Each range is able to achieve a massive increase to light output, producing a light of up to 150% more brightness than a standard halogen bulb. This powerful light is crucial not only in enhancing your vision, but also in illuminating your presence to other drivers, keeping you safer on dark roads. Between the near-matching light outputs on offer and the similarly world-class standards and reputations of OSRAM and Philips, there really is no weak showing here. Besides the breathtaking improvements to vision and visibility, the Night Breaker Laser (Next Generation) and RacingVision each offer a level of comfort, safety and awareness that you’ll wonder how you lived without. As such, both the Night Breaker Laser (Next Generation) and Philips RacingVision are completely road legal – so you can enjoy a remarkable, vastly improved light on all public roads and highways. Special note for Australia:We have been advised that parcels are currently expected to take 15-25 working daysto arrive to Australia, depending on the location. This is due to measures being taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19. We are currently taking steps to try to reduce this delivery time as much as possible. We only ship to parts of the US, states include:California,Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin

For Maximum Performance bulbs, achieving an intense light projection is, of course, an essential duty. But another equally important issue is for the bulbs to remain road legal. By achieving ECE certification, a bulb range signifies that its manufacturers have taken the due diligence in making sure there technology is up to code. There are no bad H4 bulbs here, but the RacingVision is our choice. For top D3S performance it has to be the Philips, and Ring is our standard choice. Don’t be tempted to save cash on unbranded alternatives. Certainly, precision is at the heart of the RacingVision’s design. Philips have implemented high-precision filament geometry in the assembly of their bulbs, including a meticulous chrome coating, all of which ensures a perfect beam placement and promises a superb projection on the road ahead.OSRAM have been designing and manufacturing automotive lighting solutions for over a century, with innovation and expertise at the centre of the brand. With customers in over 150 countries, OSRAM have firmly established themselves as a true leader in the sector. This is the colour to expect from the bulbs in the Kelvin Colour Temperature Scale. Examples would be 3000K as a warm yellow lig Both the OSRAM Night Breaker Laser (Next Generation) and Philips RacingVision are scrutinised at every stage in their respective engineering processes to ensure that every bulb meets the governmental standards.

This impressive performance comes at no cost to the legality of the bulbs, however. The OSRAM Night Breaker Laser 200 range has ECE approval, for safe use on public roads. The OSRAM Night Breaker Laser (Next Generation), on the other hand, has taken its own sterling history and improved upon it. Where the previous Night Breaker Laser generation offered 40 additional metres of light, this incarnation achieves a total of up to 150 metres light on the road, far more than standard halogen ranges.It finished last in all our tests and delivered just 16 per cent of the area above 30 lux compared with our winner – easily visible to the naked eye. It came as no surprise that both samples failed to reach the minimum light levels by a significant margin. Avoid. Color temperature is an indication of colour and not to be confused with heat. Color temperatures over 5,000K are called cool co This is the category of the bulb. It may be Max Vision or just a standard replacement or even off road etc.

Running both tests at the same time, although in different headlamps, gave us a chance to see just how big an advance HID was over halogen when it was introduced over 20 years ago. The tests were the same for both types, despite the different light sources: filament for the halogen and an arc between electrodes for HID. With intelligent design, quality materials and advanced manufacturing processes in place, OSRAM have been able to create bulbs which provide 200% more brightness* and up to 20% whiter light* than the minimum legal standard. Capable of generating a bright beam of up to 150 metres, enjoy improved visibility and enhanced awareness of potential hazards. Osrams +200 provide a big upgrade over standard factory bulbs. The light definitely illuminates further with a more even dispersed spread in your periphals that no doubt from the increased brightness and throw. The light colour is slightly cooler, they still have that yellow orange glow halogens are renowned for just to a lesser degree. The provision of extra light is each range’s raison d'être, after all. And, thankfully, both these ranges fulfil their purpose admirably, projecting vast quantities of light so you can drive safer, with a heightened awareness of your surroundings and distant obstacles.Software then measures the light at various points in the beam. It’s an unusual, if not unique, set-up, but the results have been corroborated by tests at parent company Osram’s conventional light tunnel in Germany, which we have used in the past. As both the Night Breaker Laser (Next Generation) and RacingVision ranges are classed as Maximum Performance bulbs, the factor of extra brightness seems the most obvious – and pertinent – place to start. And neither range lets us down here. Bulbs are placed in a headlamp - a reflector type from a Fiat 500X for halogen bulbs, projector from an Audi A3 for HID - allowed to burn in to settle output, then an image is taken of the beam pattern on the wall. Lumens (denoted by lm) are a measure of the total amount of visible light (to the human eye) from a bulb or light source The Figure of Merit for HID is close to double that of the halogen, with a beam that’s 30 or so metres longer.