02-03 Mk2FZS600 headlight bulb

[SteveMc278]

Hi,
Been advised to stick with a standard bulb, however, has anyone used a Philips X-treme Vision(+100%) for any period of time without suffering any discolouring or melting of the headlight lense unit (within the fairing housing) and without suffering any melting of electrical wiring/connectors or any other adverse affects?
Thanks

[Fazerider]

Philips say those are designed for plastic lenses... the quartz envelope filters out the worst of the UV.
As for heat... that's pretty much identical to an ordinary QH 55/60W bulb. Since a fraction more energy is leaving the unit as useful light rather than heat, in theory the headlight should run fractionally cooler!
In short, they'll be fine.

[SteveMc278]

Good stuff Fazerider. Thanks for the info.