Who wants brighter headlights?

[Kern Dog]

New bulbs are in.
I often get the terms mixed up when identifying these headlights.
The H4 are dual filament. I thought I could just reach behind and replace the bulbs with the lenses in place.
No.
First, the high beam.

I thought I’d see an H1 on the face. I do see an HR.

Like a member mentioned, the ground wire goes to the housing. It was several years ago that I put these in so I did not remember.

Single spade does work. I’m surprised to see 55 watt. I thought these were 60.

The irregular shape ensures it is installed only one way.
The H4s high/low are next.

Looking at how the glass is, you can see the bottom 40% to half has subtle flutes. Above that the vertical flutes are more evident. This results in a light pattern that has a bit of a cutoff as seen in previous pictures.
Typical 3 prong arrangement.

Get your reading glasses for this one.

50 / 55 watt?
I thought these were 55/60.

 

[Kern Dog]

I stowed away the old bulbs just to have spares.

Then the obligatory headlights in action shot.

The low beams will go from 50 watt to 80 the high will go from 55 to 100.
Please note that I do dim the headlights to oncoming traffic. Where I live, there are winding 2 lane rural roads with hills and turns as well as coyotes, deer, skunks and other critters. I like to drive fast so it helps to see further down the road.