Sealed beams are designed to be thrown away when the filament burns out. The manufacturer puts as little cost as possible into the lens and reflector.
These lamps are designed to last the life of the car and longer. High quality Tempered Glass lenses and silverized polished aluminum reflectors create a beam pattern that will increase the available light on the road by 400% on low beam and 200% on high beam.
The replaceable bulb allows you the liberty of taking advantage of the latest in bulb technology like Long Life, Xenon and Yellowstar. H4 bulb are rated by wattage High Beam / Low Beam.
Installation is no more difficult than changing a sealed beam. A rubber boot is included to protect the rear of the lamp from the weather.
These lamp are not DOT approved except for motorcycles and are sold for off-road and racing purposes only.
Vision Plus Lamps
In addition to E Code headlamps, Hella offers SAE/DOT approved street-legal "Vision Plus" headlamps made with Hella European technology such as highly polished Silver-Aluminum metal reflectors and optically correct tempered glass lenses. They will put out more light than sealed beam headlamps through greater efficiency of the reflector and less loss through the lens as well as better aiming with less loss from light scattering.
For a discussion of the differences between Vision Plus lamps and ECE Lamps, Please Click Here.
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