FTO AUSTRALIA

Was going to order some headlight globes for both the cars and the bike then it struck me....why not get another Group Buy running

I will be contacting two business by end of today/tomorrow and get the details and quotes (also whether they are happy for a group buy price). I was first looking at sourcing either the Philips X-treme Vision 100, but Philips seems to have stopped producing the HB3 variant for it. They only have H1, H4 and H7.
http://www.lighting.philips.com.au/v2/a ... =1088066#0

So my next option is the Osram Nightbreaker Plus. Quite similar to the Philips X-treme Vision. Price is looking at around $57 for a pair landed without any sort of discount put in.

They both are brilliant bulbs and give really good vision in the rain. Personally tested and can vouch for the Philips X-treme Vision myself

Would any of you guys be interested?

Note: I might be able to source other type of globes as well.... put in a request below for which bulbs you are after and I will check on the availability.

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UPDATE

I am confirming some terms and conditions with the seller. They are happy to give us a 30% discount if we have 10+ pair orders. There is no shipping cost. Based on the 30% discount, a set of HB3 (high beam) pair and HB4 (low beam) pair should cost us a total of $79.62 approximately. HB3 (high beam) alone should cost us $39.81 approximately.

The above prices are for Osram Nightbreaker Plus which has the same ratings as a Philips X-treme Vision. These are high-performance globes for best vision. They do not give you the genY blue look. If you want to look cool while not being able to see anything in the rain, let me know and I will try to get you a price for Philips BlueVision

A pair of similar bulbs retail for $70-$80 here.

More Info:
-Each member will have 12 months warranty for the bulbs.
-Each member will get a free pair of Osram standard W5W parking bulb.


1. Sahin HB3 & HB4 = total 2 pairs
2. Sidds HB3 & 2X H4 = total 3 pairs
3. Jimmy Hb3 & Hb4 = total 2 pairs.
4. FTOWnage HB3 & HB4 = total 2 pairs.
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69. Phil069 HB3 & HB4 = total 2 pairs

As mentioned before, we are not charged any international shipping cost. If you can pick up the bulb from Brissy/Gold Coast, then you don't have any local shipping cost. If I need to ship the bulbs to you, it adds the local shipping cost from Gold Coast 4215 to your place. If you can wait till the Bonfire, you can collect them from me there or on my way to Dwayne's place for no shipping cost as well.

Payment Information

Sahin $80 twin packs of HB3 and HB4 Osram Nightbreaker Plus
Jimmy $80 twin packs of HB3 and HB4 Osram Nightbreaker Plus -- (Payment Received)
FTOwnage $80 twin packs of HB3 and HB4 Osram Nightbreaker Plus (Payment Received)
Phil069 $80 twin packs of HB3 and HB4 Osram Nightbreaker Plus -- (Payment Received)
Sidds $104 HB3 Osram Nightbreaker Plus and H4 Philips X-Treme Vision (Payment Received)

Bank: ANZ
Account Name: Siddhartha Mukherjee
BSB 013423
A/C No: 484078786

(Send me a pm once you make the payment. Also, please put your forum username in the description box in the transaction else the money adds to my drinks fund)

Phil & FTOwnage, please add local postage to your payment. Need to figure out how much express post will cost though from 4215 to your place. If you guys can wait till Bonfire, you can collect them from me and save on the local postage. (FTOwnage, we will be crossing New Castle on our way to the Bonfire so I can drop it if you are not attending.)

Warranty

Please pm me your full name, address and contact number. I need to submit this along with the order so that they can create individual accounts for their product warranty.

Terms and Conditions for the 12 month Warranty:

- The warranty is for a 12 month period from the date of purchase.
- The warranty excludes any bulbs that have failed due to ill fitting or other external factors (e.g. shock/being dropped etc).[/list]
- The warranty does not cover bulbs that are used as part of a daylight running system as the usage in such circumstances is likely to be higher than that of an average user.
- The warranty is limited to bulb replacement only.
- In the case of two bulbs being purchased (a pair), both must be returned unless agreed otherwise.
- The failed bulbs must be returned to us in order for us to diagnostically test it to improve future product development.
- The customer is responsible for the postage costs to return the failed bulbs to us but we will pay for the postage for the replacement bulbs to be sent to the customer.
- The failed bulbs must be returned to us before a warranty claim can be administered.
- Only one warranty claim may be issued per order in the 12 month period.
- If a claim is authorised then the customer must return the bulbs to us within 14 business days. If the bulbs are not received within this time then the claim may not be accepted.
- The warranty is offered as a goodwill offer and may be terminated at any time in the future. This does not affect your statutory rights.

Yep, I'd be in

Better off with a HID group buy, halogens look sh*t.

silverGPX wrote:Better off with a HID group buy, halogens look sh*t.

Don't think putting HID's for high beam is a good idea
I am mainly looking at high beam globes...and assuming most of us here have HID low beams.

Id be looking for low beams and high beams.

Daniel2019 wrote:Id be looking for low beams and high beams.

Yep, no probs. That would be HB4 and HB3 right?

shadowarrior wrote:

Daniel2019 wrote:Id be looking for low beams and high beams.

Yep, no probs. That would be HB4 and HB3 right?

I have no clue

Just whatever fits into the pre-facelift easily I guess?

I know nothing about headlight globes or anything. Which is why Ive been driving around with only one working for like 6 months

shadowarrior wrote:

silverGPX wrote:Better off with a HID group buy, halogens look sh*t.

Don't think putting HID's for high beam is a good idea
I am mainly looking at high beam globes...and assuming most of us here have HID low beams.

Some 55W 4300K HID will rape those globes for half the price.

@matt; not keen on trying to debate if 'HID's are better or globes' in this thread, whatever rocks your boat But if you have enough statistics and data to back up your claims, feel free to read http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech ... sions.html and contact him. I have seen his posts and interacted with him numerous times, and I can assure you, he is the Wiki of automotive lighting.

Back to the topic of Group Buy EOI for the globes thanks.

@Daniel; can you check if you have one globe which has both the high beam and low beam filaments inside it or two different globes for high beam and low beam.
If they are two different globes, the high beam would be HB3 9005, low beam would be HB4 9006 and if it's one globe for both high and low beam then you have a H4 472. Fogs would be H3 453

Standard bulbs are HB4 and HB3. FTO's didn't come with a dual filament bulb.

And just for reference factory HID bulb is D2S.

Vectose wrote:Standard bulbs are HB4 and HB3. FTO's didn't come with a dual filament bulb.

And just for reference factory HID bulb is D2S.

Oh, thanks Vectose. Any approx idea how much the D2S bulbs (Philips or Osram) cost here so I can have a price to compare with? The new Osram Xenarc Silverstar D2S are around $200 each landed from them (excluding any discounts), while they have the cheaper Osram and Philips as well.

shadowarrior wrote:@Daniel; can you check if you have one globe which has both the high beam and low beam filaments inside it or two different globes for high beam and low beam.
If they are two different globes, the high beam would be HB3 9005, low beam would be HB4 9006 and if it's one globe for both high and low beam then you have a H4 472. Fogs would be H3 453

Are all pre-facelift setups the same?

If not, then yes, will double check tomorrow

Standard bulbs are the same on facelift and pre-facelift.

Update:

Looks like we might get a 30% discount on our bill if we have more than 10 pairs order.

Time to put names in

1. Sahin- High & low beam.

So what is the draw of watts for these globes? Is it the same or more than the standard bulbs?

1. Sahin- High & low beam
2. Daniel - both
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Hey payaya, these are the tech specs of the Nighbreaker Plus and Osram Xenarc Silverstar HID bulb

Osram Nightbreaker Plus HB3
Power input 73 W
Nominal wattage 60 W
Nominal voltage 12 V
Test voltage 13.2 V
Color temperature 3700 K
Luminous flux 1860 lm
Nominal luminous flux 1700 lm

Osram Nightbreaker Plus HB4
Power input 62 W
Nominal wattage 51 W
Nominal voltage 12 V
Test voltage 13.2 V
Color temperature 3700 K
Luminous flux 1095 lm
Nominal luminous flux 1000 lm

Osram Xenarc Silverstar D2S
Power input 35 W
Nominal wattage 35 W
Nominal voltage 85 V
Test voltage 13.5 V
Color temperature 4150 K
Luminous flux 3200 lm

This is a good deal, Phillips globes are about $70 each pair.
May want a set for the Vectra too, will get back to you.


1. Daniel HB3 & HB4 = total 2 pairs
2. Sahin HB3 & HB4 = total 2 pairs
3. Sidds (Most probably 6-7 pairs...I will confirm soon )
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069. PHIL069 HB3 & HB4 = total 2 pairs (I'm in if this happens after Xmas, say week 2 January+)

PHIL069 wrote:069. PHIL069 HB3 & HB4 = total 2 pairs (I'm in if this happens after Xmas, say week 2 January+)

THIS^