Robbo

that's all good and well but doesn't change the fact they don't stock the bulbs I need

Has anyone dealt with www.powerbulbs.com? They are very attractive to me because they offer free international shipping (which is a huge bonus for anyone not living in the states). Unfortunately they don't seem to stock either the Osram rallye 65W or 9011 HIR bulbs Unless I'm missing it somewhere... Does anyone know any other decent international sites that won't charge an arm and a leg for shipping? I can't find these bulbs in Australia at all.

Nice. Yeah I figured my car would use the same, and it does so that's all good. Now I'm just trying to see if anyone locally stocks them... it's not looking too promising.

Phew. Just finished reading this entire thread. (minus a bit of skimming over the essay post arguments) So I think I've been convinced to grab the Osram 65W for low beams and HIR for Hi Beams. Hopefully candlepower ships internationally... One question: (this may be silly, but I know nothing about auto lighting) would buying these bulbs be appropriate for my AUDM Liberty 2.5i, ie. there aren't any major differences that would prevent them from working? I haven't had a chance to check what bulbs it uses since I'm at work but will check the user manual at home this evening.