I upgraded my main beams (HB3?) a while back (2 or 3 years now?) to brighter/whiter ones.
Trouble is I'm not sure exactly which brand/model they were. 
Reasons were twofold:
1. One bulb had failed
2. I have HID (factory) dipped beams and the full beam was pathetic and yellow in comparison.
It's a pig of a job to do because the HID kit blocks access to the bulbholders and you need to take a fair bit of stuff out of the way, so I employed a mobile mechanic with lots of appropriate tools.
End result is good. The new bulbs are still somewhat yellower (and dimmer) than the dipped beams but they do at least have some value/effect and don't just look like stupid yellow candles.
Edit: Found the packaging which has the old working bulb in as a spare.
HB3/9005 "6500K Xenon Upgrade" from Autobulbs Direct Ltd. "Ice Blue Light and Style".
Of course they're not that colour still being yellower than the HID which are probably around 4500K, but they're not bad.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 18th November 2012 at 08:00 PM.
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