HELLA H3 Standard Halogen Bulb, 12 V, 55W

I installed these into some Hella 500 driving lights, which came with Hella 55w H3 bulbs in them. I am *obviously* using these off-road, as that is the only place they’re legal to use. I had run the 55w bulbs for a while, and felt like I wanted more light output. WOW do these deliver! Now mind you the Hella 500 units I have are the “driving light” pattern, so dispersion is pretty minimal — they’re basically a spotlight. So, long, focused, narrow beam. These REALLY increased the output of my lamps, and reduced the “dead” spot that was in the center of the beam pattern as well. They throw much further down the road, and my eye estimates probably 2x light output (not scientific). Downside is that the lamps heat up a good deal more than before, but I have not experienced any deforming of the housing yet. I probably wouldn’t turn them on if your vehicle is stationary, as the air moving past them as you drive helps to cool them down. You’ll need to make sure the gauge of your wiring can handle the 100w bulbs, and you should NOT use these if your lamps are not wired thru a relay. Installation was a breeze, just need a Phillips head screwdriver and 5 minutes’ time. Be careful not to touch the glass part of the bulb, or the oils from your hand will cause them to burn out quickly! Thats’s it, that’s the review — thank you for coming to my TED talk. EDIT 4/9/25: These bulbs have held up well. No issues and great lifespan, tho to be fair I don’t use them a ton. I’d imagine they have a shorter lifespan than a 55w bulb just because of how incandescents work. A HUGE unforeseen upside to the bulbs heating the housing & lenses up so much: they de-ice themselves in the winter. I’d purchase these again!

Very bright. Used them to replace the stock 55w bulbs. Easy swap

Great light! Installed in Hella 700FF housings

I got about 2 years out of one but the other has to be changed. Net real bright but ok for extra light when needed. I got what I paid for I guess. 02 Jeep TJ stock driving light lights.

Awesome price and great light quality! Great in the dense fog.

Worked great for the tail lights and work lights in my Gehl skidsteer.

These bulbs are way brighter than I expected. I have them in yellow Depot housings on my bugeye WRX and they're awesome. They look much better than the bluish LEDs they replaced that resulted in a horrid green tint with the yellow lenses.

Blister packaging keeps item safe until time for use.