Dipped beam VAZ-2110: types, choice, replacement

In the SDA of any country now there is a clause obliging drivers to ride even in daytime with the dipped headlights on or with daytime running lights. There are no DRLs on VAZ-2110. And the factory lights do not work very well. Poor low-light - this is an inconvenience for drivers and one of the causes of accidents involving pedestrians. Factory fluorescent bulbs VAZ-2110 shine so that pedestrians are not always noticeable on dark roads. Drivers try to replace the regular light bulbs with alternatives. Let's look at what a good passing light bulb should be for the VAZ-2110 and what kinds of these products exist.

Established optics

Dipped beam lamps VAZ-2110 - this is one of the main links in the headlamp on this model. In addition to it, the car is equipped with an element for the main beam. Also, the domestic "ten" is equipped with fog lights and various lights. But their quality of light is also far from ideal.

Lamps, which are installed, are manufactured at the Avtosvet plant in the city of Kirzhach. These are halogen products. They are not distinguished by high luminous efficiency, are sold at reasonable prices, are not too durable.

Now there is a large selection of different lamps, and the standard elements can be replaced with any options. The modern market offers more technological halogen lamps Philips, LED products in the dipped beam, as well as xenon models. The latter will be discussed in more detail.

Xenon light

These lamps over the past 10 years, and so much they are in operation, managed to win the hearts of most foreign car owners and domestic cars. There is a wide range of light bulbs on the market. Xenon products differ significantly higher brightness than traditional halogen light. Among the shortcomings - the difficulties in the installation process, the need to purchase and install the ignition unit. The price of the kit starts from one and a half thousand rubles without installation. Xenon lamp provides significantly better visibility for the driver of the car, which means it increases the level of safety. The intensity of the light flux of such optics will be 2.8 times higher than that of the halogen lamp. At the same time, the power consumption is one and a half times less. The light of xenon is as close as possible to natural light (it is without visible yellow). The service life of such gas-filled products is 5 times greater than that of an ordinary lamp. Such a light not only increases safety, but also attracts the attention of other participants in the movement. And one more advantage - the headlight shines purely white, and not a yellow beam. This highlights the car from the stream.

Halogen lamps

They are also widespread. The products are ideal for operation in fog conditions. A low price makes them available to everyone. A significant disadvantage of this light is the poor lighting of the road. But there are manufacturers who make high-quality and bright bulbs for cars. The bulb is a quartz glass flask. Inside it is an inert gas. It's a pair of halogen. The lamp can become very hot during operation, and quartz glass works best in such conditions. The market presents a huge number of types of these bulbs. Distinguish them on the base. Dipped beam VAZ-2110 should be equipped with a H1 socket. Also on sale there are products of type H4. They are also used in the dipped beam. The halogen lamp is powered from 12V, and the rated power is 55W. With regard to the clarity and brightness of the light flux, these characteristics depend on the color temperature of a particular light bulb. The maximum values are 5000 K.

Incandescent lamps

These products are unremarkable and do not have special advantages. Such bulbs for auto installed earlier in the process of assembling the car in the factory. On technical characteristics, the product of the filament type is much inferior even to halogen, but this is quite enough to ensure minimum safety for the driver and his passengers. It is not recommended to drive with these bulbs at high speed.

LED Light

Along with xenon and halogen, on sale there are LED lamps on VAZ-2110 (low-beam H1 including). The main advantage is that they are bright. They shine better than xenon. Also motorists mark their high service life - it makes from 5 to 10 thousand hours. For example, a good halogen lamp will burn no more than 500, and a xenon lamp will be able to work up to 2500 hours. Also, LEDs are characterized by low energy consumption. The indicator does not exceed 3.5 watts, while the halogen lamp requires 55 watts. Consumption of xenon is 35. With the help of light-emitting diodes the craftsmen create so-called adaptive headlights, which in principle is impossible with halogen lamps, and when using xenon it will be very difficult and expensive. Another plus of LEDs is radiation, which is close to natural light.

There are disadvantages, but there are not many of them. Quality VAZ-2110 low-beam dipped-beam lamps are quite expensive, and those that are inexpensive are not of high quality and durability. There are a lot of Chinese products on the market that are not very high quality. LEDs can not be serviced. If they are out of order, then it is necessary to change the lamp as a whole. The design of the product is rather complicated, and in the process of work it becomes very hot.

But experts say that there is little use for LED bulbs. Do not be flattered by advertising, which refers to the super-brightness. Laboratory tests show that the VAZ-2110 passing lamp (H1 or H4 cap) installed in the headlight without an adaptive system illuminates even worse than the halogen lamp. The power of the diode product is 30 watts. The luminous flux is 3600 K, and the resource is an average of five years. The price starts at four thousand rubles per pair. The lower the power of the product, the worse the quality of lighting. Experts do not recommend installing inexpensive products (the Chinese passing lamp H4 and H1). The light of the diodes is bright, but it does not illuminate as qualitatively as the analogs.

Overview of popular halogen products among owners of VAZ-2110

Owners of these models of cars communicate in profile forums, where they make different ratings of the best lamps. It is worth considering the most popular options.

Philips Vision

These products provide 30% more light than standard halogen models. In addition, these Philips bulbs are many times better than regular ones in terms of quality and resistance to wear. Often it is these products that are installed on cars during assembly, which is an indicator of quality. For cars VAZ-2110 this lamp has the best ratio of price to quality, the motorists note.

Philips VisionPlus

This is the company's customary "Vision". The lamp is much better lighting the road surface by as much as 60%. The product in the technical characteristics has a higher luminous efficiency.

Philips X-treme Vision lamps

This is the most powerful component in this series. The luminous flux here is increased by 100% compared to an ordinary halogen lamp. The light beam is really bright and even the fog breaks through.

Osram Night Breaker Plus

The "Osram" lamp illuminates the roadway 90% brighter than the standard one. In addition, the product has light, which is 10% whiter than in the standard model. Due to this, the visibility of the roadway increases to 35 meters. The lifetime of such a product is 50 percent higher than usual.

Philips Diamond Vision 5000K

This product is 20% brighter than the standard lamp in the optics system of VAZ-2110 cars. Dipped light with this lamp approaches the natural daytime as much as possible. At a price higher than all other solutions, the technical characteristics of this brand are also several times higher. The product has an excellent build quality and a high service life.

Osram CoolBlue

This "Osram" lamp has a high color temperature, which is 5000 K. The motorists say that the light beam is very white and bright. At the same time, the driver's eyes are not at all exhausted, and the roadway lighting is at altitude. Counter-drivers do not blind the lamp, which is also very important.

About the choice of LED products

The choice of really high-quality LED lamps in the current market is small. These are all the same brands that produce halogen lamps:

• Philips.
• Osram.
• Narva.

There are also domestic producers, for example, "Mayak". Experts conducted a series of independent tests, during which they managed to create a certain rating. During the tests, all parameters were checked. So, the best indicators for products "Osram" and "Philips". This is quite an expected result. In second place - the products of the domestic company "Mayak". But when installing LED lamps, it is necessary to consider whether optics is designed for such a product. If the headlight is made for working with halogen species, then all the pluses that the lamp has will come to naught. It makes sense to buy the same "halogen", but with higher performance.

Conclusion

So, we reviewed the VAZ-2110 passing-light bulbs presented in the automotive market. Which are better? Only branded. It is worth giving preference to halogen. Xenon with an illiterate installation will blind drivers, and LEDs will not be able to show everything they can, because of the characteristics of the optics (on the "dozens" the glass is corrugated).