Top 10 H7 bulbs

The second representative of the "middle class" from the German brand will also fully satisfy the optical stand during the inspection.At the same time, although their luminous flux is slightly weaker than the “Osramovsky” one, the light distribution in the forward direction is more uniform, so it cannot be said that Bosch is particularly inferior to the competitor.

But what is definitely worth noting is the issue with the lamp resource. The fact is that with the release of the Longlife Daytime series (they really "walk" for a long time), Bosch decided to make the Pure Light series an absolute "average", including in terms of service life. For example, the increased voltages of these lamps carry worse than the Osram Original Line - namely, this test shows the expected resource well. Burning of the thread in any case is inevitable, but in more “fleshy”, better carrying extreme voltages (good 12-volt lamps can easily withstand up to 19 volts), the natural aging of the thread is usually slower. Yes, and shaking, they usually endure better. So taking into account the fact that both the price and the light of Osram and Bosch are equal or equal (depending on the store and on the specific headlight, after all), we will give priority to the more reliable lamps.

If you often have to pay increased attention to the right shoulder, the “standard” series of H7 lamps from Narva will be interesting: without failing the requirements for all measurement points, it is here that these lamps shine particularly well. The comparison with Osram involuntarily suggests itself, which showed excellent illumination of the near part of the right shoulder on the 50R point: here Narva has even better “range” (brighter is the light at 75R), but they are slightly worse in luminance lines. So, if Osram is more versatile, then the “Narva” will use the non-illuminated city roads and country road, but not the highway: the most important thing in time is to see the “surprise” running onto the roadway.

But the strength of the Narva is in survivability: the H7 lamps turned out to be successful, have a good resource and are at the same level with the rest of the rating with an accuracy of plus or minus 20 rubles depending on the store. Therefore, even at first there was a difficulty, to whom should I give a greater score - to a less distressed Bosch or to a reliable one, but with “character” Narva? We still prefer versatility, but you yourself, of course, can make your choice differently.

Well, here we are promised even 110% of the world - how not to buy! But, the truth, the price will immediately upset: the lamps are not cheap. And we immediately note that the increase in brightness among them, unfortunately, influenced the resource: they “go” worse than Osram Original. Given this price gap, this is especially sensitive.

But what about the light? Here we give them their due, the light of these lamps in the H7 base is really excellent, and if the “original” series emphasized the near part of the curb, but slightly dimmed the lane, then everything was clearly visible with the “night splitters”. They are one of the best in terms of the curb illumination, and they will not leave anything without light on the strip.

However, in comparison with the "Bosh" it is worth mentioning that the "Osram" slightly overestimate the oncoming lane: with normal headlamp adjustment, this is not critical, but if you haven’t fixed the optics for a long time or have overloaded the trunk without having an autocorrector ... Therefore, taking into account the price , we put the h7 lamp from Osram at this time only in second place in the rating.

In terms of lighting the roadside and the lane, these H7 lamps turned out to be outsiders - well, they promised us not 90 or 110 percent gain, but only 60. Nevertheless, the results are also decent, and the light distribution clearly fits into the norms.

The most interesting thing is that Vision Plus, being not the most expensive and “heaped up” halogen lamps in the Philips lineup, will actually be the best choice in it: unfortunately, real tests have shown that the same X-treme Vision (where they promise all percent improvement) at a higher price they shine no better, and in terms of lighting the near part of the curb, they even lose a little! At the same time, the absence of unnecessary "casting" of the spiral (and this is a common scourge of "improved" lamps) gives a gain in the resource - this is especially clearly seen against the backdrop of bright, but not particularly tenacious, Nightbreaker Unlimited.

Despite the blue flask, these h7 lamps shine in an acceptable region of the spectrum. However, the blue of the glass is not an attempt to “fix it for xenon”, as they usually think, but a consequence of the introduction of special additives that filter the UV spectrum to save modern polycarbonate diffusers of headlights. Well, if we, of course, do not speak about frank Chinese slag, not always even certified for public roads: there this color simply hints that oncoming drivers will think of you with these lamps, and nothing more.

The dim light lamps shine well, if we talk about brightness “in general,” but, alas, they cannot argue with competitors in definition of light distribution. Yes, and the resource they have is not the most impressive, even by the standards of this segment, where lamps in general cannot boast of any special “vitality”. So the last place in the ranking received according to merit.

So, the manufacturer promises us a lifespan of as much as one hundred thousand kilometers, if during a year the car will drive a little over 14 thousand and turn on the headlights 60% of the time. Nevertheless, the guarantee Osram gives only for 4 years, and then, subject to registration on the site. Hidden in the depths of technical documentation, their service life is less than three times longer compared to the Osram Original H7 - but by the way, according to the author’s experience, they could actually “live” on the family car in just four years.

However, unfortunately, the claimed resource in reality will hardly show you a lamp on your car - they won't “put and forget”, on average they “go” one and a half times more than Osram Original. They have about the same price gap, the “luminosity” is comparable. As a result, is it not easier to take “ordinary” lamps in reserve, especially since not one is insured against an accidental failure?

In the Philips catalog for all halogen lamps are provided photos of the lighting of the night road. For everyone except LongLife EcoVision - do you already guess why? Indeed, despite the high service life, they are not impressive just by the light, especially on older cars with a “tired” generator.

Associations with the optics of some “penny” involuntarily arise, which miraculously managed to reach us today with Soviet light bulbs in the headlights: the light is clearly yellow, the illumination of the road is unclear. But after all, driving quality directly depends on the quality of lighting - a resource, but I do not want to get into an accident for the sake of economy. Moreover, for the same money there are lamps and with far better light.