Which H4 bulbs?

Red97XJ · Nov 4, 2009

hey guys, I have the H4 autopal conversion, have had it for a few years now. I have been buying the cheapest bulbs I can find, but I am tired of replacing every few months. I upgraded the harness with relay and all. I have been running hotter bulbs.... I think I currently have 80/100. I wish I could find a lower low beam (55 or so) and a 100 high beam. Don't want to go over 100.

I DON'T want ricer blue or any other color.

WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?

Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it a lot!
Jason

winkosmosis · Nov 4, 2009

Here is what I ordered a couple days ago.. 70/65W http://store.candlepower.com/64205.html

For more high beam light, what about adding driving lamps?

winkosmosis · Nov 4, 2009

Oh they also have a 100/55W

http://store.candlepower.com/48nahiwamola2.html

XJLI · Nov 4, 2009

anything osram, narva, hella, PIAA.

Darky · Nov 4, 2009

Search, this is covered very frequently.

Red97XJ · Nov 4, 2009

Darky said:
Search, this is covered very frequently.

sorry, I think my search abilties suck bad! I tried, didn't come up with anything. I apalogize in advance for my lacking.

Red97XJ · Nov 4, 2009

any reason these "motorcycle" lights wont work? they are 100/55w which is just what I wanted.

http://store.candlepower.com/48nahiwamola2.html

philagony94xj · Nov 4, 2009

I was in the same situation as you are now. I wanted a "whiter" "brigher" light output for my XJ. I did the Autopal headlamp assembly switch with the H4 bulbs and just that amazed me! Then I upgraded the wiring following some threads I found on NAXJA

and that surprised me more! But when i changed my bulbs from the cheap crap that came with the Autopal housings is when i was really shocked. I got a set of PIAA Intense White H4 60w/55w bulbs. WOW! They have that slight blue tint on the bulb but NOT when they're on! They are WHITE! I pull up next to a beammer or cedez and my lights are the exact same color as theirs. If you dont want that "ricer" blue look but dont want that "yellow" look anymore. The PIAA's are the way to go. I got mine from 4wd hardware.
MY $0.02
good luck with your decision.

krelja · Nov 4, 2009

IPF Fatboys

Tim00XJ · Nov 4, 2009

I second the PIAA bulbs. They are one of the highest quality bulbs out there, they may cost a little more, but why not do it right the first time. Just as philagony94xj said, they are white with a slight shade of blue, but not as bad as the ricers you see driving around. Also, it's nice because they use less draw but put out a higher wattage.

Johnnie Walker · Nov 4, 2009

Fatboys are nice but spendy, and not necessarily worth the extra money VS lower priced bulbs. Pretty much an super white should do you just fine.

winkosmosis · Nov 4, 2009

Red97XJ said:
any reason these "motorcycle" lights wont work? they are 100/55w which is just what I wanted.

http://store.candlepower.com/48nahiwamola2.html

I don't think there is anything that makes them especially suited to motorcycles. Maybe they're marketed for bikes because the higher wattage is especially helpful with only a single lamp.

5-90 · Nov 4, 2009

Motorcycle lamps are also (generally) designed to withstand vibration better.

I get my special lighting from Susquehanna Motorsports (www.rallylights.com) - he's a full-line Hella dealer, and I find the Hella Super Whites to be excellent bulbs (and really complement both the Hella Vision Plus and Hella E-Code housings.)

xcm · Nov 5, 2009

HID, in a 'normal' color range sinse your afraid of being called rice.

Red97XJ · Nov 5, 2009

xcm said:
HID, in a 'normal' color range sinse your afraid of being called rice.

not afraid of "rice". Just wanted to be clear in my post as to what I am looking for.

Fastdemise · Nov 5, 2009

I'm using Philips X-treme +80 right now and they are bright white. When those burn out I'll move on the the Osram Night Breaker +90.

winkosmosis · Nov 5, 2009

Why do you guys use blue bulbs? Aren't the brighter clear ones white enough? Even the cheap Autopal 55W bulbs I have now are almost as white as some HIDs since I upgraded my harness.

philagony94xj · Nov 5, 2009

winkosmosis said:
Why do you guys use blue bulbs? Aren't the brighter clear ones white enough? Even the cheap Autopal 55W bulbs I have now are almost as white as some HIDs since I upgraded my harness.

Are you sure you comparing to "real " HID's. Because when i had the upgraded harness with the Autopal housings and the cheap 55w bulbs, they didnt even come close to the "white, clear" of the HID's.

Now when i put in the PIAA super whites, YES they are definetly close to the look of the HID's.

My friend did the Autopal upgrade and we compared headlight brightness, mine were SOOOOOOOOO much whiter and brighter.

winkosmosis · Nov 5, 2009

philagony94xj said:
Are you sure you comparing to "real " HID's. Because when i had the upgraded harness with the Autopal housings and the cheap 55w bulbs, they didnt even come close to the "white, clear" of the HID's.

Now when i put in the PIAA super whites, YES they are definetly close to the look of the HID's.

My friend did the Autopal upgrade and we compared headlight brightness, mine were SOOOOOOOOO much whiter and brighter.

Yeah, I was comparing to the light pattern of cars with brighter headlights with a sharp cutoff, which I think had to be HIDs.

I did ground my left lamp straight to the battery, so maybe it gets a little more power

Darky · Nov 5, 2009

Bright headlights with a sharp cutoff aren't necessarily HIDs.

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