... - .- -.




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Those night breakers in the Disco look to be just the ticket for what I want.

We've just bought a set of xenon lights for the FL as well so I'll stick a set of those in the high beam too.

Joe, I won't have done anything in the next couple of days so look forward to hearing your thoughts!

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

I changed the headlights on the Freelander today from Halogen to Xenon and put a set of Night Breaker Ultimates in it. They're on offer in Euro Car Parts at the moment for £17.99 instead of £35 for two H7's and if you use discount code BOX-5 you get an extra quid off.

The new bulb is much whiter and is a good match for the whiteness of the Xenon in the Freelander so I'm going to order two more H7's to do the FF with as well.

Fingers crossed it'll do just as good a job in that too.

Thanks for the advice guys.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

Fitted the H7's to my Audi and FFRR today. Damn it if the headlight bulbs on the Audi were H9's so they will have to wait for another day!

The Osram's are definitely brighter but not whiter or as white as the Xenons on the Rangie (only a short test in daylight, so maybe need them on for longer at night?), but much better than the stock bulbs that were in the Audi.

Also very please with my restoration job on the Audi polycarbonate headlights, which were very cloudy:

400 W&D, then 800, then 1200, then 2000. Followed by yellow pad and Malco Rejuvenator, then Black pad and Meguiars Polish. Now clear as a bell. Thanks LR for fitting glass

Also much. much easier to remove headlights on the Audi than on the FFRR  .
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Fancy trying some PIAA bulbs?: http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic142054.html  Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
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Hi all , just fitted the night breakers and very little change in appearance re the colour Still yellow so back to the drawing board  2015 4.4 AB
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