Philips Ultinon Access LED car headlight bulb (Fog H8/H9/H16), ultra-compact direct-fit, 80%, 6.000K, set of 2

Was initially skeptical given the general negativity on retrofit LED headlight bulbs. Turns out they work brilliantly on a 2017 Renault Zoe ZE40, notorious for pathetically dim halogen headlights despite being a relatively new EV. These H7 bulbs work great in the car's projector headlight housings, throwing out crisp white light that actually lights up the road ahead. My projector lenses also keep the factory beam patterns so I do not blind oncoming traffic. Installation is dead simple. Literally plug & play in replacement of the original H7 halogen bulbs with no modifications or workarounds needed at all. Downside to these keeping the H7 bulb shape/size is that they do not get as bright as the other LED bulbs that are physically larger and sometimes come with bulky heatsinks. But from 2 months' use (Oct - Nov), I found them to be perfectly adequate for general road use. My car does not have any canbus or electrical system checks for its exterior bulbs so bulb errors is not a problem for me, and I cannot comment on these bulbs' error prevention or canbus circumvention ability.

Ok first thing to say is that nowhere did it say these are Canbus error free so I was expecting a fault to show.... and it did...On my car that is no big deal. Start the car, error msg "low beam failure" pops up.. press the "ok" button on the stalk and its gone. No engine management light at any time and a one second fix. At some point I will probably buy the philips canbus corrector but at around £30 Im in no rush. Next the important part. Performance. Very very easy to fit.. bulbs have instant start up when switched on. The beam pattern is identical to the nightbreaker bulbs they replaced as far as I see. My car has projector headlights. The beam spread is more even and solid to my eyes. Driving with them is an altogether better experience over halogens. They light up road signs without the reflected glare of halogens. They illuminate the road in a more effective way for me. They dont appear "brighter" than halogens on the road surface but the white beam colour is far better at picking out what you need to see in my opinion. Its easier on the eyes. The cut off on the beam is spot on and no way a problem for oncoming drivers. My headlights look great and these bulbs have transformed my car to looking more modern and clean. If they last the 1500 hours promised they are well worth the money over nightbreakers. I shall be buying the H9 for main beams next. Yes I know they are not "road legal" in the UK .. and if they were in anyway inferior to halogens or posed a problem for blinding other drivers they would go. They dont.. they work brilliantly.. they are better than halogen and for me represent a safer drive. I will switch them out at MOT time. I have not driven them in rain or snow as yet but expect they will deliver the same quality performance.

I'm surprised by the difference these LEDs make compared to high-end bulbs. The light is really bright and cool. They fit perfectly, and they have the exact same dimensions as regular H7 bulbs. My best purchase of all time. You can really see the difference. Worth every penny.

Excellent upgrade to main-beam headlamps. The same physical size as an H7 incandescent bulb with no additional fan or heat sink needed. For some reason, my car had LED dipped beams and halogen main beams and the mismatch was always visible. The Ultion LEDs match the colour of the dipped beams now and the light output is a huge improvement. Clear white light. Light spread is very even, throw is excellent, street legal and they have been 100% compatible with the CANBUS system on the car. They run cooler and use less energy than halogen bulbs. The LEDs should last longer than overrun incandescent bulbs. No flickering, very easy to fit and superb value for money from a market leader in vehicle lighting.

These, LED-HL Ultinon Access - for HB3 or HB4 lights. Don't! Just DO NOT. This is about specific fit HB3/HB4. My review can't work for any other fitting because each fitting is, very obviously, different in design and material and, who knows, might fit perfectly. HB lamp types are the L-shaped bayonet types. I bought a pair for a 2000 Toyota which has both HB3 and HB4 lights in lamp unit, as in, main and dipped beams require separate bulbs. Each bulb is assembled from two separate pieces, bayonet collar and bulb assembly. The collar is supposed to 'lock' to the lamp unit and then the whole thing bayonets into the fitting as one piece, like a regular filament bulb - in desperation I did try the pieces separately. The locking collar, a stressed piece, is made of a very nice, incredibly soft, flexible plastic. It does not lock in because it bends round the lock lugs that are supposed to be the 'locks'. The lugs look a bit small. I never managed to 'lock click' and confirm correct fitment. My best success was to have bulb stay in limply. Mostly I could wiggle it out. I could spin bulb round and round, lock collar zipping past locking lugs. The old bulb are back in. I don't think I did anything wrong - if so then a usable manual might have set me right. I don't see how this was ever sold. The eco-instructions are just as insulting. None in the box of course. No need to consult paper instructions whilst working on a car, good thinking that. I eco-downloaded the eco-instructions and found them as useless as the bulbs themselves. It's just a wishfully thinking brochure about what might be happening to some imaginary bulb THAT FITS. This review is specific to the fitting. I bought same brand, different series for H7/H18 and those look usable [I can't say more than that as I ran out of daylight doing battle with a light bulb. And losing]

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I put these Phillips Ultinon LED H7 globes in my partners 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe. They work a treat. Perfect fit and they don’t upset the computer at all. And the light that comes out of them is brilliant as you can see in the photos. High beam and low beam. Highly recommend these 10/10

Came in a broken box but they look awesome.

Ho installato le Ultinon Access sulla mia Skoda Rapid con fari a parabola. Il montaggio è semplice, come per una h7 alogena. Non mi da alcun segnale di errore. Il fascio luminoso è molto potente, ottima illuminazione della strada e dei bordi, ottima visibilità della segnaletica stradale, sia orizzontale che verticale. Non ci sono zone di ombra. Il fascio luminoso è più lungo e più ampio che con le alogene, e questo permette di vedere prima eventuali ostacoli. La luce emessa è bianca con tendenza all'azzurro. Prima montavo le Osram Night Breaker +200%. Ho misurato l'intensità luminosa (con un luxmetro non professionale, ma comunque era lo stesso strumento per entrambe) La misurazione è avvenuta a pochi centimetri dal faro. Le Osram N.B. 200 hanno raggiunto poco più di 38.000 lux, mentre le Ultinon hanno superato i 140.000 lux!!! Direi un ottimo risultato, che non fa che confermare quanto si può constatare durante la guida. Ma veniamo, purtroppo, alle dolenti note: queste lampadine NON sono omologate a norma ECE R37, quindi NON possono essere utilizzate su strade pubbliche. Questo la Philips, onestamente, lo specifica chiaramente. Oltretutto, la luce è. come già detto, bianca tendente all'azzurro, e, almeno sulla mia Skoda con fari a parabola, si vede immediatamente che le lampadi originali sono state sostituite, quindi, se le Forze dell'Ordine vogliono fare un controllo, è facile individuare l'auto non in regola. Si rischia (anzi, è praticamente certa, la multa ai sensi dell'art. 72 del CdS, e anche ai sensi dell'art. 78, multa decisamente più salata, più il ritiro della carta di circolazione e la revisione straordinaria, dopo avere rimontato le alogene. Non dimentichiamo che, per il codice della strada, le luci anteriori devono essere di colore BIANCO. A questo punto ognuno valuti i propri rischi, facendo un rapporto con (l'indubbio) beneficio. Personalmente ho deciso di restituire l'articolo, ma di NON rinunciare ai LED. Quindi penso di acquistare le gemelle delle Ultinon, le Philips Ultinon CLASSIC. Queste hanno la stessa potenza luminosa e lo stesso fascio di luce, ma una temperatura di colore non di 6.000 Kelvin, ma bensì di 3.500 Kelvin, che corrispondono ad una luce bianca calda, leggermente tendente (secondo me poco) al giallo. In questo modo la luce emessa è molto più simile alle lampade di equipaggiamento originali (di norma intorno ai 3:000 Kelvin), quindi danno meno nell'occhio. In caso di controllo sarà più probabile la sola sanzione per l'articolo 72 (di circa 79 Euro) non avendo, di fatto, alterato la luce bianca prevista dal codice. E' possibile che rinuncerò alla luce bianco-azzurrina che permette di vedere ostacoli e segnaletica un po' meglio, ma, considerando che la quantità e qualità della luce saranno le stesse (ho già usato lampade di circa 3.500 Kelvin, e il bianco permette divedere bene, e c'è comunque un buon contrasto), preferisco essere più vicino alle regole del codice, essere meno facilmente identificabile e, spero, rischiare sanzioni meno salate. (Ricordo ancora che il Codice vieta espressamente luci "blu" e, a volte, basta un filo di azzurro per essere fuori norma, 6.000 Kelvin virano decisamente all'azzurro). Concludendo, ottime lampade, sicuramente consigliate, a patto di valutare rischi/benefici. Sicuramente da prendere in considerazione le CLASSIC, con pari benefici e, a mio parere, rischi in meno. Spero che quanto scritto sia di aiuto.

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