H4 halogen bulb upgrade.

ltz500, Mar 25, 3:44pm
Looking at upgrading the headlight bulbs (and wiring) in my 96 pajero. I see alot of these cheaper chinese H4 100/90W bulbs on trademe. anyone have any experience with these? are they as bright as the sellers advertise? thanks
robotnik, Mar 25, 3:57pm
Some of the halogen bulbs that claim to be 100% or more brighter really are loads better. I have upgraded a couple of my cars with Narva Plus 120s and they are expensive but worth it in my opinion. Almost as good as HIDs.
robotnik, Mar 25, 3:58pm
I would avoid the ones sold here and get a name brand like Narva, Ring, etc from the likes of Repco or Supercheap by the way. Wait until there is a sale on.
intrade, Mar 25, 4:04pm
agree with robotnik
jason_247, Mar 25, 4:08pm
i got the intense narva from supercheap for one car, great white light.
the plus 110 arctic i got for another car and they were even better.

make sure the headlight lenses have a polish if needed.

100/90w are possible but with double the amperage you risk burning out wiring, plugs or relays or simply melting the headlight housing as the heat will double.
ntalke, Mar 25, 4:11pm
Powerbulbs UK http://www.powerbulbs.com/store/category/car-bulbs/fitting/h4-472

Arrive within the Week

Don't see any 100w ones but Osram and Philips are the leaders in Bulbs

Been there and done that with Chinese bulbs,last five minutes
bigfatmat1, Mar 25, 4:35pm
100/90 are not legal for road use
seadubya, Mar 25, 4:58pm
I thought we could use a maximum of 60/55w?
clark20, Mar 25, 5:03pm
robotnik, Mar 25, 5:43pm
I run Ring brand H4s in one car actually. Got them from this UK seller. They are probably the best I've used.`

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/H4-Ring-XENON-Ultima-120-Headlamp-Bulb-60-55W-pair.html
petal_91, Mar 25, 8:58pm
Those would be road legal if used in a headlight designed to accept that wattage bulb. However, the RAV4 like most light vehicles is designed to use 55/60 watt bulbs, so 90 watt bulbs in that car would not be legal and would also probably melt the headlights. The Plus 100 or greater 55/60 watt bulbs with over-driven filaments for the extra light are road legal however, and practically just as good.
clark20, Mar 25, 9:08pm
The 100/90 are not ECE compliant, therefore are illegal. The plus 100% is NOT twice as bright as a 60/55, usually twice the brightness at 50m down the road (better focused and 15% brighter than standard). 55W=1000±15% lm and 60W = 1650 ±15% lm is the standard, 100W = 2700lm
o0_hamburger_0o, Apr 12, 9:53pm
ahhh, cheers for that, my partner always wondered why the plastic bulb holder in his galant keeps melting, we never realise you can't just shove any bulb in as long as its right type i.e H1, H4 etc. a lil learner curve u can call it.