Hella vs Bosch

[beybedba]

depos for the win.. JK LOL

[M42Power]

Hella's have plastic reflectors for the lowbeams that get burnt more easily than the bosch metal reflectors.

My is has hellas that are burnt to shit and light as much as the fogs. My 316i edition had bosch smileys, they were awesome.

[smonkbmw]

nice 2 year bump

[Puff]

i would say that the Bosch lights are better...they are almost identical except Bosch uses a metal reflector, and Hella uses a plastic reflector.

[Van Westervelt]

lol just outta curiousity... were those bosch or hella?

The bosch ones proved very durable. :) Didnt even scratch, just pushed it back and down, hehe.

[Little Rocheleau]

lol just outta curiousity... were those bosch or hella?

mmmm, i'm leaning toward bosch. he has two sets of both (i think - i can't keep track) but i think I remember him saying that he was relieved that they didn't break, and he likes his bosch's more than the hellas. if you need to know for sure PM him - E30 Groupie. I just try not to rear-end people. haha.

[AdironRider]

Ive been in cars with both Hella and Bosch lights and they light output was identical, at least I couldnt tell a difference.

[MIKe30]

unless your name is curt, and you rear-end a stupid lady that cuts you off and slams on her brakes. Then your harness breaks, but somehow not the lense. Lucky bastid.

lol just outta curiousity... were those bosch or hella?

[Little Rocheleau]

they all suk and break when you rearend the car infront of you.

unless your name is curt, and you rear-end a stupid lady that cuts you off and slams on her brakes. Then your harness breaks, but somehow not the lense. Lucky bastid.

[mikeedler]

hellas are alot easier for me to smoke, but i think the bosch lights look better smoked. the glass seems to be a bit more clear looking.
they all suk and break when you rearend the car infront of you.

[bmwm3n528]

Who cares? Just buy DEPOs.

It was a joke.

[Mless5]

That cutoff you're referring to differentiates euro lights from US spec.

The former has a 'v' shaped cutoff, and the latter has a horizontal cutoff.

they both were H4s, 5 1/4".

[Van Westervelt]

There isn't much optical engineering that went into the depos. They look the same, but they're a really shitty design without a fucking foci on the high beams. The lows are also shitty when you comare them to an OE.

Agreed. And by the way, my gf says you have a potty mouth :tsk:

[KenC]

There isn't much optical engineering that went into the depos. They look the same, but they're a really shitty design without a fucking foci on the high beams. The lows are also shitty when you comare them to an OE.

[Van Westervelt]

Depos are the worst. Some people don't have issues with them, many do. I have 2 sets of bosch amd 1 of hella smilys, and a couple sets of depo's crap. Depos actually seemed decent, just cheap housings.