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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Mikester on 21 February 2008, 15:25

Title: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Mikester on 21 February 2008, 15:25: So i replace one of my headlights today, so now i have a shiny new one, and a slightly dull one.

So tomo im guna reaplce the other, as i care that much.

Looking on the gsf website they have these H4 bulbs.

Would they fit straight into my standard Gti Headlights does anyone know???

Part Number: 95914D

PAIR OSRAM SILVERSTAR H4

ANY CAR WITH H4 (472) BULBS

Ã‚£12.99

Which bulbs do they replace, the dipped beam or the full beam?

Cheers mike
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: tim145tim on 21 February 2008, 16:00: I think ...

sidelights are the little capless wedge 501's,

Headlights are H1
Fullbeams are H4 i think, could be H1 too im not sure...
Fogs are H3 I think!

Front indicator are the 581 flashers
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Kenny_1.6 on 21 February 2008, 16:03: Quote from: tim145tim on 21 February 2008, 16:00
I think ...

sidelights are the little capless wedge 501's,

Headlights are H1
Fullbeams are H4 i think, could be H1 too im not sure...
Fogs are H3 I think!

on mine, headlights and sidelights are both H1's :wink:
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: tim145tim on 21 February 2008, 16:06: non gti?
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Kenny_1.6 on 21 February 2008, 16:07: Quote from: tim145tim on 21 February 2008, 16:06
non gti?
GTi headlights :wink:
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: tim145tim on 21 February 2008, 16:08: So when you have your sidleights on... you have some headlight bulbs on at an angle?
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Kenny_1.6 on 21 February 2008, 16:09: huh??
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Mikester on 21 February 2008, 16:12: Today i bought a standard dipped beam bulb, and it was a 488.... Maybe these are for the full beam?
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: tim145tim on 21 February 2008, 16:14: Kenny 1.6 ...

How can you have H1 bulbs as you sideleights?

(the sidelights are tucked to the side of the full beam bulbs)
(seperating the H1 headlight in the large square part of the light... and the full beam lamp in the small circular part)???
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Mikester on 21 February 2008, 16:16: Quote from: tim145tim on 21 February 2008, 16:14
Kenny 1.6 ...

How can you have H1 bulbs as you sideleights?

(the sidelights are tucked to the side of the full beam bulbs)
(seperating the H1 headlight in the large square part of the light... and the full beam lamp in the small circular part)???

Thats correct, the side light bulbs are tiny little things, and the other two are huge buggers. I had all mine out today, and none of them are the same......
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Kenny_1.6 on 21 February 2008, 16:18: well... when i went to change the standard bulbs to OSRAM bulbs... H1 bulbs, and they fitted in both the sidelight slot and the headlight slot... i remember this because i was playing about deciding whether i wanted full beam from the outer part or inner part...
strange :huh:
maybe i dreamt it?? :laugh:
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Mikester on 21 February 2008, 16:20: SO.......

Will these bulbs fit my car?

And will they be really bright white ones?

I basically want the really bright lights for my car. Zeon or whatever...
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: tim145tim on 21 February 2008, 17:08: Well the outer headlight bulbs are H1.... so unless that means that they can take h4 too... i doubt it... as h4s are much bigger!

as for the full beam inner ones ... i dont know... check on a website like powerbulbs or autobulbs....

Or ask kenny as he has H1 sidelights??!??!?!?!?!
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: DazVR6 on 21 February 2008, 18:07: H1 for both dipped beam and full beam, 501's for side lights.
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: boneybradley on 21 February 2008, 19:29: side lights area actually old school 233's... well the headlights fittted to mine are (and the spare set i have are too)
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: tim145tim on 21 February 2008, 19:38: sidelights said 233s on mine so i bought some... but wouldnt fit... so had to gte 501's!

maybe some are different
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Mikester on 22 February 2008, 00:23: So im guna have to get 2 sets of the H1s. As they fit the dipped and full beam bulbs.

BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT

Arnt H1 not as bright as H4? Or is it purely the fitment?
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: boneybradley on 22 February 2008, 00:27: h1 are 55w where a h4 is 55/60w..but having dedicated lights for dip/main you get a better beam
and h4 are a 3 prong fitting, the h1 is single prong without wire and h3 is single with wire... new cars use h7 buts thats another story
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: tim145tim on 22 February 2008, 00:28: Up untill now i just thought its the fitment thats different...

i think at least about 30% of car models have H1's as headlights...

Just get some decent ones... I got 2x Philips plus ultra vision or something .... claimed they were upto 60% brighter.... for Ã‚£10 i think.

Theyre certainly very bright and very white!!!
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Mikester on 22 February 2008, 00:29: So with 2 pairs, for both beams, it will be bright as i guess. Aslong as i get H1s.

Im thinkin maybe halfords is cheaper than gsf for bulbs?
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: boneybradley on 22 February 2008, 00:31: Quote from: tim145tim on 22 February 2008, 00:28
Up untill now i just thought its the fitment thats different...

i think at least about 30% of car models have H1's as headlights...

Just get some decent ones... I got 2x Philips plus ultra vision or something .... claimed they were upto 60% brighter.... for Ã‚£10 i think.

Theyre certainly very bright and very white!!!

the higher the k rating on the bulb the whiter the light.. i have 6500k h1 bulbs and they are proper white..normal bulbs are 4000k and are yellow....
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: tim145tim on 22 February 2008, 00:38: cool

Just checked them...

5,000 kelvin it says.
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Mikester on 22 February 2008, 00:39: I cant find the rating for the Osram Silverstar bulbs that im probably going to get tomo..... Hmmmmm Any ideas on their K rating. they say they are white light 50% better.
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: tim145tim on 22 February 2008, 00:40: dont know...

but heres some info on them...

http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=86
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Mikester on 22 February 2008, 00:43: Quote from: tim145tim on 22 February 2008, 00:40
dont know...

but heres some info on them...

http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=86

Cheers, that the exact site i was looking at, they dont mention the rating on any of their bulbs....... How annoying. Maybe if i get 1 set, and see how they fair. And if they are good, i will also get some for the full beam.
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: boneybradley on 22 February 2008, 00:45: get some ice blue side lights bulbs too...look much better and brighter
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: tim145tim on 22 February 2008, 00:45: "recommended" buy auto express!

https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/product.php?productid=16311&cat=253&page=1
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Mikester on 22 February 2008, 00:47: They ostram ones are 12v 55w same as the halogen ones i have now. Yeah, i need side light bulbs, i broke one today! When i bought my new head lamp, now im fight the temptation to replace teh other headlamp, that now isnt as shiny as the new one! AHAH.
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: tim145tim on 22 February 2008, 00:47: yeh boney ,

I had the 501 phillips blue vision sidelights on my alfa...

werent really blue... but they were brighter and whiter ... no yellow

Ã‚£4.99 for 2 they were
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: boneybradley on 22 February 2008, 00:59: mine are 233 philips blue bulbs and arn't blue but crisp white.. why they are called blue vision is anyones guess
Title: Re: H4 Bulbs, will they fit?
Post by: Kenny_1.6 on 22 February 2008, 06:37: the brightest lights you will get are 6500K... anything below, less bright and yellow tint... anything above 6500k and its less bright and bluey :wink: