Top 10 H4 bulbs

But the outsider of the past rating was pleasantly surprised this time: the low-cost light bulb on the quality of the passing beam was completely equal to Osram, demonstrating excellent illumination and correct light distribution. If your car drives around the city most of the time, when only the low beam is working, Narva will work just as well, and considering the price, this option for buying will be even more interesting. In the far zone of the right shoulder “Narva” gives even better illumination - hmm, we have already seen a similar picture in the case of H7 lamps.

Outside the city, the prioritization will be different. The creators of the lamp either miscalculated something, or deliberately weakened the main beam even more than the Osram Original Line - to be honest, the “Narva” is not impressive. Therefore, we recommend the NARVA H4 lamps, but with the obligatory postscript: “only for the city”.

Good halogen bulbs in the H4 base, which the price brings: even taking into account that they are not sold in a banal “carton”, but in a presentable plastic package, and also bulbs are added to the headlamp, it is still expensive.

The advantages of the lamps are definitely attributed to the correctly chosen color temperature - although the lamps do not shine so impressively as all sorts of “improved” models with subscriptions from “plus 30” to “plus one hundred and twenty” (why, in fact, we put them in the “standard” section rating - their luminous flux is even slightly below normal), the quality of lighting is very high. By working in the high beam, they will be even more interesting than Osram and even more so Narva. Here, in the near light, they most likely have a parity - it seems that Philips draws objects on the side of the road and the pits on the asphalt are somewhat clearer, but the real "range" of headlights is absolutely the same. If we consider that the H4 lamps still work most of the time on the “near” one, and at the price of Philips outdid everyone, the result is obvious: only the third place.

If not in absolute brightness, then in terms of the quality of light to price, these H4 lamps deserve the highest score. Indeed, in comparison with the majority of “reinforced” lamps, the H4 kit will cost two, or even more than two times cheaper! And at the same time, the producer keeps promises to improve the lighting: they shine really well.

Not chasing high figures of color temperature, the manufacturer made the lamps comfortable for sight and did not reduce their life excessively - they serve, on average, like ordinary lamps, where the temperature of the filament is still smaller. We can definitely recommend them for the city - a good light is combined with low costs for regular replacement by the standards of this segment of the automotive lamp market. On the track, of course, more "long-range" Osram look preferable.

These lamps were pleasantly surprised in something - single-stranded Koito, I remember, with enviable constancy failed tests because of the frankly “curved” light distribution. But the lamps H4, oddly enough, fit into all the requirements of GOST!

Do not be frightened by the inscriptions on the package (and the 125 / 135W figures really cause legitimate concern if the wiring will not smoke): in fact, the manufacturer did not mean electrical power, but some kind of “light equivalent” - they say, our lamps shine like luminaries would be a “halogen” of such power. In terms of actual power consumption, the Koito does not differ from standard lamps.

Lamps demonstrate excellent illumination of the curb, both in the near and in the far zone. With the long-range, too, everything is fine - the lamps do not hit the oncoming drivers of the lamp, while also giving a good “range”. But, best of all, there is also a service life at a height, although it is the “reinforced” lamps that are not famous for their long life.

Nevertheless, with any honey, we are happy to add tar. Firstly, the number of words that are not clear, and even Latin letters on the package can be counted on fingers: everything else is exclusively in Japanese. Of course, we, gaijins, are second-class people, but why is this so clearly emphasized? Well, the price of this fruit of the works of the sons of Amaterasu is still tall for a set of two lamps.

If in the rating of H7 lamps the expectedly high place was received by the Plus 90 series lamps, then today others showed themselves best of all: Xenon Silver H4 lamps in practice shine not only not worse in visual sensations, but also “long-range”. Here it is - the correct effect of the color temperature of light on the eye and a good design miscalculation. Lamps are shining with white light, and not with a twist of “collective xenon”, as one might suspect by name. Another thing is that not everyone likes it - it's up to you to decide.

The light distribution of the lamps is correct, there are no problems with “under-lighting” of certain sections of the road or blinding of oncoming drivers. Unfortunately, Bosch got an expected miscalculation in one thing - the resource of these lamps is not the highest, which levels the price difference with Koito or Osram: they “walk” longer, and they shine, in general, better.

The lamps are yellowish in the near light, but they shine well in the far. It seems that the manufacturer reasoned reasonably - most often the dipped beam works in H4 lamps, and the distant one almost always survives it. Therefore, it is possible to “strangle” the passing beam, leaving the characteristics of the far beam at the level of standard lamps.

This option, which is also relatively inexpensive, has its “right to life” - if a car drives around the city with low beams on constantly, then its reduced brightness will cause discomfort rarely, only at dusk and on unlit roads. But then the speed of movement is usually low, so that the fall in the "range" of the passing beam cannot be considered critical. But on the track it will already be possible to have a good high-quality light. The light distribution, by the way, is normal for the lamps, without any complaints from us.

As for the resource, Philips can be safely recommended as lamps for a car without daytime running lights: they serve for a long time, clearly justifying the price.

If in the rating of H7 lamps, the “long-livers” from Osram performed indistinctly, but still deserved second place, now they only get the latter. They shine, though in accordance with the requirements of the standards, but with a frank yellowness - let's add to this no longer the new optics of many cars that use lamps with such a base, and as a result the light will be clearly insufficient. They are suitable except for the "pensioner" drive, but no more.

In addition, the promised high resource remains often promised. This is not to say that the overpayment in comparison with the Osram Original Line will justify itself.