Pic request: Sealed Beams vs. BOSCH H4's vs. Euro Ellipsoids

[FrustratedMunky]

If anyone has pictures comparing the lighting quality of the 3 different housings, that would be great.

[Ryan Stewart]

Sealed beam just suck.

The H4s have the same light pattern as the Euros. The Euros have about 10-15% more light beccause they dont use a capped bulb.

Here is the light pattern of the H4/Euro:

[FrustratedMunky]

Ah okay, thanks :) Where did you get your bulbs from, SUVlights.com?

[Kruzen]

i bought these as a cheap temporary upgrade.

for 45$ shipped i got two h4's with city lights and two h1 enclosures.

they even come with bulbs for everything.

i'd reccomend it if you're not willing to dish out ~250$ for euro ellipse quite yet, and they perform significantly better over my sealed beams, and have the E-mark beam pattern as well

[Ryan Stewart]

My old halogens did come from SUVlights yes.

[FrustratedMunky]

i bought these as a cheap temporary upgrade.

for 45$ shipped i got two h4's with city lights and two h1 enclosures.

they even come with bulbs for everything.

i'd reccomend it if you're not willing to dish out ~250$ for euro ellipse quite yet, and they perform significantly better over my sealed beams, and have the E-mark beam pattern as well

Yeah, I've heard good things that's why I'm sort of weighing the pros/cons. Also, apparently you can just pick them up from Lordco or NAPA so I wouldn't have to necessarily order them in.

If you have any pictures of what they look like and what the lighting looks like, that would be good. I remember reading before that when someone bought some BOSCH H4's they were no better than the sealed beams so I don't know if it was just his personal problem or not. Just want to be sure about it before I do anything else.

[Kruzen]

i bought these as a cheap temporary upgrade.

for 45$ shipped i got two h4's with city lights and two h1 enclosures.

they even come with bulbs for everything.

i'd reccomend it if you're not willing to dish out ~250$ for euro ellipse quite yet, and they perform significantly better over my sealed beams, and have the E-mark beam pattern as well

Yeah, I've heard good things that's why I'm sort of weighing the pros/cons. Also, apparently you can just pick them up from Lordco or NAPA so I wouldn't have to necessarily order them in.

If you have any pictures of what they look like and what the lighting looks like, that would be good. I remember reading before that when someone bought some BOSCH H4's they were no better than the sealed beams so I don't know if it was just his personal problem or not. Just want to be sure about it before I do anything else.

oops.. i'm sorry, i totally spaced and didn't include what iw as talking about.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&tc=photo&item=7915995562&category=33710

those.

i run euro osram silverstars for my low's and they illuminate superbly

[Mystikal]

I remember reading before that when someone bought some BOSCH H4's they were no better than the sealed beams so I don't know if it was just his personal problem or not.

Just his problem.

[Bill 84 318i]

I remember reading before that when someone bought some BOSCH H4's they were no better than the sealed beams so I don't know if it was just his personal problem or not.

Just his problem.

Hey now.

Bosch H4's did nothing for me. Hella's may be different, but I think the picture speaks for itself.

Sealed beam on left, Bosch H4 on right:



I'll have Euro ellipsoids here in a week. Last time I compared to those (on a different car), my sealed beams looked brighter, but didn't have that purty cutoff. I'll post here with another half-n-half pic.

[Mystikal]

The beam looks wider and more evenly spread to me. I know guys with Bosch H4's that are very happy with the improvement. :?

FWIW, I do have Hellas.

[Kruzen]

eww, those don't have the Euro cutoff pattern.

Thats boring :p

[Digitalwave]

I personally would never buy that crap Kruzen got off Ebay, even if they are dirt cheap (they are for a reason). I got my Hella H4 units for about $85 for the pair, and spent $10 on a pair of 80 watt clear halogen bulbs and the output is so much better than sealed beams its not even funny.

[Kruzen]

I personally would never buy that crap Kruzen got off Ebay, even if they are dirt cheap (they are for a reason). I got my Hella H4 units for about $85 for the pair, and spent $10 on a pair of 80 watt clear halogen bulbs and the output is so much better than sealed beams its not even funny.

i know their quality isn't that great. It was the resolution as a result of a fed-ex fuckup.

Dan was selling me some similar ones (h4 lows w/ city lights) and they got damaged in transit, but he sold me osram silverstars as well.. so rather then having a set of osram silverstars floating around for months until i could afford ellips, i decided to get these. They'll be a good temporary fix, their lighting is solid and construction is pretty solid as well (from what i can tell)

[Digitalwave]

If the quality sucks, I don't think you should go around recommending them and saying they are a great upgrade. Real Hella H4's aren't expensive and people should spring for the quality that an extra few bucks gets you.

[Kruzen]

If the quality sucks, I don't think you should go around recommending them and saying they are a great upgrade. Real Hella H4's aren't expensive and people should spring for the quality that an extra few bucks gets you.

every set of hella's i looked for would've run me almost 150$

funcitonally and cosmetically these are great. and you can't beat two h4's with city lights, and two h1's. with new bulbs all around, for 45$.. it would cost you that much just for bulbs.