H1 Main Headlight Car Bulbs - Which to buy?

globalds

Buy one get one free at halfords for extreme brilliance 90% improvement ( not sure what that means )

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_564017_langId_-1_categoryId_205263

So works out at £19.99 a pair.

I have fitted some last week into my car ..Nice and bright white not yellow.worth it IMO for the price of a pair.

geordie_ben

fatbelly wrote: »

This year's report here:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/258424/headlamp_bulbs_tested.html

That report is for the H4, is the H4 a double filament, whereas the H1 is a single?

forgotmyname

HID kits from china are not E Marked and are not standard replacements so be careful if your thinking of
buying these. New MOT rules coming next year should fail them.

Pictures i have seen are either too blue which may be the look your after but performance is actually down compared to
standard bulbs. Also most of the kits dont dip to the left so give an even spread of light which causes glare to
oncoming drivers.

Expect lots of posts "my lights have failed the MOT" next year.

greenstein

If changing headlight bulbs for higher wattage ones... as said in an earlier post you may run the risk of melting the existing wiring due to the new lamps pulling more 'juice' than the standard bulbs...
(TECHIE BIT WARNING)
A pair of 100w bulbs will pull 17 amps (which is a lot of 'juice')
most standard headlight bulbs are around the 55/60w mark, so you'll be trying to draw nearly twice the power of the standard bulbs , using the standard wiring intended to power forementioned standard bulbs.... NOT GOOD.

The solution is easy though... all you need is two automotive relays, some crimp connectors and some wire man enough for the job

did try and include a diagram, but new user and cant post links

rev_henry

greenstein wrote: »

If changing headlight bulbs for higher wattage ones... as said in an earlier post you may run the risk of melting the existing wiring due to the new lamps pulling more 'juice' than the standard bulbs...
(TECHIE BIT WARNING)
A pair of 100w bulbs will pull 17 amps (which is a lot of 'juice')
most standard headlight bulbs are around the 55/60w mark, so you'll be trying to draw nearly twice the power of the standard bulbs , using the standard wiring intended to power forementioned standard bulbs.... NOT GOOD.

The solution is easy though... all you need is two automotive relays, some crimp connectors and some wire man enough for the job

did try and include a diagram, but new user and cant post links

That's all very well but it is illegal to use bulbs over 55/60W. Not that you'll get caught though tbh, but it may fail the MOT.

geordie_ben

I don't want to use bulbs over 55w.

Really, I just want to know what the best/brightest/longest reaching bulbs I can put into my car without any modification