Frankly, I was getting sick of the cheap-o bulbs I'd been buying blowing after only a months of use, they were 'Ice White' Xenon filled bulbs, you can see them in this post - H7 Xenon Filled Headlight Bulbs.

I had six (yes six) of them blow in just over half a year, they do look great but getting through one per month is unacceptable.

I decided to go completely the other end of the spectrum in terms of price, hoping that the old saying of "you get what you pay for" was true, and opted for some Osram Night Breaker Plus bulbs.

[Update] Night Breaker Plus bulbs have now been discontinued by Osram and replaced by their latest line up, read my full guide to E46 headlight bulbs for my latest recommended bulbs.

The Osram packaging was pretty robust, meaning the bulbs arrived safe and sound.






As one of my old bulbs had blown, I went straight out and fitted the new ones. It was immediately obvious that they were less white/blue than the old bulbs but a heck of a lot brighter.

Comparing the bulbs you can see the quality difference. Osram on the right, old bulb on the left.


After three months of use I can say I'm very happy with how they perform. At night they produce a much more useful spread of light on the road, making driving much more comfortable when on dimly lit roads.

Below is an image of the Osrams fitted against my white LED sidelights, the image is quite deceiving though unfortunately, the Night Breakers most definitely produce a yellow light, not white as it looks below. However, what you can see is how bright they are. Overall I am very happy with the Osram Night Breaker Plus bulbs and would definitely recommend them to anyone, in this case it seems you do get what you pay for.