Better headlight bulbs for a Pointy?
 

i want to get some blue coloured or brighter colours head light bulbs in my sv650s k3 and k5. i been looking on alot of sites and not sure if certain ones fit both centre and side lights.

can anyone give me their experiences on this and suggest bulbs to buy from maybe halfords or ebay.

also i plan to spend between £10-£15 on them. i wish to get the blueish coloured ones that give the bike a newer crisp look


message me or something


thanks for reading

Re: i want to get new headlight bulbs
 

Forget blue - they are not actually any brighter.

Osram Nightbreakers are what you want - got some off ebay the week before last for about the £10 mark.

H4 Fitting for the pointies.

Re: i want to get new headlight bulbs
 

If you want the Blue ones you can get 8000K HID kit costs around ~150.

Or get down Halfords and buy a Halfords Extreme bulb kit with a very slight blue band (buy one get one free). I've got these in my R6 and they are the best I’ve had so far (better than Osram Night breakers). Hid's would be nice but at 150 its just silly

Re: i want to get new headlight bulbs
 

+1 for the Osram Nightbreakers. Give soooooooooooooooooo much clearer and stronger light.

The only other real option other than those (or Philips' version) is to do a HID conversion. But that means spending waaaaaaay more money.

Re: i want to get new headlight bulbs
 

See every one Rants about thes Nightbreakers i had em for ~1 year both bulbs blew and in the country lanes i couldnt see crap! The Halfords Extreme gives so much more light i can actuly see pot holes in the lanes now...

Aint tryed the Phillips yet though

Re: i want to get new headlight bulbs
 

Erm, every bulb will blow under the right circumstances...

Re: i want to get new headlight bulbs
 

Well I’m just saying I’m not a fan of these Nightbrakers due to my experience and offering something I think is better...

Re: i want to get new headlight bulbs
 

And I would counter that with the exception of their Pro Tools (and mainly because of the lifetime guarantee) I have found most Halfords branded stuff to be sub-standard and/or overpriced. (Actually their paint isnt too bad...)

Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one :p

Yours is as valid as mine tho

Re: i want to get new headlight bulbs
 

Lol

Also tis cus you live in london, you never see a road thats not lit up by lamp posts :-dd :rolleyes:

Re: i want to get new headlight bulbs
 

True, but I've also experienced the seemingly prone to failure Nightbreakers

Average lifespan of a Nightbreaker for me in the car was ~6months, I'd go with the phillips (slightly less light but were longer lasting) or halfords super brilliance when they're on two for one offer, same light output as the Osrams but are now going strong over two years later