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Your cart is empty.Delivering powerful lighting without increasing glare to on-coming traffic, an advanced H4 halogen bulb and high-sheen metal reflector are combined with advanced optics to provide a more uniform, controlled, and even illumination on the road. These lamps produce a 50 percent more powerful low beam and a 25 percent more powerful high beam than standard halogen sealed beam headlamps. This produces a greater range of vision for the driver, improves driver safety and reduces driver strain and fatigue. And the replaceable-bulb design saves money - no need to replace the entire unit if a bulb goes.
Chad
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2024
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meep
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2024
Update:This is my first experience with e-code lamps. It’s very different from a traditional US sealed beam. There’s a tightly focused hotspot for distance vision immediately below a crisp cutoff, with a raised triangle above the cutoff to the right. It’s not a tepid amount of light either. If I could bring these back into automotive style I would. Halogen goodness with clear optics, a far better reflector than the accuracy of so many plastic oem offerings, and the low-glare clear illumination that halogen brings.I mounted these in motorcycle bucket housings and then set them up as auxiliary low beams. A proper connector socket extended too deeply so a hole had to be made to clearance them in the back (not visible). If one wanted to avoid the hole, 90 degree spade plugs and maybe bending the bulb contacts might suffice, and you’d want to source high-temp wire for the connections close to the very hot bulb.Quite pleased. Fun project.Original:right up front, I have not installed these yet. I want supplemental low beams, something you can't get any more, and figure that these in a motorcycle lamp housing will be far better than any "fog light," driving light or the other LED offerings today which have poor optics and beam control.So far, so good. The housings and lens are full glass, front and back. The reflector service is about the smoothest mirror surface I've seen with minimal ripple or waviness to include even plastic OEM headlights.Hella is a weird company. I've had plenty of their fog/driving light products. Their simple products seem the best - the *basic* fog lamps, these basic beam replacements - seem top notch, and on the other end they have all the modern shaped lights which provide results from mediocre to awful. If these work, will buy more.
carguy
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2024
They are definitely brighter than the old headlamps but you have to do some modification work for them to fit squarely in the buckets and the beam pattern is not so great. They are a so-so improvement.
Marlow
Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2023
Much better than the cheaper ones I bought, you get what you pay for
Gabriel Grosu Nicolae
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on November 18, 2023
I m using them for BMW E24 and looks good,.clean and good visibility during night time compared with old Lucas set.
Mike Moumouris
Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2022
They fit in the OE cavity the same as an original headlight. I put them in my 1958 Chev that has a very tight headlight pocket. They fit and work Great!
Oscar
Reviewed in Canada on October 28, 2022
Installed them on my 66 Chrysler. they are much better than the original sealed beams.
Speargun
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2021
I installed these in my '67 Firebird and love them. They have a crisp horizontal cutoff on low beam so you don't blind oncoming traffic and light up the side of the road so you can see any hazards to the side.High beams light up EVERYTHING!The only downside is that I had to cut out some of the center part of the bucket so that the larger light base and retainer would fit, but it's not too hard of a job with a jig saw or cutoff wheel.I ditched the incandescent bulbs and installed a set of Beamtech H4 LED bulbs that are 6400K and a much whiter light.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073ZD9ZPX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Aryaman
Reviewed in Canada on October 17, 2020
Bought as an upgrade to 35 year old sealed low beams in my '85 E30. Fit right in with no issues, dust shield was kind of fiddly as it doesn't let enough of the prongs to stick out so just push the plug in hard enough. Massive benefit in the fact that I can run replaceable bulbs if I need more lighting, vs having to buy a whole lamp assembly with sealed beams. If you've got an older car these are highly worth it.Edit: flat face means they're more susceptible to rock cracks, still recommend them.
Matt F
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2014
Check your wiring and do your math to ensure your system can handle the wattage - most cars need a separate harness. These are excellent with superb pattern control and the classic right-side uptick of E-code headlights (for right-hand traffic). Given that 99% of the time you're probably running low-beams only (maybe with fogs), these are a great bang-for-your-buck where E-codes are legal. I've had two sets on two different cars, and in the 7 or so years I've owned them I've been very pleased. I can't say the same for the cheap knock-offs (which I've also tried) - these are the real deal. If you're trying to save money, Hella knock-off high beams are a better idea than skipping these. I should also note that the glass seems to be of excellent quality/extremely rugged as my 7 year old pair (on a car driven over 110k miles in that time) still look new. (installed on a 1980's 5-series BMW - needed relays, but no bucket trimming)If you really want excellent forward illumination, I highly recommend investing in a decent set of fog lights too. They provide more downward/peripheral illumination to show those critters at night when you can't run your high beams. Again pattern control is key here so you don't blind oncoming traffic and you get the light where you need it. Headlight protectors of some sort are a good idea for fog lights and if your headlights are placed where they'd be prone to damage. Glass and metal construction always winds for longevity too. Just realize fog lights are NOT the same pattern as "driving lights" - Driving lights are a high-beam style patter and WILL blind everyone else on the road.Stock bulbs this ships with are fine, if you want maximum output, avoid coated bulbs as most work by filtration. Alignment WILL be necessary after installation too, but it is very easy to do on most cars. I've never needed/felt it necessary to run high-wattage (and illegal everywhere) bulbs in mine. Just be sure your wiring harness is in good shape - you don't have a bad voltage drop with the lights installed/on - and any decent 9003/H4 will work fine.
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