I have just completed an unplanned sidelight upgrade.
On my recently aquired 98 Mondeo a dipped beam failed.
Having not yet got a spare bulb for my kit I decided to upgrade the H7s to Osram Silver Stars from a well known web site.
H7s arrived with FREE side light bulbs. They are wedge type 501s that are popular on Fords.
These were however Philips Blue Vision Ultra blue W5W.
Boy racer stuff I thought so what shall do with them ?
The advice I got was they do not show as blue but are a much whiter and brighter bulb.
I fitted them and am very impressed with the result.
The bad news is that they normally cost £9.95 a pair so I got a very good deal.
For My Mondeo, I think I would have bought them at this price if had been made aware of the improvement. I consider them an added safety factor in case of another dip beam failure.
Changing a bulb on the mondeo is not very difficult but not a task for a wet dark night.
The easiest way to change a dip beam bulb is to remove a the radiator cover,unscrew the radiator grill, then unscrew, unplug and remove the whole lamp unit.
Has anyone else tried these or similar bulbs or has them already fitted?
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I got these free too with H7 Silverstars.
I fitted them out of curiosity to my Omega. To be honest, I couldn't tell the difference, maybe if I had only done one before doing the other and compared, I would have seen, but eventually I took them out as during the day, they stuck out like sore thumbs with clear plain lenses, they didn't look bad, just looked like a 'boy-racer upgrade' and I don't like that.
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I got these free too with H7 Silverstars.......
>>........just looked like a 'boy-racer upgrade' and Idon't like that.
In that case I'll leave mine where they are ~ in the garage!
The Silverstar headlight bulbs are good though. However, since I fitted them, raindrops just in front and to the side of the car twinkle. I can't remember seeing that with the original bulbs.
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L\'escargot by name, but not by nature.
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I got offered a pair of ST170 headlights but what I was thinking of would work if you had the PRE facelift Focus (indicators in the bumpers).
I was going to use the indicators in the headlamps and turn the indicators in the bumper into little sidelights which I thought would look quite nice but I never got the headlamps so couldn't really try it out. If I did ever get some, that's what I would try.
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Adam
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I fitted them out of curiosity to my Omega. To be honest, I couldn't tell the difference, maybe if I had only done one before doing the other and compared, I would have seen, but eventually I took them out as during the day, they stuck out like sore thumbs with clear plain lenses, they didn't look bad, just looked like a 'boy-racer upgrade' and I don't like that.
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I did do the comparison for both dip and side lights.The old side light bulbs were of an unknown age but certainly not black.
There was a vast difference in colour and brightness. If I were in your situation with clear lenses I would not be so happy but on the Mondeo even looking at a range of six inches I cannot detect them.
I have not yet tried the dips on the road yet.
The old bulbs are Osram. Perhaps I have not upgraded after all?
I have not had the car long and do not do much country driving so it is may be more difficult to check the change.
I can always pop an old one in for a re test.
>>In that case I'll leave mine where they are ~ in the garage!
If you do not have the clear lense concern and they are easy to swop then give them a try.
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