CIPA93443 EVO Formance Alfas Maximum Intensity H4 Ultra White Halogen Bulbs - Twin Pack

I currently have a pair of Nighthawk Xenons (NHX) made by GE Lighting that I am very satisfied with. As of this review, Bulb Facts, a website that specializes in testing headlights, currently ranks the NHX the fifth highest overall out of about forty halogen bulbs. However, I am aware that bright performance bulbs like the NHX have a short life expectancy--no more than 200 hours. Out of prudency, I decided to buy a second set as backups, but to my sticker shock, they have since sky rocketed to the fifty dollar range. That is way more than the twelve some odd dollars I payed for the initial pair.I instead opted to shop around for a different set, and CIPA's Formance Alfas Maximum Intensity was one of the bulbs I stumbled upon. The product description was extremely informative, and equally alluring, but in reality, the Alfas fell way short of the promised numbers. First of all, their product page stated a 5500K color temperature, a pure white, but the package itself is imprinted with a big bold "4300K." I thought fine, the NHXs are rated at 3500K, 4300K should have an even fainter hint of yellow. Wrong, the NHXs are clearer. Their light I would call ivory in color, the Alfas' a margarine. That is better than my old OEM bulbs (made by Stanley Electric) which I would describe as apple juice, but still not 4300K let alone 5500.In the comparison photo, the Alfas are actually much better than the Stanley bulbs, being able to illuminate more of the fence and grass on the right without a heavy yellow cast, but still very yellow versus the NHX. Yes, I get it, the NHXs are double the price of the Alfas, but CIPA was throwing some rather lofty numbers that inflated my expectations. And no, the Alfas aren't bad bulbs. As stated before, they're a definite improvement over OEM, even comparable to my mom's trusty old XtraVision bulbs by Sylvania. However, the XtraVisions are rated to be only about seven percent brighter than factory bulbs. CIPA claims 2300 lumens, about double that of OEM, but nowhere am I seeing double the brightness.I'd only get the Alfas if I wanted improved lighting without sacrificing service life. At 800 hours, it is good for a halogen, especially one with such a high energy draw. Yet, as with color temperature and luminosity, I think that claim is overblown. I can't test it of course since I only had the Alfas for a single night, but I'm willing to bet an 85 watt bulb isn't going to reach 800 hours. The XtraVisions are rated at 850 hours, and that's with a 65 watt maximum.In the end, I ended up returning the Alfas. I shouldn't have expected a twenty dollar bulb to display all of CIPA's claims, but at that price, other much better bulbs are available. Osram's Night Breaker Unlimited for example is even more well regarded by Bulb Facts than the NHX. Philips' X-treme Vision +100% and +130% are also in the twenty dollar range. I'll probably get one of them as replacements for when the NHXs fail and use my old factory bulbs as backups. Unless the Alfas can be had for under twenty dollars, I suggest doing the same for other buyers.

These are cheaper than the ones I had, I bought some philips Halogen bulbs for about $50 USD years ago, they are still running smooth!! It was the wire that melted that caused one of them to fail but after I changed the wiring I realized they still work, I changed them anyways and kept the philips as replacements, these are much more cheaper but still look very good and bright, I can't notice much difference meaning that these pair for the price worth as good as some expensive pair, also note the color is 4300K it says in the package, that is why I'm rating 4 stars, the description said it was 5500K which is not, I hope they last long as the philips, the philips probably are about 3 years old! the first photo is the old ones (philips), the second has one Alfa on the right and the 3rd photo displays both alfas already installed, they pretty much look the same and the brightness looks very similar, I'm afraid I would need to drive around to see if they reach as far as the philips

I have H4 Dual filament bulbs in a 2003 civic. I have been using CIPA bulbs for years, between the blue ones and these ones. These bulbs are stupid bright. They have a special connector because they pull more power than normal halogen bulbs and get hot, but it's never caused any issues for me. Overall great choice if you dont want to do a LED or HID conversion.

I really like these bulbs. Although they have a blue coating, they burn white. The inclusion of high wattage pigtails is a nice touch. They perform much better than standard 55/65 watt bulbs. Not HID good, but an improvement none the less. The price is not that bad, particularly when compared to Piaa and Silver Stars bulbs. A much better choice than blinding others using a cheap HID kit on a reflector housing. The only problem is the Hella high wattage un-coated bulbs outperform the EVO's at a third of the cost. Please keep in mind, the Hella's don't last too long. I haven't had a chance to test the EVO's longevity. But considering the price/performance compared to the Hella's, they would have to last 3 times as long to keep me from buying the Hella's.

I compared these bulbs to my current Autopal Ultra Blue 100/55W halogens installed in my 1970 Olds and the Alfas look yellowish (passenger side in pic). The Autopal ones look more like 5500K HIDs while the Alfas look like what they really are: 4300K halogen bulbs. I will install the Alfas in my 2005 Toyota Echo as it currently has OEM halogens. I didn"t like that there is no mentioning in the ad that these are off-road bulbs and they are neither rated at 5500K as advertised.

I installed the lamp today. It was much brighter than the stock one. Unfortunately, I couldn't use the high temp pigtail because of the size of my headlight bucket. Hopefully, the lamp lasts and my wiring doesn't fry because the extra heat. The pics are before and after.

As always these bulbs work as I want. Some say the don't last long, but at the price, you could keep 2 extra pairs with you for same price as similar bulbs from other companies, that don't last long either. Plus I needed a new plug for my truck any way so just wired in the ceramic plug these came with. I have 3 different vehicle each with these bulbs a pair of h4, 9007 and 9006.

Loved these bulbs when I first got them. Definitely brighter than stock, but the first set I ordered had a bulb failure within a couple weeks. I would still recommend because of the price.