Halogen bulbs

Discussion in 'General 1000RR Discussion' started by Wayne Steele, Dec 31, 2020.

  1. Stevie_d

    Stevie_d Senior Member

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    The Philips xtreme vision are only 3,500 Kelvin so will be still a tad yellow/orange Altho brighter than standard bulbs . The diamond vision I used are 5000kelvin and are a lot whiter
     
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    Damn - looks like I’ll be doing a return/exchange then for a pair of diamond vision ones :(
     
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    i tried several different ones , wasted a fair few quid before I got the diamond vision ones , was really happy with them . Didn’t want to mod the bike as at the time it was under manufacturers warranty . Didn’t want an excuse to wriggle out of a warranty claim if there was one ........
     
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    You might be better off with these new ones as mine are not technically road legal , the ones which are 4200 Kelvin are legal
     
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    philips xtreme visions are good slightly colder temp @ 35kK. Bluer than this, you start loosing lumens; anyway bluer is not better.
    osram night racer (I currently use) are similar to philips but @110%, designedd for bikes
    The brighter the halogen, the shorter the lifetime specially on bikes.

    Yellowing can also be due to reflector and lens clouding.
    I would definitely stay away from higher than standard watts bulbs
     
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    Thanks for the info @Stevie_d - I’ve started a return of the streamers and ordered a pair of the white vision :)
     

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