headlight bulbs...

[katrider]

Quick question...what headlight bulb fits the '95 600 Katana? I believe they are the H4 bulbs, but I need to be sure because I'm asking for some Osram Silver Stars for my birthday!!! Thanks... 8)

[The CyberPoet]

Takes a single H4 55/60 watt headlight bulb. H4 is also interchangable with HB2 and 9003.

KNOW THIS:
The HB2 standard has tighter tolerances on the base fit and filament location dimensions so that it can be used in certain mechanically-aimable headlamps. A bulb that is marked only H4 (not HB2) is not intended for use in a headlamp marked HB2 because the wider tolerances may mis-direct the beam pattern. On the other hand, because of its tighter tolerances, the HB2 is quite satisfactory when used in an H4 headlamp.

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[katrider]

Thanks...I think? The Osram is listed out as an H4, it doesn't have any other designators, so I'll assume it will fit my headlamp. They sound like a good bulb, ever use them?

[The CyberPoet]

Thanks...I think? The Osram is listed out as an H4, it doesn't have any other designators, so I'll assume it will fit my headlamp. They sound like a good bulb, ever use them?

Used to use them all the time in my regular cars when I was in Germany, and I still use an Osram 100w/220 volt bulb in one of the outdoor lamps we have here because it'll never burn out (even if it does glow fairly dimly as a result of being a 220v bulb in a 120v socket).

You can't go wrong with Osram, Hella, PIAA, Sylvania. Hella's are actually my favorites, and they were what I used on my Euro-Rally cars when I raced in Europe.

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[Rejekt]

The H4 bulb is the same as the 9300 I have a Cool Blue 9003 CB made by Sylvania in my 95 Kat.

[J. Kidd]

I ended up getting a Sylvania SilverStar for my '95 and I'm quite happy with it - I got an H4 but could tell no difference when I was holding the 9300 next to it.

[The CyberPoet]

I ended up getting a Sylvania SilverStar for my '95 and I'm quite happy with it - I got an H4 but could tell no difference when I was holding the 9300 next to it.

H4 and 9003 are the same sizing spec, just different conventions in naming used in different countries (the USA calls them H4's; the Germans call them 9003).

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet