Griff 500 headlight bulbs (simple)

[lazyitus]

Looking to change my bulbs for something brighter. Currently standard H4.

I don’t want to be changing wires or anything.

I simply want more brightness. Doesn’t need to illuminate the whole sky at night.

What’s the simplest and best option?

[5.0ltr]

Osram nightbreakers made a huge difference to mine.

[mk1fan]

The low height that the lights are fitted at is always going to compromise their performance. After that, the poor wiring is going to compromise incandescent bulbs performance.

Nightbreakers are a quality upgrade over standard bulbs, but still not going to perform as they should because of the two points above.

[davidd]

I stuck some of these in...

Philips Ultinon Pro6000 Boost Gen2 Direct-fit H4

I appreciate the potential issues with LED, my intention is to change the whole unit next year.

[x 7usc]

Just put a decent quality LED bulb in that has the correct beam pattern. Although technically its a mot failure according to the rules, to fail it the tester needs to physically see that its a led through the glass, which is pretty much impossible.
Most testers will appreciate the rules are silly and ultimately you are more visible on the road and you can see better so its actually a safety improvement.

[Loubaruch]

Even with Osram nightbreakers or similar the lights are still pathetic and bordering on dangerous especially on Motorways. My MOT fellow has no problem with decent LEDS if fitted correctly and not causing glare. They make a tremendous difference. Dont buy from eBay though unless a well known specialist.

[lazyitus]

Thanks everybody 👍🏽

[Wildfire]

I have the Sportmotive H4 conversion and have just fitted Phillips Ultinon Access LED's and passed the MOT. Way better than the Nightbreakers and Vision Plus.

They have the same profile as the standard bulbs.

Edited by Wildfire on Wednesday 10th December 13:42

[davidd]

Wildfire said:

I have the Sportmotive H4 conversion and have just fitted Phillips Ultinon Access LED's and passed the MOT. Way better than the Nightbreakers and Vision Plus.

They have the same profile as the standard bulbs.

Edited by Wildfire on Wednesday 10th December 13:42

I have the same setup