Hella9005 100W High Wattage Bulb, 12V

Great plug and play upgrade without the headaches of LED conversion lamps that flicker, fit poorly or have a horrible pattern. Great for rainy nights and dark country roads.

Good quality

Hella is/was a very trusted name 20-30 years ago, things change and I see now they are no longer built in Germany. Time will tell if they are still good.The packaging was BAD, a glass bulb in a thin cardboard box in a plastic bag. Box was crushed a little but bulb appears to be intact.

This bulb came quickly. I'd used my last 9005 to replace a burned out drivers' side headlight (high beam / DRL bulb several days ago, as expected the replacement was brighter than the still working but old bulb on the passenger side. So, I ordered this one & installed it on the passenger side. The old p.s. side bulb was almost as blackened inside as the d.s. bulb that had burned out, ergo the dimness of the old p.s. bulb, as well as higher resistance meaning a less bright filament. Double whammy.This new (Hella) bulb on the p.s. seems slightly brighter than the Philips bulb on the d.s., which I would estimate has under 5 hours use as a high beam, maybe 15 hours use as a reduced brightness DRL. (Does initial brightness burn off a bit in very early usage? Dunno!) In any event, having the brighter bulb on the p.s. os probably a good idea.This Hella bulb is made in S. Korea: Notable for those trying to avoid Chinese products when practical, and at least buy from an ally. :-)Note: Deterioration of the interior reflective surfaces of the headlight housings was a big problem in this, my 2009 Subie Outback, as it really dimmed and yellowed the headlights, even with new bulbs. A couple years in, there seems to be no deterioration of the reflective surfaces inside the new / replacement / aftermarket headlight housings I swapped in, nor deterioration of the clear "lense" / front. Yay!!

Pensé ver la iluminación más amarilla ( al comparar con los anteriores amarillos ), iluminan mucho más lejos, me parece un buen producto.

This product was listed as compatible with my car, I had to wait and save money to pay to have the bumper removed so the lights could be replaced. 6 months later, the mechanic informed me that it’s not.

So here's the deal....For those of you who want HID light output, but don't have an HID equipped vehicle - STOP buying $50 bulbs, i.e. Silverstar's, PIAA's, etc. I had a nice long chat with a master mechanic at the Honda dealership here in Portland and we discussed light output on vehicles. He was very clear that the only way to increase the amount of light output from your car's stock headlights is to increase the bulb wattage.Think about it this way...in your lamp at home, if you have a 60 watt bulb in it and you replace it with a different brands 60 watt bulb, are you really expecting it to be any brighter?? Doesn't make much sense does it. Now, if you were to purchase a 100 watt bulb to replace your 60 watt bulb at home, you would expect a dramatic difference in light output correct? Exactly.This was the way he explained it to me. He also told me that although the stock bulbs do give off that ugly "yellow" hue to the color of the light output, it is technically better than the "blued" light that comes from Silverstar Ultra's. The blue filters out the yellow spectrum light which makes that nice white we all like...but here's the problem; IT FILTERS OUT THE YELLOW LIGHT. Meaning that it takes away a % of the available light, causing there to be less useable light put on to the road. So while the white is preferred, you lose actual light output....no matter what the box says.So I purchased these lights. They are 100 watts and blue...this means that while the blue may filter out some to the useable light, the wattage will more than compensate for the loss of "yellow" light.End result, my headlights (Hi's and Low's) are fantastically bright now. I will never go back to a stock wattage again.And for those of you wondering if there are any negatives to increasing bulb wattage; yes, there can be in certain vehicles. The mechanic at Honda told me that he knows for a fact that HONDA, ACURA, INFINITI, MAZDA and LEXUS have beefier wiring units that can easily handle the increase in wattage. Much of this is due to the fact that imports are highly modified with aftermarket lighting and the manufacturers take this into account when wiring the vehicles. On the other hand, He said that he has seen some fuse issues with Chevy and Ford vehicles. If you own one of these, you will need to purchase a better harness that can handle the increased wattage.I hope this helps...I searched long and hard and finally found the bulb that outperforms the "best." It looks great and puts lots of light on the road.Good Luck!

Great color and when these (yellow and halogen) are used as the brights mixed with white LED low beams, phenomenal. But, one went out after 9 months. Pretty lameI'm contemplating on buying another pair in hopes of the last being a fluke, but idk yet. I'll stand by, though, on how well they pair with LED's