Philips X-treme Vision up to 130% Headlight Bulbs H1 55W

So after reading a lot of reviews, I opted for these for my wife’s Mazda 6. I must say these are pretty bright and straight white light, no blue haze or hue to these. Her car had the sylvania silverstar ultra and I feel these are brighter and a few bucks cheaper. The only downside is when I received them, the bulbs were loose in the factory packaging and the little end tips of the bulb were broken off. It in no way affected the bulb function luckily, I just think that Phillips needs a better way to secure the bulbs in the packaging. Overall I’m very happy with the brightness of the bulb. I would definitely recommend these to anyone looking for more down the road lighting.

I first bought a pair of these for an older Mercedes in a dual filament, H4 fitment. The difference between these and the auto parts store Silverstars was profound. Rather than concentrating on making them "look like HIDs," Philips has concentrated on making them work well.So, I bought some for my '13 Focus ST, Mine is a base ST, so it has halogens, not HIDs. Big, big. I see very little need to go to the expense of converting a car to HIDs if there's an X-treme Vision bulb available. I live in an unincorporated part of the county, with no street lights and not much light pollution, and these really do help. To top it all off, they're reasonably priced.Bottom line: If Philips makes these bulbs for your car, get a set. You'll really like them.

They give off a wonderfully crisp light, markedly better than stock halogens. Unfortunately, they don't last very long. I had to replace them three times in two years. I've since installed aftermarket HID lamps, which are both brighter and longer lasting. After 11 years with the HIDs, one side seems to be a bit flaky on cold rainy days, so I got a new set of the Philips bulbs as a just-in-case. On one occasion, when stopped for driving with one headlight out, I was able to point to the new Philips bulbs and say "I'm just on the way back from the parts store to fix them, officer!"

One side of my headlights burned out, so I researched for brighter lights and came across these. The brightness of my headlights increased with this. It delivers as promised. I mean don't expect HID levels or anything, but the light is brighter. A converse effect of this is a shorter lifespan but my OEM bulbs lasted over 10 years. So even if these last a little over 5 years, I'll take it for increased visibility. Besides the only other choice I have is retrofitting my headlamps with a HID kit w/ projector lens OR replace the entire assembly with projector headlamps...both are hundreds of dollars of cost. I don't need that much of a brightness increase ;)

I do like the bright light that comes from these bulbs--it is definitely easier to see at night compared to the cheap, plain bulbs. I have put these bulbs in 2 of my vehicles and have gone through 3 packages in the past 6 months, with normal use. They burn out within 2-3 months every time. I've never gone through so many headlights in my life and have become a pro at changing bulbs! Also, I had similar experience to others who left a review saying one bulb had come loose and was moving around inside the package. It had not broken and the bulb was usable, but then it did burn out like the others within a couple months. Look for a differnet bulb. I will never buy this brand again!

I ordered these in November 2016 , and just now had to replace them. My car is old and the headlights probably run a bit under voltage, which helps with long life. Even so, these were SO much better than the silverstar-type bulbs that came with my lights.Yes one bulb has fallen out and was bouncing around when it arrived. However, it took 18 months for them to both burn out, within two days of each other. Great seeing at night - natural color temperature and good distance. Happy to be buying my second set.

If you don't know it by now, there is no magic bulb that will give you the equivalent of $500 HIDs for $20. It's all marketing nonsense and the public eats it up. I do have some PIAA Xtreme Whites which appear very white, but it's the result of a coating on the bulb, not a true while light source. Coatings also reduce light output. There is no way around that.So are these any good? Yes, they are a pretty bright bulb and the price is reasonable. Are they white? Nope. They are still yellow as any incandescent headlight bulb will be. Of course I knew this when I bought them, but if you think $20 bulbs will give you the same 4K output as HIDs, you will be sadly disappointed.I'm happy enough with the bulbs and I would have given them 4 stars if both of them had not been loose and rattling around in the package when I received them. I'm lucky that the filaments weren't broken on them when I opened the package. They should be fitted better in their holders.

I was having an issue with bulbs burning out in my 2004 Impreza Wagon. I bought this pair so I wouldn't continue to go through cheap bulbs or LED Amazon Bulbs.These have a nice bright quality, a little it of yellow but visibility is still great. Highly recommend spending the little extra money for name brand bulbs. they are way better then the Amazon special bulbs.