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Title: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: Dave V6 2.6 auto on 06 September 2010, 17:36:23
Hi

Does anyone know if these bulbs will fit a facelift omega. http://www.nightbreakerplus.co.uk
Any help would be much appreciated.
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: tango on 06 September 2010, 17:43:04
cant see why thay shouldnt work but i would check the wattage on these, maybe need to upgrade wiring if they require more current than the standard ones
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: PhilRich on 06 September 2010, 17:43:13
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Hi

Does anyone know if these bulbs will fit a facelift omega. http://www.nightbreakerplus.co.uk
Any help would be much appreciated.



Yes, I believe the 'Nightbreaker' bulbs are a popular retro fit on the Omega including Facelift model. IIRC the bulb is a H1? :y
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: RobG on 06 September 2010, 18:45:01
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Hi

Does anyone know if these bulbs will fit a facelift omega. http://www.nightbreakerplus.co.uk
Any help would be much appreciated.
Vast improvement on standard bulbs. H1 for dipped, H7 for mains
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: dbug on 06 September 2010, 19:22:11
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cant see why thay shouldnt work but i would check the wattage on these, maybe need to upgrade wiring if they require more current than the standard ones

Same wattage as standard bulbs mate  ;)
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: 2woody on 07 September 2010, 20:07:30
could just go for gas-dischare instead
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: cruisetopoland on 07 September 2010, 20:32:11
I used Osram Nightbreakers in my 2.2 and they improved things a great deal AFTER lenses cleaned and headlight aim fully sorted; the plastic adjusters inside the light were bust and helpfully sorted by welung666.

I would not use Nightbreakers as they fail quickly and over 15 or so sets I have used, 2 or 3 have been dud either in the pack or within a week.

Halfords Extreme Brilliance are very bright but patchy and of inconsistent quality; you can get an excellent pair then a rough pair as they seem to change manufacturers.

My choice of bulb is the Philips Extreme +90% sorry +80% not 90!  as these have no dark spots in the light pattern, last years and give supreme lighting.

Have tried them all over my 95 cars  ;D

Always go back to the Philips, although they are expensive and one of the types for the Omega is impossible to find H1 or H7, can't remember  :y
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: Dave V6 2.6 auto on 07 September 2010, 21:56:04
Hi

Thank you for your help. I can see Philips Extreme +80 but not +90%. These are the ones I can find http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=160
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: cruisetopoland on 08 September 2010, 20:10:27
Philps X-treme, yes these are correct-see these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PHILIPS-H1-X-TREME-EXTREME-POWER-80-HEADLIGHT-BULBS-/250654207771?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a5c27af1b

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H7-Philips-X-treme-Power-80-Xenon-Bulbs-pair-/300451174794?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45f449198a

Cheapest I could see on a quick search; Powerbulbs are good suppliers but expensive  :y
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: Dave V6 2.6 auto on 09 September 2010, 18:21:46
Thank you so much. Will buy these later tonight
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: cruisetopoland on 09 September 2010, 19:50:58
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Thank you so much. Will buy these later tonight

Hope you like them  :y

Don't touch the bulb glass when you fit them and be very careful removing the old bulbs from an Omega, as it is very easy to break the headlight adjusters inside the headlights when trying to pull the wiring connectors off, causing loads of grief.  Make sure you do not knock the Euro pattern converter lever either-check light pattern after fitting.

Good luck  :y
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: ken-omega on 10 September 2010, 14:08:08
Omega with linse-light is perfect for change to xenon. It looks like orginal omega with xenon and gives a good light.
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: Proz on 10 September 2010, 14:39:40
I have the Nightbreakers and they made a big difference to mine .
Still using the same ones over a year later and havnt had one fail yet .... probly will now though  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 10 September 2010, 23:48:15
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I have the Nightbreakers and they made a big difference to mine .
Still using the same ones over a year later and havn't had one fail yet .... probly will now though  ;D ;D

Same here,I also fitted projector lenses as well to my pre face lift car and they do make a big difference.
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: Dave V6 2.6 auto on 15 September 2010, 20:55:05
These are a great improvement, thanks. Only problem is that the new bulbs make my parking bulbs look yellow.

Can anyone help with the Philips x-treme number for parking bulbs?
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: Broomies Mate on 15 September 2010, 21:01:06
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These are a great improvement, thanks. Only problem is that the new bulbs make my parking bulbs look yellow.

Can anyone help with the Philips x-treme number for parking bulbs?

Not sure about the legalities (well, I am actually, but hey-ho)...... I use LED's in my parking lights.  They are brilliant white and last forever.  Dont buy the cheap CHEAP ones, but dont go over the top.  A quick search of the Bay will provide you with thousands of products.

It's a 501 5W5 bulb.
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: cruisetopoland on 16 September 2010, 09:52:09
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These are a great improvement, thanks. Only problem is that the new bulbs make my parking bulbs look yellow.

Can anyone help with the Philips x-treme number for parking bulbs?

I used 6 LED w5w bulbs off ebay; but they vary HUGELY in quality, some are white, some have blue or purple tinge, some last two weeks, others last indefinitely.

Choose a good pair of bright white 6 LED sidelight bulbs  :y
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: Dave V6 2.6 auto on 18 September 2010, 13:14:25
Hi Purchased a good set of 6 LEDs and they are perfect for the car. Many thanks for all your sound advice
Title: Re: Head light bulb upgrade
Post by: cruisetopoland on 18 September 2010, 22:10:41
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Hi Purchased a good set of 6 LEDs and they are perfect for the car. Many thanks for all your sound advice

Great stuff  :y

Glad you liked them-the headlight upgrades and LEDs made the world of difference to my car