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Re: [T3] rare Hella H4 bulbs


Those bulbs are commonly known as "Pirate" bulbs here in Norway, they
let you get H4 bulbs in a normal Bilux headlight. Before 1970, all
headlights in Europe were Bilux's and the last ones I know of were on
mid-80s Vanagons, but were also standard on Rabbit's into the late 70's.
The thing about the text "not for use in Europe" is simply that they are
not E-coded and thus illegal. Much like any lights without DOT codes is
illegal for road use in the US.

These bulbs are widely available at several FLAPS chains here, there are
still some cars with Bilux headlights on the roads. This is the bulb
you're looking for:
http://catalog.osram.com/scripts/tabelle.asp?tblid=231 The socket is
called P45t where the regular H4 is P43t. They do not interchange.

PerL
73 Variant L (with real H4s, part of the L package)


phil toselli wrote:

> I picked up a set of Brazilian made Hella h4 flat lens
> headlights at Kelly Park last weekend. One of the
> halogen bulbs was burnt, but it's not a normal H4
> style with the 3 prongs. It's got a round base, like
> the old European headlights, except that it's a
> halogen. The bulb says "4360 Dr G Fischer 12v 55/60w
> not for use in Europe, MADE IN GERMANY"
> Any clues where to find this bulb? I've tried a Hella
> supplier and a few websites (PIAA, Hella, Osram) with
> no luck. They must be Canadian or Australian spec
> bulbs. Any Cannucks or Aussies ever seen these?
> Thanks,
> Phil
>
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