HELLA 4000 HID and Halogen H1 Light Output & Heat Dissipation comparison (1 Viewer)

[Saliya]

Hi group,

Just for "****s & giggles" I wanted to check the Beam pattern and Heat dissipation on the HELLA 4000 Rallye lamps, I powered both lamps side by side and simply felt the front of the lens, i was amazed to find out that the H1 - 55w Halogen bulb was considerably "HOTTER" as opposed to the 8000k HID capsule even though the Halogen was producing far less light (yellowish). All I could say was " WOW", HID gives out more light and generate less heat...

here are some photos I took...

Left is HID right is 55W H1 Halogen

Regards,

Saliya

 

[timer00]

HID's have always given off less heat than halogen's (typically 35w compared to 55w or 65w in headlights at least) along with the tech of the HID producing much more light per watt, though the 8k range gets a little fuzzy since they majority of HID's with great output are in the 4500-6k range.

Reminds me I can't wait to get the HID retro kit for my Lightforce 240 blitzs even though I got the regular model only hooked up today.

 

[lndcruz]

Drop down to 4300k and you will get almost double the light.

I've had hid's in my 4000s for over a year, they are excellent. My favorite combo is one 100w halogen bulb and one 4300k hid.

 

[Saliya]

I am in the process of installing the clear 3M stone guards on the 4000, I am gonna use 6000k Bulbs with 35W, I have some 4300k bulbs as well will try and see what would be the best combo, I am installing (2) Euro Beams, (1) Pencil Beam and (1) Cornering Beam....along with Euro Quad headlight conversion with TOYOTA Grill (sorry Lexus / glorified TOYOTA), should have plenty of light after that...

Saliya

 

[photomike]

love my Hella 4k setup. 55w HID kit at 4300 color temp in the Euro beam. throws a ton of light.

Cheers,
Mike