Left Headlight Blown 3 times

[xiang]

yeah.. ive blown my second set of aftermarket lights. im using MTEC halogen bulbs.
Might invest in the polargs.
As stated before by the other guys, it should be normal for aftermarket bulbs to give out early.
A bit weird if the stock ones are blowing that quick.

[EuroDude]

Hi EuroDude, what is the temp. of the bulbs? Are they as bright as HID stock kit or brighter? I thinking to get one but not sure which one should i get. Thanks.

The Temp is 4000k, and they have a decent brightness and light up the road very well.
Not as bright as HID's, but what Halogen is?

[TypeG]

The Temp is 4000k, and they have a decent brightness and light up the road very well.
Not as bright as HID's, but what Halogen is?

Halogen is all those normal light bulbs without the need of ballast.

[EuroAccord13]

4000 Kelvins is pure white...

You have to understand that with higher kelvins on bulbs (not HID), it's not going to give you distance, they are merely duplicating daylight brightness...

[aaronng]

The Temp is 4000k, and they have a decent brightness and light up the road very well.
Not as bright as HID's, but what Halogen is?

4000K is just the colour, not the brightness.

Stock Euro HIDs are 4300K.

[EuroDude]

um yeh I know the Temp is the colour, not the brightness ftw.
I was answering two of my_vtec77's separate questions

[cassius]

Thanks for your replies.

Guys, the bulbs have always been replaced by the Honda tech. They are the lights on a standard euro (2005). If its a grounding or earth problem, where is the best place to look? Should i follow the wiring from teh light?

Dont suppose I could use this as a comparison, but ive owned a couple of cars and never have I had a headlight blow this many times in the cars life.

Cheers
Clay

[EG30]

I have had lots of dramas with cheap lamps you buy from car shops and service stations esp the Austa brand and to a less extent Motogard ones.

If it's during the day I get from my mechanic who stocks the Wurth brand, and if it's afterhours I get the Narva lamps from selected service stations in Perth. I make sure I get ones with a E1 mark etched/moulded on the metal part of the lamp. Lesser quality ones are typically E3, E4, E6 etc and the cheap and nasty don't even have an E mark at all.

Bought some Hella +50 H1 lamps for my C Class and they are great! Made by phillips with E1 markings.

[aaronng]

My Narva +50% are made by Osram and have the E1 stamped on it. $24 a pair too.

[industrie]

simple solution...get some HID's

[EG30]

any chance the retaining clip is broken or not secured properly and thus vibrating too much thus damaging the white hot lamp filament?

[tron07]

Planing to get some of this... anyone interested?


Diamond Vision is 5000k. If cant locate this will get the Crystal Vision, I think thats 4300K. If cant find it, will get Orasm instead. Autobahn selling em for almost $100 or more.... scare the hell out of me when I ask about the price last time....probably I can get em for half the price.

I have used 4000k bulbs before and the stock euro aint 4000k
Old 4000k H4 orasm box for previous car...