Tested: Over 50 per cent
Lamps which promise to put more than 50 per cent light on the road than standard bulbs
Philips X-tremeVision
Price: £42.95
Beam rating: 115
Rating: ★★★★★
Contact: 01293 776774 www.philips.com
BEST BUY Precise positioning of the filament explains the performance of the plus 100 per cent X-tremeVision. Every bulb is inspected, which is why it’s so pricey. But it pays off, with a bright hot spot nearly 75 metres away.
Halfords Advanced Extreme Brilliance
Price: £49.98
Beam rating: 111
Rating: ★★★★
Contact: 08457 626625, www.halfords.com
RECOMMENDED Excellent performance from Alite-made plus 90s. It produced a good hot spot with no dark areas at 75 metres. Consistency could have been better, but both bulbs had well defined glare cut-offs.
Halfords Advanced Ultra Brilliance
Price: £57.98
Beam rating: 105
Rating: ★★★★
Contact: 08457 626625, www.halfords.com
New up to 120 per cent Halfords bulb pushes the boundaries. It was more consistent than Halfords’ Extreme, although it trailed slightly on performance. Even better, the bulbs were on a buy one, get one free offer when we conducted our test.
Osram Nightbreaker Plus
Price: £27.50
Beam rating: 86
Rating: ★★★
Contact: 01744 812221, www.osram.com
Flagship Osram plus 90s have a whiter light, and are cheaper than rivals, but also a long way behind. A pale blue band controls the light output, which doesn’t help at 75 metres. Glare cut-off could have been sharper, but samples were consistent.
Also tested
Bosch Plus 90 ★★★
Price: £53.98 Beam rating: 86
Ring Xenon Ultima ★★★
Price: £29.99 Beam rating: 81
Ring XenonMax ★★★
Price: £26 Beam rating: 75
GE Megalight Ultra ★★★
Price: £22.99 Beam rating: 70
