OSRAM 65W (off road) bulbs VS GE Nighthawks with pics!

huzzsaba · Post by **huzzsaba** » 09 Jan 2012, 21:33

Car: 1999 Volvo V70 T5 with stock headlamps

I am one of those who went from standard bulbs to hids and then back. I ditched the hids because I knew right away that it was annoying others.

I replaced the hids with ge nighthawk platinums (suppose to be brighter than the regular nighthawks)but was not very pleased with them. In all fairness though, going from hids to the nighthawks and not liking it was obvious but I knew there was something better out there.

After much searching, I thought of trying these 65W OSRAM off road bulbs, and I was pleased with the increased light output. The glare seems almost the same as the nighthawks gave off so I think its safe to say they wouldnt bother anyone on the road. After 2 days of having them on, no complaints from anyone and they are definately brighter and half the price of the nighthawks and definately cheaper than the silverstars.
below is the ebay link of the bulb i bought......
www.ebay.com/itm/310361273065?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_11300wt_905

Here are photos of the nighthawks vs OSRAM. From the photos, they look to be very similar output but in reality the OSRAMS are brighter.

Post by **matthew1** » 24 Jan 2012, 09:13

Now that it's been a couple weeks, any complaints from oncoming drivers? Does your opinion still hold?

Whole new product here... your search led to offroad bulbs(!).

huzzsaba · Post by **huzzsaba** » 29 Jan 2012, 08:54

Hi,

After a few weeks, I am still happy with them and definately a better light output than other bulb i have tried with the exceptions of HIDS. And no issues with oncoming drivers. The off road part doesnt really matter i think because side by side comparison with the hids, they look just like a normal halogen bulb and without seeing the package, you wouldnt even know they were off road bulbs.