From what I've been seeing in reviews, if you're looking for the best performing (in terms of illuminating the road) d2s bulb, your only 2 real choices are osram night breaker or Phillips xv2. The rest are trading off illumination capability for aesthetics in varying degrees.

You could try Philips White Vision

​@@SirBrass This has also been my takeaway from years of keeping an eye on this market segment. I've seen a slight preference towards Philips even if the Nightbreaker is **technically** brighter on a lux reading.

You're right, I've been running CBBs for two years. It was yellowish for one year then it settled into a pure 6k colour which is what I want but it loses a lot of brightness with that. On dark country roads they're great but when you get onto a lit highway and/or wet roads they suck, you just get a white glow... really dangerous. My headlights are in new condition so they're super clean.

he Xtreme Vision Gen2 is a top tier bulb no doubt. I like to think of the XNN and XV2 as equals overall. Can't imagine there being any large difference if there is one. Philips hasn't done anything new in years for the xenon market while Osram continues to make advancements across the whole product line. Thats why we tend to focus more on Osram. Both offer excellent choices though.

But then according to Osram they last 500 hours less (2500h va 3000h)

​@@dufonrafalYeah, as with halogens back in the day you usually trade performance for longevity.

You'll love the laser!

I believe Toyota just release their fog light color changing option through Rigid. That is pretty cool. You can select between white and yellow. For headlights, I dont think we will ever see this. Correct, performance is seriously impacted with hazed up and worn assemblies. Made a video on that - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZ2npcZy0J7Dm4U.htmlsi=VD2ptQlM3CVtwBK3 We have seen a shift in where fully plug and play assemblies have taken priority over custom lighting options. This is for a good reason. There are many Morimoto XB LED headlights that offer performance that is on par or better than a custom setup we can offer a customer. There is no downtime and the customer has a 5 year warranty. I think in many ways this makes more sense because you also gain a modern loo with upgraded features. Some customers want to keep things stock looking and thats where a retrofit makes more sense. Comes down to the end user but overall we can see the benefits of both sides.

@@LightwerkzGlobal Well said and I agree - People are now keeping older vehicles longer - so hopefully morimoto will offer (I'm sure at a premium due depending upon economies of scale/demand) - some more options for some of the older vehicles. For my 370z - I opted to swap out the fronts for D2S 5.0's and the rears = morimoto replacements... The setup make sense for the shape/design flow of the lines of the car. I think morimoto missed an opportunity on the front headlights however - the stacked 3 LED array simply does not flow well with the car - it's just very bug like compared to individual projector lenses as "eyes" in a way...... At night = who cares - I'm sure the LED's outperform my lens swap - but - it just kind of has that whole "aftermarket" feel... The whole form vs function debate in art right? I do wish Morimoto kind of offered a hybrid insert - where you could use their updated DRL strip that runs vertically, with the blacked out/smoked housing, but keeping a round projector style lens. I did write them on this - I doubt the demand is there - but - the 370z was in production for 13 years so "maybe"... otherwise - anyone willing to offer a custom internal bezel assembly with an LED channel for a profile strip - or EVEN BETTER: One that is like the Supra (horizontal) would make $$$. Most of the Z guys want an update but not the Morimotos and not for that price... it's a KBB $10-20k car...A horizontal strip integrated inside of the light would make the car look wider.. Do you have any tips/resources of where I can find 90 degree T-shaped clips or LED channels if I want to mount my LED strips horizontally? There is plenty of room in the housing to do this... so far I have only found these online: www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/TecNiq/TN54ZR.html?feed=npn&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA29auBhBxEiwAnKcSqpPg6YfS2V9dLObrYDlj_tX8h8LmqenDdVV6Z8ikCR165htNM30mIBoC9KQQAvD_BwE This would be perfect if it wasn't for home use and was not a half inch wide: www.aspectled.com/bendable-mounting-channel-for-flexible-strip-lights?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADm44evub1kDSW3YNLQehCnssRAIw&gclid=CjwKCAiA29auBhBxEiwAnKcSqoKLWTfgY7Mu9XqtHErZ9986OAcg9EXBJMr5rxCkX59futAUeDQVbBoCjBMQAvD_BwE# I'm lost on how we don't have better options than drilling holes and using fishing line - I don't mind drilling small holes - but fishing line: GHETTOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! What is truly missing from the LED aftermarket is a clip on LED strip channel/mounting solutions. Guys are forced to use ghetto shit like 3m tape that will eventually fall apart in the sun, etc... If we could have a frosted channel that has some flexibility while also diffusing light so you don't see individual LED's for your DRL/Switchbacks = win!! Basically you could have a lego like kit for universal applications where each piece has some flexibility to curve to the design of various headlights... and don't get me started on these guys mounting LED strips outside of the headlights... completely insane.. would get destroyed in Arizona heat/sun exposure!! Anyways SORRY for the long reply - keep up the good work!! I refuse to "just buy a newer car" because - look at all those screens inside the new cars that are already causing issues = Thousands upon THOUSANDS to replace!! No thanks!!

Both excellent. Osram continues to make product advancements in the Xenon world which is nice to see. The bulbs get better with every revision.

Hard to say but I would check the front lens to see if it has any haze built up. polish it up a bit and see if that helps. If it doesnt check bulb alignment and flick the shield to high beam mode to see if anything changes.

You'll want to go with the CBB. Yes its a sacrifice but thats how it goes.

@@LightwerkzGlobalappreciate the comment. I think you should do an updated video with all three of these lights as well as the Phillips extreme vision. I see a lot of people comparing them but very few videos with a comparison of all of them including the newer next gen Osrams

Sounds like your projectors might be burned up and need replacing.

Correct. That is the only thing it could be. @@darkboy1759

We did a quick test and did notice the XN2 was a little brighter than the previous XNN. lightwerkz.net/collections/d-series/products/d2s-osram-66240-nightbreaker-laser

@@LightwerkzGlobal thx !