The Ultimate Xenon Upgrade Headlight Bulbs of 2023

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► OSRAM Cool Blue Intense NG: link.bulbfacts.com/cbn
► OSRAM Night Breaker Laser NG: link.bulbfacts.com/0630a
► DDM Tuning Ultra: link.bulbfacts.com/ddmxen
► DMEX (Best from Amazon): amzn.to/2NP3yUi
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✧ Chapters ✧
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Premium Xenons
02:56 - Mid-Range Xenons
04:15 - Budget Xenons
05:10 - LED Discussion
06:25 - Closing
Reviewing the Best HID Xenon Headlight Bulbs you can buy!
We have tested more than 30 OEM HID Bulbs including Philips and OSRAM to find the best ones! Watch the video to get all the details before your purchase!
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@ShortHandedNow Жыл бұрын

Great to see BulbFacts back!

@BulbFacts Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support! Glad to finally find some time to make some new videos, I hope they're useful for everyone.

@a8f235 27 күн бұрын

I'll try the Osram Cool Blue Intense first even though a warmer light should work better for snowy and foggy conditions. They should still outperform worn out OEM bulbs, so I'll need winter conditions again to evaluate what I think of them compared to OEM, and if I do really need warmer light as well as a bit of a boost as in the night breaker laser bulbs. I think It would be better to find some more yellow/warmer bulbs for the fog lights to add some contrast so I will be better seen in varying conditions. I do live in an area with no streetlights and tight twisty roads, so for me it's almost more important to know that others see me over me seeing where to go. When it gets darker in the year I constantly drive with fog lights together with normal front lights as this helps a lot in being seen as quickly as possible.

@videomaniac108 11 ай бұрын

I went with the new OSRAM CBN as a replacement bulb for the OEM bulb in my Nissan 370Z and am very happy with the result. The brightness seemed on par with the OSRAM Night Breaker Laser and Phillips Extreme Vision 2, plus the color temperature seemed close to the 5500K I was looking for. I wanted a color temperature that was close to the color temperature of a blackbody radiator that has its distribution of wavelengths centered around the wavelength of visible light at which the human eye is most sensitive, ~555 nm.

@pdxproductions7442 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the videos you make.

@BulbFacts 27 күн бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@Dexion845 Жыл бұрын

Great comparison. Even though the DDM Tuning on paper had the highest lux score, you can CLEARLY see that the Osram CBI Next Gen gives you WAAAAAAY more distance vision and clarity. It’s almost as if all of the DDM Tuning’s bulb is focused on foreground, which is useless. I really needed to see this test as I was trying to decide between these two and the CBI-N will be my upgrade. Thanks Bulbfacts!

@BulbFacts Жыл бұрын

No problem, glad it's helpful! The footage may have been different vehicles to be fair (or installed at a different aim/angle), so just keep that in mind. But our actual testing is all consistent using the same exact OE projectors in the same environment (pitch black room). The OSRAM and Philips bulbs are really the way to go though if you want a long lasting performance product. I'm currently testing all of them on our lifespan bench though, so we'll see how the cheaper options stack up.

@tickandslug 10 ай бұрын

@@BulbFactsany news on the lifespan test of the cheaper bulbs?

@BulbFacts 9 ай бұрын

@@tickandslug yes! So far all of the Xenon bulbs are still running at 4800hrs. The OSRAM bulbs seem to degrade the least, while the Philips and other brands are degrading a bit more in. All are still very useable though. I'll update the website chart once we start seeing failures, and will likely put together a full review in terms of the lifespan.

@j.davenport6065 Жыл бұрын

What is the best option d4s for a Subaru Outback? (factory hid) it’s a low beam only in the 2017 5 th gen. Looking for the best any cost. Thanks in advance

@BulbFacts Жыл бұрын

It will depend on your budget, but here are our top choices today for different price categories: bulbfacts.com/hid-oe/recommended/

@r.k862 4 ай бұрын

on your website test results i dont get the 'overall brightness score' how you came to conclusion to rate it like that? Also the 'Lumens per bulb' how does it make any sense when the low and high beam Lux is different? for example the lux shows its great improvement its in the plus+ but the lumens shows its in the negative- I tried reading how you scored these but i dont get it and its not clear. I love your channel and thank for what you do, it helped me out a lot though

@BulbFacts 25 күн бұрын

Hi RK, you can find the details on how we test and came to our scores here: bulbfacts.com/how-we-test/ . It's basically a weighted percentage from certain categories. Lumens are a test in our integrating sphere and nothing more. It's a test of the total light output not in any application. Hope that helps!

@eddiekaine7252 4 ай бұрын

Would like to request to do a comparison with the leading budget ones such as your recommendations of the DDM TUNING compared to the D2S: Dama Kanji Ultimate Vision Gen3 HID Xenon Bulbs which in comparison is close to the same price points.

@BulbFacts 25 күн бұрын

Thanks Eddie, we'll add them to our list for future testing. Appreciate the suggestion!

@alwyz.packin 7 ай бұрын

Does this translate to h1 bulbs also? Currently have morimoto 5500k with their 35w ballast and wouldnt mind something brighter since its about time for a replacement. Thanks

@BulbFacts 27 күн бұрын

If you are referring to LED, the results may give you an idea how a particular brand and model performs, but H1 sizes seem to differ in their design so I would ultimately say no, don't rely on these results for the best H1 available.

@aaronb6727 Жыл бұрын

Are D1S bulbs obsolete? not showing available for cool blue intense from link provided.

@BulbFacts Жыл бұрын

D1S is still pretty common. Just be sure to change the size on the product page to D1S, as it defaults to D2S it appears. Here is a direct link in case it helps: brisource.com/products/osram-cool-blue-intense-nextgen-hid-xenon-replacement-bulbs?variant=40940129714326

@jettangeles2707 9 ай бұрын

question, why is an auxito led brighter in my hid projector than the morimoto xb hid bulbs? i thought hids were supposed to be superior in projector housings?

@BulbFacts 9 ай бұрын

Hello. Some LEDs work very well, and if you are using the Auxito LEDs I'm thinking of, they perform very well. However typically an LED will appear brighter, especially closer to the vehicle, whereas the HID will appear less bright, but will have a more focused beam giving you a further throw down the road. You can test both with a basic lux meter to see the difference there.

@jettangeles2707 9 ай бұрын

@@BulbFacts thanks for this info

@thephonetalks14 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Just wanted to ask since the color temperature on box of dmax is different than actual, would you recommend getting their 5500k or 6000k models?

@BulbFacts Жыл бұрын

Go for the 4300k model. We tested it right at 5000k actual, and it's performance was quite amazing. We also tested their 6000k model and the performance wasn't good and they produced a very blue tone, so I would avoid that model.

@thephonetalks14 Жыл бұрын

@@BulbFacts I had been using previously heartray 5th gen 5500k. Lasted almost 2 years. I was finding if I could get the same but they are now like they dont exist anymore. A few sellers selling 3rd and 4th gen of heartray. I might go for either DMEX 4300k or ball cnlight 5300k or heartray 4th gen. How long did DMEX 4300k lasted?

@BulbFacts Жыл бұрын

@@thephonetalks14 The DMEX is holding it's own so far on our lifespan bench at 1500hrs. They output has degraded a bit, but they are still going pretty strong along-side the OSRAM and others so far! Time will tell though, and I'll post the results once they burn out on our website chart.

@TATTDIS 10 ай бұрын

So for reflector housings HIDS aren't recommended?

@BulbFacts 9 ай бұрын

I would avoid an HID conversion in a reflector, as the bulb typically produces too much glare.

@Dblock00 5 ай бұрын

Is this guy ok he disappeared?

@BulbFacts 26 күн бұрын

I'm still around testing new products and updating our website, appreciate the concern! It's been a hectic last year, but I hope to create some new videos soon 😁. Appreciate the support!

@Dblock00 26 күн бұрын

@BulbFacts phew 😅 thanks God 🙏 Good to hear from you, yeah I look at website every other month but hasn't been updated for years

@BulbFacts 25 күн бұрын

@@Dblock00 I did run some updates recently for the LED category, but will be working on other categories including Xenon soon.

@cronosvquarin6206 8 ай бұрын

This is confusing you don't state what the kelvin temperature the box claims, you only state what the actual measured kelvins were. But you have a choice of kelvin when you buy them. So I don't know which is going to give me the same results as the video. Am I missing something?

@BulbFacts 8 ай бұрын

Sorry about that. I did post the model we tested on our website if you want to take a look: bulbfacts.com/hid-oe/chart/

@trilingualkid 5 ай бұрын

I got the DDM tuning ultra from you guys, their 6500k is more like 8000k I couldnt see a damn thing outside.

@BulbFacts 26 күн бұрын

Sorry to hear that! We don't sell anything, just test and recommend products. Did you go with the Ultra or Plus kit from DDM? What ballast wattage did you use? Curious as to why it was so blue..

@trilingualkid 26 күн бұрын

@@BulbFacts I went with ultra, it was stock ballast, I end up with CBI and it was way better. Drove in OKC snow storm with the 6500k bullb and thought it was raining because it was so hard to see outside.

@BulbFacts 25 күн бұрын

@@trilingualkid I see, thank you for sharing your experience! The OSRAM CBI is a great product and we recommend it all the time as long as it's in the budget.

@Kaiser187 7 ай бұрын

$150-$200 for bulbs?! they are smoking meth. My 8 year old $25 Ebay kit I bet has way better output and being 8 years old now, well worth $25 for the entire kit. Still looks damn good with no flicker or dead spots.

@BulbFacts 27 күн бұрын

Hi Kaiser, some of the cheap Xenon bulbs can last a very long time as well. I have seen this on our lifespan tests which is nice to see. I wouldn't expect as high of output in the long term though, depending on use.