"Downgrading" xenons to incandescent on Clio 182

[MrCube182]

The factory Xenons put out pretty miserable amount of light , so I swapped them for some incandescent headlights running Oxram Nightbreaker Unlimited bulbs. Far from being a downgrade, the lights are much much brighter now. I know the Nightbreakers need changing quite frequently but the difference is massive so I reckon it's worth it.
I wonder if anyone else has done this?

 

[BoatNonce]

Did you try different bulbs in the factory xenons? Also were the lenses clean?

 

[MrCube182]

Did you try different bulbs in the factory xenons? Also were the lenses clean?

I hadn't tried replacing the original xenons no. What are the best xenon bulbs for the 182 if any?

 

[BoatNonce]

I used OSRAM Xenarc Nightbreaker Unlimited in mine. The stock HIDs were complete and utter waff.

 

[MrCube182]

Is it a faff to change out the Xenon bulbs? I still have them lying around.

 

[BoatNonce]

I never had a Phase 2 so can't really say personally. I don't think so.

 

[Djw John]

I changed from non xenons to xenons and tbh it's been more about the looks than anything else, non xenons with good bulbs are hard to beat ime

 

[MrCube182]

Nightbreaker incandescent bulbs put out such a great beam that I agree they are hard to beat. I hadn't considered upgrading the xenons themselves though, if it turns out they are much better than what I've got I'll consider upgrading in the future.

 

[shaun442k]

I've just put some £15 bulbs into mine as the standard xenons were crap- it's miles better and we'll worth the cost. Xenons last years compared to halogens, but do lose performance over time.
I got them from hids-direct. I think they are the yeaky ones.