Philips xtreme vision bulbs

[Black Magic]

I recently bought some Philips Etreme Vision main beam bulbs for my Ford Focus Titanium 2011, but when I put the main beam on the fuse blows straight away.

Can anybody advice me on what the problem is?

[madmole]

Obviously a short somewhere, did you bend/break or pinch a wire? or manage to put the plug back on wrongly? I'd go check/

If that looks ok, put the original bulbs back in. I that sorts it its the new bulbs (unlikely)

[GaryPL]

You'll need to get used to changing the bulbs anyway. The Xtreme Vision bulbs have a habit of dying very quickly.

Am currently trying to find a brighter bulb than the crappy standard one Ford use, but which doesn't die before the winter's out!

[btmaldon]

I've never had to replace Osram Nightbreakers. Always found these reliable.

[Tom1994]

47 minutes ago, btmaldon said:

I've never had to replace Osram Nightbreakers. Always found these reliable.

What's the vision like with these? Big improvement or not?

[btmaldon]

Much better than stock. Nice pure white light rather than the chavy blue tints. Go for the Osram Night Breaker Ultimates or better (if they have them).

[Tom1994]

I take it you'd advise against the Blue Intense then? Night Breakers seem to be somewhat cheaper, on amazon anyway.  Any recommended shops?