Sealed Beam VS. Hella E-Code VS. Ebay Lens

[jeffdemara]

Just did a headlight housing comparison today for curiosity, had to share it with you guys on the forum.

I while back I purchased some EBAY "diamond cut" H4 housings. I then bought 8000K HID's and put them in.

I was happy with the results, much much brighter than the stock sealed beam halogens, but scattered everywhere with no real focus point.

After reading about these "Hella E-Code" housings, I decided I better get myself a pair.

$118.45 at Lordco (canadian dollars) for the Hella's.

Here are the results:
*click the picture to enlarge*



Left: Stock Sealed Beam Halogen
Right: 8000K HID inside Hella E-Code housing



Left: 8000K HID inside Hella E-Code housing
Right: Stock Sealed Beam Halogen



Left: 8000K HID inside EBAY housing
Right: 8000K HID inside Hella E-Code Housing



Ebay Housing



Halogen Housing

Hella E-Code Housing


As you can see, the E-code housing has more of a cutoff and focus point compared to the ebay housings. I notice the E-codes put down more light on the road, rather than spead it out all over the place.

You notice the cutoff a whole lot more when its dark outside, as well as you notice the scattering more on the ebay lights when its dark outside. But this gives you an idea.
I will post a picture or two of the lights against my garage when its dark outside.

 

[CRE]

The poor performance of E-Bay housings is well documented. They are definitely not the way to go.

I might add though that from what I can tell of the color and intensity of the
sealed beam that your stock wiring appears to be in very poor condition and does not represent a genuine comparison of lighting ability on the part of said lamp.

For those of you who are not looking to upgrade your lighting but would like to get the most out of the sealed beams the car came with you should seriously consider a rewire.

 

[ViR2]

e-codes are EDM lights, all EDM lights have a "cut" light to the right side in order to enlighten the sidewalks