Ultinon Classic

so far so good... i will review again once seen how long they last

Keeps the yellow tint that my 1981 Mercedes has, with added performance. Other reviewers are comparing them to more modern bulbs on modern vehicles, which misses the point of these bulbs entirely. They are to keep classic cars looking standard with better performance. These are also legal on pre-1986 cars at the time of writing (but check for yourself as that may change).

EDIT 30/06/2024 - Having had these in for a few weeks but being around the time of the year with the longest sunlight hours means not being able to get much experience with them 'in anger', however, further to my previous, I've now had a little night time experience with them and to my uncalibrated eyeballs, the light produced does seem a little brighter and a little more 'crisp'. Also, I believe I've managed to code out the bulb-out warning too (i.e. I haven't used canbus resistors, just connected a coding device to OBD2 port), so overall, my experience is happier than my initial review, in which case I'm increasing my rating to 4 stars. I f I remember, I'll try to look at his again after some time has passed. Incidentally, the flickering only occurs during the cars bulb self test - It's fine after that. Original review around 11/06/24 - 3 star - Not suitable for Golf Mk6, at least, not without further work. Installing them as they are leaves them with flicker and bulb out warning on dash. I'll look into getting some canbus resistors if possible and wire those in. The colour temperature is good as far as being close to halogen is concerned.

I bought these as an upgrade for the halogen bulbs in my 2007 Renaultsport, as they are a straight swap with no extra wiring or drivers. As the bulbs are quite difficult to swap in my car,I changed one at a time to do a night-time side by side comparison. I can honestly say that between the led bulb and the halogen bulb there is little to no difference in performance, range or brightness. Possibly the led might be a slightly warmer colour. On a positive note I guess they should last longer which is handy when they're difficult to change. They illuminate instantly when flashing the headlights.

These LEDs are noticeably weaker than the Philips Vision H7 they were intended to replace, as a side-by-side test showed. They are not road legal, so their only advantage that I potentially see is their longevity (but that has yet to be proven). The daylight-coloured Ultinon Access siblings have a much better light output, so the Classic were a disappointment.