High Powered Headlight Globes

[dingah2]

The exploding globe was a 110/90 Narva. I have never had an issue with them before as they have been fitted to my Late model camira for several years without a problem.... no yellowing of lenses of wiring issues. I am of the belief that the business about melting the lenses etc is utter garbage as the additinal heat produced is minimal. The power through the wiring and relays is a consideration but the BA sensibly has separate and appropriately rated fuses for high and low and for each side thus I never was concerned until it blew. It could have been a fault in the globe...who knows. Anyway then did a long evening's search using Google search engine for headlamp and globes, xenon and drilled down through various web-sites butI have not kept the links. The reports I used as the basis for selection were independant British tests. On the basis of those reports I then bought the Osram Silverstar Xenon H4s which were the standouts and have proved to be excellent. I checked with my local auto electricians who are very straight and old fashioned in their approach to business and a good source of solid even if unimaginative advice. They were quick to state of all the globes they had and they had more than I can imagine but not the Osrams, the Phillips Xenons were the standout. I used these for the inner high beams. With Phillips in standard wattage there are four H4 options. As I recall three were 'blue'. Of the three, there is only one that is truly legal on normal public highway and those are the Xenons I selected.

Safe driving..

[YOOT]

The ED had plastic lenses, and the high beams were the only bulbs that had the 100 watt replacement. As the normal lights didn't need to be bright at all. It was the high beams that do all the work when the road is dark.