Hella H4 low beam as high beam?

[scourge at cogeco.ca (Scourge)]

I've been running H4 Outers(thanks Rick :P) and seal beam high/lows as
inners for almost two years now. I have all four lit up as low beams(using
the correct low beam "filament"). And then all four get brighter for
highbeams :)

I like having only two h4's because I find the beam pattern to lack
intensity a bit. Don't get me wrong, they're great and they have amazing
coverage but I prefer having the sealed beam inners. The sealed beams don't
have the coverage but they are brighter in the center.

So I end up with a broad pattern from the h4's and the center portion(right
in front of the car, but only as wide as the car) is much brighter then it
is with all h4's.

That said, I am looking for a better condition set of h4's for my outers :P

-George
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 8:32 AM
Subject: RE: Hella H4 low beam as high beam?


> Wouldn't the combination low/high beam have the lenses properly aligned
> for high beams too, is it just the bulb?  I could put a dual bulb in the
> lens, in the high beam position, and wire it for just the high beam.
> That should be the same as the dual low/high beam when the highs are on.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C Boyko [mailto:roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 8:17 AM
> To: Rick Kellner
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Hella H4 low beam as high beam?
>
> On 7:33:46 am 07/14/05 "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net> wrote:
> > I have acquired two sets of Hella low beam kits.  The kits contain the
> > US style rectangular glass lenses, boot, wire harness.  Since the
> > lights are both high and low beam can one set be used as the high
> > beams?  I realize that the wiring will be different; basically the
> > low beam conductor will not be used.  Next a high beam bulb will be
> > used in place of the dual low/high beam bulb.
> > So do you think it will work (i.e. project the light) properly?
>
> I'd say yes, but I'll go out and take a look at mine (which reminds me,
> they need aiming) Anyway, on my MkI I have hella H4 outers and the
> sealed
> equivalent as inners, I have the inner lows on a switch so I can do four
> lows when it won't piss anyone off. They are bright.
>
> Now on the MkIIs quad rectangles, the lens on the H1 is different, the
> logo
> that says "H1" (and the centre of the lens) is a bit higher up, and
> there's
> no inner dome ( which must be a mirror??) in the H1. Which probably
> means
> you'd have trouble using the H1 as a low beam. Now I wonder how
> important
> the filament position is in the bulb itself?
>
> Cathy
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