H4 wiring harness upgrade

[02gzm]

Unfortunately we don't get Nightguide's over here so you'd have to buy them off ebay if you wanted them. They are standard wattage though. Check out Philips Essential Vision bulbs now that you have the upgraded wiring. They're 100/90w in the H4's while Osram Rallye H4's are only 70/65w. Plus you can get them from any auto store.

You'll definitely notice the difference then

[NightKids]

Yeah I was thinking of getting Essential Vision but the thing is I don't know where to get them from? There's not much info available on the internet as well in regards to lumen output, etc. Do you reckon they are the renamed Philips Rally? Because they seem to share the same specs.

[02gzm]

They are basically just high wattage Blue Visions.

Go to http://www.philipslighting.com.au/bulbs.html
Click on headlight upgrades and then Essential Vision. Has all the details you need there.
Part number is 12569EVB1 for the H4's. And I know Repco can get them. Just have to ask them to order the bulbs in if there aren't any in stock.
They come in single blister packs so you'll need to order 2 if you wanna get them.

[dahondr98]

The Australian company Narva have 100/90W bulbs available - you should be able to buy them from any car accessory place (Repco, Bursons, Autobarn etc). http://www.narva.com.au/products/browse/h4 Chances are they are European-made, by either Narva Germany (where Narva Aus got the name from), Philips or Osram, as all of their products are made for them by OEM manufacturers. I bought some of their "Plus 30" globes about 10 years ago, and they were Philips branded ones in Narva packaging.

Narva also have 130/90W bulbs available, but don't be tempted - they get so hot that they don't last long, and they also tend to burn the headlight reflectors. That's the reason that the big name lighting brands such as Hella, Cibie, Osram and Philips don't offer anything more than 100W bulbs. Chances are the 130W globes are made in Asia.

[NightKids]

Just rang up Repco & they said they don't stock Philips. They only sell Narva.

Damn it, i might have to get in contact with the invisionsales site and see if they can get them. If they aren't too expensive I'll try the essential visions out & see how they are. They seem to be Philips Rally but with a light blue coating.

Yeah I heard that Narva are just rebranded Philips and I definately wouldn't touch anything over 100W as i'm not 100% sure my relay can handle it.

[02gzm]

Go visit an Ashdown-Ingram branch. They're a national Philips distributor.
I left work early today but there should be stock floating around somewhere. If not, it's only a few days away.

[NightKids]

Yeah i thought it was a bit weird that they didn't have Philips. Maybe they get paid more to sell Narva?

Can you get the price for me? I might just order it off you if the price is good...

[02gzm]

Won't be at work till thursday so I'll have a look then. Will be out and about all day 2morrow.

[dahondr98]

Lol that's a load of crap. They just didn't wanna order them. Go visit an Ashdown-Ingram branch.

Don't Ashdown also own Repco?

Oh no - as you were - I just looked it up, and it's the other way around. Repco Corp own Ashdown-Ingram, Motospecs, Repco, and McLeod Accessories.

Yeah I heard that Narva are just rebranded Philips and I definately wouldn't touch anything over 100W as i'm not 100% sure my relay can handle it.

Yeah - it's not just Philips they sell. Basically Narva don't make a lot of their stuff, as they're mainly just a distributor - all their brands are made for them on an OEM basis by other manufacturers. For instance, their Narva Ultima driving and fog lights are made by the Swedish company NBB, and I've seen the same lights branded as Volvo, Land Rover, Jeep, Night Vision and Britax. My brother in law has a set of Narva Ultima 160/115 driving lights, and I have the exact same driving lights, with Ashdown's (before Repco bought them and merged them with Ingram) Night Vision brand on them, and a set of the same type fog lights, with Ashdown's Britax brand name on them! They all also have the NBB brand on them, because that's who makes them.

[NightKids]

Thanks a lot hopefully u got some in stock... but why do I have a feeling they're gonna be pretty expensive..

[02gzm]

Don't Ashdown also own Repco?

Oh no - as you were - I just looked it up, and it's the other way around. Repco Corp own Ashdown-Ingram, Motospecs, Repco, and McLeod Accessories.

Was renamed to the Exego Group not too long ago to avoid confusion between the group name and Repco on their own

[dahondr98]

... but why do I have a feeling they're gonna be pretty expensive..

Shouldn't be - somewhere around $20-25 for a pair would be about the going price for them. They won't be as expensive as the "Plus" globes (eg Philips Xtreme +80), because they haven't had to reesearch how to get extra brightness out of a standard power globe - they've just increased the power input, which makes them brighter and hotter automatically.