Hella H4 low beam as high beam?

[sailingfc at dslextreme.com (sailingfc@dslextreme.com)]

Rick,
Your light pattern will not be the same as an actual H1 setup.  Typically
the H1 lens pattern will focus the light further down the road in a
narrower beam than the H4 lens. (But this may be okay for your purposes) 
Otherwise you can use any filament in the bulb for high beams depending on
the light pattern you like. (use all 8 filaments!, with the proper wiring)
8-D
Good Luck.
-Dick-
78 Scirocco
Original Owner
95 Passat VR6
Second Owner


Rick Kellner
> Lars, thanks for the response.  Allow me to clarify.  I basically have
> two identical sets of Hella* H4 rectangular lights for an MKII.  I want
> to use one set in their proper position (outer two lamps).  No issues or
> confusion with those.
> Next, I want to know if the other set can be used as the inner set of
> high beams.  I am thinking that this can be accomplished two ways.
> 1). I could use a dual High/Low H4 bulb in the lamp and only wire the
> high beam element.
> 2). I could just use a high beam H4 bulb and wire it as such.
>
> Electrically speaking either method will work however is one better from
> a light projection point?
> Thanks, I hope this explains it a little better.
> Rick.
>
> *Hella H4 Rectangular High/Low bean Part # 72146; contents: lamp, 60/55W
> bulb and dust cover.
>