HELLA H3 24V Standard Halogen Bulb, 70W

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!

Works great!

What can I say--it's a light bulb and it works perfectly.

I bought the blister pack of 2, and 1 has inexplicably burnt out in 3 months. No damage in the light housing unit itself, so something has gone wrong within the bulb and its wiring. Disappointing but hoping it's a fluke. Hella is usually very good.

Great light output and perfect fit for the OEM Subaru housing.

Me encantó excelente producto

After much research we opted to use regular halogen builds and installed a set of Hella Driving lights on our Class C motor home, the main reason was ease of repair, if an LED light fails the whole light would have to be replaced, with halogen driving light only the bulb would need replacing and easily available everywhere. Which makes sense when touring the country in an RV.

I would stay away from this manufacturer. HELLA H3 Standard Halogen Bulb, 12 V, 55W