I put this in the lighting section, but it's dead over there. If someone can help me out, I'd appreciate it!

I have non-tinted European Osram Silverstar +50 bulbs now, but I'd like to try some of the newer +80, or +100 bulbs from Philips. Most of the threads I've come across on Google tell you to buy Philips Xtreme Power from www.powerbulbs.com (in England). It seems they now sell only Xtreme Vision +100 bulbs, or at least that's what's in stock, and I don't know if these will only last a few months.

There's someone on Ebay selling American packaged +80 Philips Xtreme Power bulbs for really cheap ($20/pair shipped). Are these as good as the European bulbs that powerbulbs used to sell? Or, should I just order the XV +100 from England? One more question...should I just skip them altogether and use the 3 new pairs of Osram Silverstars I have? Thanks for the help!

 

I had Osram bulbs before I got my Phillips Xtreme, I'm telling you right now they're worth every penny. To be honest though, in the money I've spent over the last 3-4 years experimenting with halogen bulbs I could have paid a company to retrofit my headlights with HIDs by now.

 

Thanks man, I think I'm going to order the ones off of Ebay. I can't find any information on whether they're the same as European, but I'm sure they're decent.

 

I would order them from powerbulbs personally, good service, good price. Shipping takes about a week.

 

I was going to, but they don't have the +80 Power bulbs, only the new +100 bulbs. I'm concerned that they'd burn out too fast. I ordered the US spec bulbs. They're only $20 shipped, which is hard to pass up.