Today was new wheels and new headlight bulbs.

If you know 944's you will know they are famous for having rather weak headlights. I often read about folk considering HID conversion before even trying uprated bulbs which seems strange to me. My other two cars both Volvo have a similar reputation and I have always used Osram Silverstar with great success.

I scanned the web and found a pair of Osram Nightbreaker bulbs for a mere 12 pounds ( usually about 18 or 20 with postage) and these are supposed to be even brighter with a 35meter longer beam than regular bulbs so I thought I'd give them a try and today i fitted them when I finally found out how to change a 944 headlight bulb that is !.

Also recently arrived are my new 16" Cup One wheels. I am well known for my dislike of the Turbo Teles on my car and have wanted to change them for ages despite them being in far better condition than the shocking Cup Ones that I have just purchased. Today I fitted the cup ones with their Goodyear Eagle tyres and took the car for a test drive in damp conditions. The wheels are in a shocking state and will need a refurb but before I invest 250 pounds I thought I would have them on the car for a few weeks and see if I like them.

One thing I did notice was that the Goodyear tyres put the power down in the wet under heavy acceleration far far better than the cheepo brand tyres that I had on the car. The cheepo tyres were in the wet basically dangerous. I would add these were not fitted by me but came with the car and were brand new so I used them until I got some new wheels, this is something I will never do again.

On Sunday I'm off on a long driveout for a Porsche 944 meet and who knows i may even drive back in the dark , one thing is for sure I'm highly likely to be driving in very wet conditions so the new tyre brand will be a godsend. I will report on the Nightbreaker bulbs as soon as I have tried them. Cheers