PhilipsRacing Vision GT200 H4 Car Headlight Bulb +200 Percent, Set of 2

Got these for my Nissan Note 07 and they done a perfect job! They are the exact same with all the same fittings which made it really easy to install and replace my broken ones. They are a super bright colour so even on an older car like mine they done a great job and they are not expensive compared to some others you can buy. I am not 100% sure how long they last but 6 months in and they are going strong with no signs of blowing.

I have these in 2 cars now. One set replaced Philips Extreme Vision +130% with glass patterned lens and the other set replaced Osram Night Breaker Laser +150% with a complex reflector (plain lens). Both are H4 fittings. I've noticed Osram bulbs have a shorter life, hence changing to Philips.Both cars had more and whiter light with an even sharper beam image with GT200. There is less colour variation between dip and main with Philips. I tried an 80/100 watt standard technology bulb to try but modern high efficiency bulbs illuminate better. They have a better beam image and less glare leaking above the cut-off line.EXPERIENCEThe older car has slightly degraded electrics and only produces 14.0 volts at the bulb compared with the 14.2 volts of the newer car which ran Osram previously. The older car still has GT200 bulbs. One of the GT200 bulbs in the newer car became defective after about 2 months. Both filaments operated at the same time as though connected in series and at low intensity. Fault was definitely the bulb so I swapped in an Osram which was not as good but made a reasonable pair. It was the Osram +150% which failed 18 months later- the other GT200 still works despite 18000 miles of mostly night use. This time I fitted longer lasting Philips Xtreme Vision +150% due to needing to remove bumper skin and headlamps to change bulbs. When I changed from Philips to Osram, that headlamp aim became low. Now changing from Osram to Philips, that headlamp is aimed too high. Changing Philips to Philips does not change beam height.SUMMARYGT200 are the best performing bulbs I've tried and are not hugely behind some newer cars which use LED lighting. They illuminate the road very well in dry conditions but obviously not so well in wet conditions. For wet conditions, only LED or HID gas discharge is truly satisfactory but the heat produced by halogen bulbs ensures snow melts in winter conditions. That is invaluable in the few days of snowfall which Britain may experience.Philips LED Pro 6000 sidelight bulbs match GT200 colour well.See closeup pictures for differences. Pic with 3 bulbs is (Left to right) Osram +150% (blue to base of bulb), Philips +130%, GT200.GT200 has cutout sections of dip beam filament blue filter. The integral fitting collar on Philips bulbs seems to be fitted more evenly.

The truth is that I bought these bulbs on the rebound after being seriously disappointed with a pair of LED bulbs. My car is a 1990 Mercedes and it is fair to say that headlight technology has progressed quite a lot in over a third of a century. Night driving had become a bit of a trial.In contrast to the LED bulbs, these were simplicity itself to fit. The performance of the bulbs is much better than the ones previously fitted to the car. There are patches of light and dark within the spread of the light, but the darker sections are nowhere near as bad as the old bulbs. The light pattern is excellent with a fine cut-off and decent spread up the nearside, where one wants it on dipped beam. The colour of the light is easy on the eyes.I recommend them.

Improved night vision with these lamps compared to previous conventional H4 items, helps balance the brightness of oncoming lights from more modern systems

Great bright bulbs if your trying to avoid LEDs as they are not yet legal for MOT in halogen lamps. Usually don't last as long as standard bulbs but that's the trade off for brighter lights. Highly recommended if you do a lot of night driving.

Item arrived on time. I had these replaced by my local mechanic for £20 a bargain. I had high hopes on this product but on first use all i could say would be WOW totally blown away on main beam coverage flip to high beam and the distance coverage is outstanding. a definite 5/5 from me would recommend both the seller and the product. will definitely use seller in future

These are very bright. World deffo recommend.

Decent amount of light output and beam throw and much whiter over standard halogens. I put these in an old mk5 Ford Fiesta (H4). Longevity lets it down in my opinion - lasted less than a year, as did the H7 ones I bought for our Ford focus around the same time, which inconveniently blew on the way for its annual MOT - nothing else was wrong with the car so it would’ve failed on that, so had to pay almost the price of the pack of these to have a standard bulb fitted to pass the MOT! An annoyance more than anything but will probably look for alternatives, perhaps even change the headlights themselves.