Brighter lights for modern cars and bikes

 

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All the bulbs listed can be used for cars or motorcycles

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All bulbs refered to on this page are 12 Volt

The headlight bulb most commonly fitted to modern cars and bikes is the Quartz Halogen P43t H4. There are other types H1, H2, H3 & H7, and they are covered lower down.

The standard H4 is usually 60/55w, although 100/80W and 130/90W are available for off road use.

 

The latest technology for upgrading your bulbs is to fit Xenon replacements. These are all brighter than Quartz Halogen bulbs, but as always you get what you pay for. Some premium brands are 50% brighter. Most of the rest are around 30%. The latest Osram are 90% brighter, see below

 

Fitting type Wattage Xenon or Quartz Halogen Price each Part. no. Notes
P43t H4 35/35 QH £10.95 B1235P43 Fitted to some cars/bikes as standard
H4 45/45 QH £10.95 B1245P43 Can often be fitted to replace 35/35W
H4 60/55 QH £5.25 B1260P43L Genuine Lucas 60/55W
H4 60/55 Xenon £2.50 B1235P43B Brighter than QH, with blue tint
H4 60/55 Xenon £11.95 B12OSH4 Osram Nightbreaker 90% brighter than QH

 

The latest high output H4 is the Osram Nightbreaker with a claimed 90% more light which is 10% whiter than an ordinary QH bulb.

I put one of these into my Triumph Thunderbird & the difference was very noticeable.

H1 & H4 at £11.95 each

Pt.no. B12OSH4

Osram also market this bulb packaged specifically for motorcycles as the Nightracer. They are the same bulb and the Nightbreaker is cheaper!

 
The Nightbreaker H4 was awarded the Auto Express 'Best buy 2010'in its annual Bulb Mega Test

 

NEW PHILIPS H4 & H7 BULBS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES

  Designed especially to make motorcycles more visable, the new Philips MotoVision bulbs give the rider a clear white light, but the oncoming driver or pedestrian will see an orange tint. This will set the bike apart from the sea of white and blue lights from cars and trucks.
     

The Motovision bulb also gives 40% more bright white light and a 10-20 M. longer beam than Quartz Halogen bulbs fitted as standard to modern bikes.

H4 60/55W £11.95 ea.

Pt.no. B12MOTH4

 

 

6V and lower wattages are shown at Brighter Quartz Halogen motorcycle/car bulbs

 

The H1 is a single filament Quartz halogen or Xenon bulb, used in twin headlamp cars or where 2 headlights are mounted in one enclosure.

As standard they would have been 55W. 50% brighter Xenon versions are available from Osram, and General Electric.

100W and 130W Quartz halogen versions are also available.

 

Fitting type Wattage Xenon or Halogen Part. no. Price ea. Notes
H1 55 QH B1255H1 43.95 Standard fitting
H1 55 Xenon B12OSH1 £11.95 Nightbreaker. Osram 90% brighter than QH.
H1 100 QH B12100H1 £5.95 Pt.no. 481 Off road use only
H1 130 QH B12130H1 £8.25 Pt. no. 487 Off road use only

 

The H2 is a single filament Quartz halogen or Xenon bulb, used in twin headlamp cars or where 2 headlights are mounted in one enclosure.

As standard they would have been 55W. Brighter, more powerful versions are available

 

Fitting type Wattage Xenon or quartz Halogen Part. no. Price ea. Notes
H2 55 QH B1255H2 £5.25 Standard fitting Pt. no. 479
H2 100 QH B12100H2 £5.75 Pt. no. 480 Off road use only
H2 130 QH B12130H2 £5.95 Pt. no. 488 Off road use only

 

 

The H3 is a single filament Quartz halogen or Xenon bulb, used in twin headlamp cars or where 2 headlights are mounted in one enclosure.

As standard they would have been 35W or 55W. A brighter Xenon and more powerful Quartz Haloge versions are available.

 

Fitting type Wattage Xenon or quartz Halogen Part. no. Price ea. Notes
H3 35 QH B1235H3 £6.25 Standard fitting Pt. no.454
H3 55 QH B1255H3 £5.95 Standard fitting Pt. no. 453
H3 55 QH B1255H3B £6.45 Blue tint Pt. no. 453 blue
H3 100 QH B12100H3B £8.95 Blue tint Pt. no 483 blue. Off road use only
H3 100 QH B12100H3 £5.25 Pt. no. 483 Off road use only
H3 130 QH B12130H3 £5.45 Pt. no 489 Off road use only

 

The H7 is a single filament Quartz halogen or Xenon bulb, used in twin headlamp cars or where 2 headlights are mounted in one enclosure.

As standard they are 55W. Xenon versions are available from Osram and General electric.

 

 

Fitting type Wattage Xenon or Quartz H Part. no. Price ea. Notes
H7 55 QH B1255H7 £6.35 Standard fitting Pt. no. 64210
H7 55 QH B1255H7B £11.45 Blue tint Pt. no. 64210 blue
H7 55 Xenon B1255OSH7 £13.00 Osram 50% brighter Pt. no. 64210 Silver star
H7 100 QH B12100H7 £11.95 Pt. no. 64211 Off road use only

Click here for diagrams of standard bulb types available

Quartz halogen bulbs can be used to replace standard, side, stop/tail and indicator bulbs and are up to 50% brighter. Watt for Watt they use no more current than a standard bulb and in sidelights give a crisp white light rather than the bluey white of LEDs, and they are cheaper!

QUARTZ HALOGEN PILOT / SIDE LIGHTS

6 & 12V Quartz Halogen pilot light bulb BA9s and BA15s. Bright enough to be noticed without straining your charging circuit. Direct replacement, needs no wiring or switch changes. These replace the bulbs in illustrations 25, 26 & 39 in the diagrams of standard bulbs.

The BA9s is usually found as a pilot light inside a headlamp reflector, whereas the BA15s is often fitted by itself as a side light. Older headlamps often use the BA15s as a Pilot bulb.

The BA9s 6V 10W or 20W and 12V 23W are ideal as daytime running lights.

 

Cap Type
Voltage
Wattage
Part.no.
Price
Capless
12
5
B125CAP
£3.20
BA9s
6
5
B65BA9
£4.00
BA9s
6
10
B60BA9
£4.00
BA9s
6
20
B620BA9
£4.00
BA9s
12
10
B1210BA9
£4.00
BA9s
12
23
B1223BA9
£4.00
BA9s AMBER
12
23
B1223BA9A
£4.00
BA15s
6
5
B6BA15
£4.00
BA15s
6
10
B610BA15
£4.00
BA15s
6
20
B620BA15
£4.00
BA15s
12
5
B125BA9
£4.00
BA15s
12
10
B1210BA15
£4.00
BA15s
12
20
B1220BA15
£4.00
BA15d
6
35
B635BA15D
£4.00

 

BAU9s are 9MM bayonet bulbs with the pins staggered at 15%

 

Cap Type
Voltage
Wattage
Part.no.
Price
BAU9s 6V 20W B620BAU9 £2.00
BAU9s 12V 6W B126BAU9 £2.00
BAU9s 12V 10W B1210BAU9 £2.00

 

QUARTZ HALOGEN STOP/TAIL LAMP BULBS

Powerful quartz halogen bulbs for the standard BAY15d stop/tail lamp. Available in 6V 5/23W and 12V 5/35W these replace the bulbs shown in illustration 24 in the diagram of standard bulbs. They have been long term tested in the Lucas L564 plastic rearlight lens as fitted to British motorbikes from the mid 50s to early 60s and can be seen for miles. These are £12.95 ea.

These fit almost everything with a combined stop/tail bulb, excepting some vintage cars which had parallel pins.

Click here for the diagrams of standard bulbs

Offset pins

Pt.no. 12V B535BAY15

Pt.no. 6V B623BAY15

 

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