993 - Recommended headlight bulb?

[lolbert]

Want to change the bulbs on my 993 headlights without going the HID route. Any recommendations? Are the Osram Night Breaker Plus any good for instance?

[stuttgartmetal]

I bought some from Halfords which were very good.
About £100 overall. but superb improvement.
I took the reflectors to bits as well, and cleaned them.
Good improvement.

[RobIpswichUK]

Any reason for not considering the HID route. If you buy the slim ballasts everything goes in the headlight and can be fitted/removed in just a few minutes and only about 80 quid.

[nsm3]

I put Osram Nightbreakers in my Ducati and have to say they are pretty good - I can ride at night with a black visor, which I couldn't with the stock bulbs.

[sticks090460]

nsm3 said:

I put Osram Nightbreakers in my Ducati and have to say they are pretty good - I can ride at night with a black visor, which I couldn't with the stock bulbs.

Errrrr. Right, OK.

[nsm3]

Don't you rate them then?

[anonymous-user]

Try philips extreme I think they are called. They got a good write up in auto express as well. I use them in the 968 and the family barge and well worth it. I think a pair runs at about 20 or 30

[Bill Stein]

Does it get darker now than it did in 1997 ? Everyone running around with these blinding white bulbs is a pain in the ass, well a pain on the eyes actually. Man up and just stick to the original set up.

[Orangecurry]

The 50% brighter bulbs (from Osram or Phillips) are definitely worth it.... but they don't last anywhere near as long as standard.

The light that burns twice as bright burns for half as long.... and you have burned so very, very brightly Roy.

[dommorton]

Bill Stein said:

Does it get darker now than it did in 1997 ? Everyone running around with these blinding white bulbs is a pain in the ass, well a pain on the eyes actually. Man up and just stick to the original set up.

Have to say I agree on this one.

Everyone moans about 993 lights, but when you have new lenses and clean reflectors, they're actually very good.

[BertBert]

Orangecurry said:

The light that burns twice as bright burns for half as long.... and you have burned so very, very brightly Roy.

[aceparts]

Osram night breaker plus are an effective and cheap upgrade. They consume the same 55W as a normal bulb but built to much tighter tolerances.

[johnycarrera]

RobIpswichUK said:

Any reason for not considering the HID route. If you buy the slim ballasts everything goes in the headlight and can be fitted/removed in just a few minutes and only about 80 quid.

This- mine were 85 quid supplied and fitted and the difference is night and day ;-)

The originals are crap if you do any fast night driving!!!