H1, H4 and H7 Headlight bulbs in Poundland

bassman · 4th March 2013, 19:51

Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but I did a search and couldnt see it....

Yes, the 3 bulbs mentioned above in packs of 2 in Poundland..............(and at least 1 other £1 shop)

A guy on the other side fitted a pair of H7's 23,000 miles ago and theyre still working...

I could only find the H1's which fit my front fogs and the H4's.....its the H7's I need.....so will keep on looking......

and if they last anywhere near half the 23,000 miles I'll be extremely happy...

pab · 4th March 2013, 19:58

H1 is also a fitment to the inboard high beam on mk1 models with Reflector lenses. It would be interesting to see how these bulbs perform in the dark of night, and not how long they last.

But at the price, they must be a bargain.

DaveyC · 4th March 2013, 19:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassman

Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but I did a search and couldnt see it....

Yes, the 3 bulbs mentioned above in packs of 2 in Poundland..............(and at least 1 other £1 shop)

A guy on the other side fitted a pair of H7's 23,000 miles ago and theyre still working...

I could only find the H1's which fit my front fogs and the H4's.....its the H7's I need.....so will keep on looking......

and if they last anywhere near half the 23,000 miles I'll be extremely happy...

I would only fit 'em to easy to access bulbs. I have used them on several cars and they did not really last too well. OK to keep in the boot for spares though.

Brabus · 4th March 2013, 20:07

Im going to look for the H4s, they will do my we convertible and coupe.For all they are used and they are hardly driven at night anyway.They should last me years

baldy1926 · 5th March 2013, 16:13

Not tried them but have been using the lidl ones for the past few years.Found them to be as good as the premium brands

Number 6 · 5th March 2013, 17:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassman

Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but I did a search and couldnt see it....

Yes, the 3 bulbs mentioned above in packs of 2 in Poundland..............(and at least 1 other £1 shop)

A guy on the other side fitted a pair of H7's 23,000 miles ago and theyre still working...

I could only find the H1's which fit my front fogs and the H4's.....its the H7's I need.....so will keep on looking......

and if they last anywhere near half the 23,000 miles I'll be extremely happy...

HOW MUCH ARE THEY ???????

Tian905 · 5th March 2013, 17:53

I would say AVOID, I bought two packs as boot spares for each car.

Bulb went on the 75 on Saturday night before we were due to go out, I swapped out and off we went, 20 minutes later it was dead.

This is what I found on Sunday Morning:

All packs now in the bin, knew it was a bad idea when I bought them.

Brabus · 5th March 2013, 18:34

Strange away the glass has blew out.Cars been doing a bit of glass blowing

Tian905 · 5th March 2013, 18:42

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Originally Posted by Brabus

Strange away the glass has blew out.Cars been doing a bit of glass blowing

It can only be heat and gas expansion that caused the bulb to swell, surprised the fuse did not pop to be honest.

For the price of a normal bulb I think I will avoid the ultra cheapies from now on, even as emergency spares.

Zafonic · 5th March 2013, 18:46

I get 10 H7,s for 7 quid, my local garage charges 7 quid for one!!!!!

4th March 2013, 19:51	#1
bassman Avid contributor Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Saloon (Manual)with XPower Upgrade Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Durham Area Posts: 105 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	H1, H4 and H7 Headlight bulbs in Poundland Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but I did a search and couldnt see it.... Yes, the 3 bulbs mentioned above in packs of 2 in Poundland..............(and at least 1 other £1 shop) A guy on the other side fitted a pair of H7's 23,000 miles ago and theyre still working... I could only find the H1's which fit my front fogs and the H4's.....its the H7's I need.....so will keep on looking...... and if they last anywhere near half the 23,000 miles I'll be extremely happy... __________________ Half of the people can be part right all of the time, Some of the people can be all right part of the time. But all of the people can't be all right all of the time. .........I think Abraham Lincoln said that. "I'll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours" I said that............................ Bob Dylan 1963

4th March 2013, 20:07	#4
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5th March 2013, 18:34	#8
Brabus This is my second home 01 75 tourer cdt,1973 Rover 3500S,,1974 Rover 3500 Auto,1998 216 SE Coupe, 1968 Morris Minor 1000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: bangor/down Posts: 4,839 Thanks: 62 Thanked 184 Times in 158 Posts	Strange away the glass has blew out.Cars been doing a bit of glass blowing __________________ Regards Neale [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 121st 75 Tourer to be made 15th 75 Tourer CDT Club SE to be made 36th 75 Tourer in Zircon Silver Metallic to be made Membership No 903 I was one of the 541

4th March 2013, 19:58	#2
pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	H1 is also a fitment to the inboard high beam on mk1 models with Reflector lenses. It would be interesting to see how these bulbs perform in the dark of night, and not how long they last. But at the price, they must be a bargain.

5th March 2013, 16:13	#5
baldy1926 Avid contributor mg zt v6 190. mgf 1.8 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Dereham Norfolk,and Nottingham Posts: 136 Thanks: 31 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Not tried them but have been using the lidl ones for the past few years.Found them to be as good as the premium brands

5th March 2013, 17:53	#7
Tian905 Avid contributor MK2 MG ZTT+ CDTi & MK2 Rover 75 Classic CDT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Manchester Posts: 175 Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I would say AVOID, I bought two packs as boot spares for each car. Bulb went on the 75 on Saturday night before we were due to go out, I swapped out and off we went, 20 minutes later it was dead. This is what I found on Sunday Morning: All packs now in the bin, knew it was a bad idea when I bought them.

5th March 2013, 18:46	#10
Zafonic Banned Rover 75 Conni cdt 160 Join Date: May 2012 Location: CHESTERFIELD Posts: 1,691 Thanks: 310 Thanked 110 Times in 90 Posts	I get 10 H7,s for 7 quid, my local garage charges 7 quid for one!!!!!