Omron

Its been a while since i have done a review, so forgive me, for those of you looking for headlighting options then i would consider the following.

~~~~~~ Product Name and Product Description

Nokya Hyper Yellow (pro Halogen)
Manufacturer: www.spwusa.com - Overseas connection is I think Korean
Bulb Type: H4
Wattage [draw]: 55
Wattage [output]: 80
Color: Hyper Yellow
Color Temp: 2500K
Warranty: Varies from retailer to retailer

~~~Their Spin on it "Quote"

Upgrade your stock headlight bulbs with NOKYA's newest Hyper Yellow Pro-Halogens. The bright yellow JDM styling provides optimum visibility, and a great look for your car!


~~~~~~Verdict

There is a long standing debate over Yellow headlights vs. all the others. what it comes down to is what sacrifice are you going to make when it comes to your car vision. I will explain below

Brightness/Projection
=80% (85% with white fog lights)

The Debate: These bulbs project light extremely far that is a fact and that has a direct relation to the long wavelength of yellow light. but there is a catch, or at least from my observations. Although the light travels far, those benefits are only relative to the objects it hits. and i am not talking about fog and bad weather just yet. I will get to that in a minute. What i am talking about here is literally the objects that your light hits. All reflective surfaces such as signs, car reflectors show up and illuminate 2 times better then standard headlights and would even say at extreme distances it can even Match a HID system. I am no science wise so I did refer to a physics prof at the UofT. But it is true that Yellow light will project further due to its longer wave length, only Green and Red top that. Other colors below or shorter will encounter the "dispersion" effect due to a shorter and narrower wavelength.

On the Road: Getting beyond all the science, when it actually comes to using the headlights you will definatlly notice a difference right off the bat. For starters, your headlights are yellow, so when you pull up to a white car stopped in front of you, the color of that car will turn yellow, i must stress that this headlight is by all definitions of the word "YELLOW". Also when you are driving on the road/highway, the actually road itself will be yellow, same thing with the white lines on the road for lanes, is that a good thing or bad thing? The answer is yes, when the road is wet and its rainy the lines that we have a hard time seeing are actually illuminated better.

Speaking of bad weather, this is another point of debate, White Vs. Yellow. and its hard in the middle of a snow storm to say which is best you cant hop out and make the switch, but based on my perception i would say the answer is Yellow. Why? Because even if the light penetrated the same, you still get the safety advantage of illuminating reflective objects in front of you. Which for a fact I can see alot clearly with the yellow lights in bad rain and heavy snow. Also your yellow lights are seen by other cars quite easy so from the other side of the safety matter your lights will be seen from father away. Highbeams just produce brighter light, but i will tell you , you flash that stuff driving down the street at midnight and everyones car reflectors , street lights, and everything else will reflect back at ya. its actually really cool how far your light travels.

NEGATIVES: Objects that are colored black are more difficult to see, for example a black car will not turn yellow and it absorbes the yellow light in away that makes it a bit worse then white light. Another thing that might scare the crap out of you is if someone is walking on the side of the road dressed in all black you may have a harder time making out. how bad is it, if i were to put it into numbers, i would say a 10 to 20% penalty for black objects, but nothing to the point where its dangerous. Its something to make note of. How do you solve this issue? well since we are using the H4's as our Primary headlighting system, if your fog lights are standard white then, that penalty with black objects will be resolved.




Color/Style/Night time look/ LEGAL or ILLEGAL?
=80%

The color: As I stated above, these lights are yellow, they are not stock lights with a tinge of yellow to it, they are in every definition of the word yellow and i cant stress that enough.

Style: These are eye grabbers to people who notice, but the one thing I like about the lights is that they are not invasive to the eyes, people who are on coming will not get their eyes burned by the color and i call it a very soft light to look at. The beam is yellow and projects that color on to objects. If you have a yellow protege then this upgrade is for you. Another thing i like is that your friends can pick you out a mile away and know your coming in. It works great when you have to pick somoene up on the street, "look for the yellow lights"

Legal Stuff: I can not confirm if these are DOT or SAE approved, I am sure a call in to them can find that out for you. But and this is a true fact at least when it comes to here in Canada / Ontario. The colour of these headlights are absolutly LEGAL. In the Highway Act of Ontario, it states. http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/S...sh/90h08_e.htm

Section 62. subsection (1) When on a highway at any time from one-half hour before sunset to one-half hour after sunrise and at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavourable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 150 metres or less, every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle shall carry three lighted lamps in a conspicuous position, one on each side of the front of the vehicle which shall display a white or amber light only, and one on the rear of the vehicle which shall display a red light only. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 62 (1).

subsection (3) When on a highway at any time every motorcycle with a side car shall carry a lighted lamp in a conspicuous position on each side of the front of the vehicle which lamps shall display a white or amber light only and a lighted lamp on the rear of the vehicle which shall display a red light only. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 62 (3).

A cop can not give you a ticket because your yellow light falls within the realm of amber, if a cop gives you a hard time ask him what color comes before red at a traffic light, if he says yellow you have him. but all games a side, if you are still issued the ticket just request that he indicate on the ticket what color he sees. i dont know about in the states, but in canada an officer must explain to you the infraction you have commited in a manner that you understand. But dont give the cop a hard time or he might look for something else to give you a ticket on.



Value/Price
=80%

For the price of 25 dollars i would say yes, its worth it. I always stress that if you are buying anything, buy it with a visa or mastercard and take advantage of the double waranty feature on your cards, not sure if thats only standard in Canada, but call your credit card company and ask them about their extended warenty program. But for the 4 months I have been using them, its been running great.

If your a fan of yellow, its great, if not, well its not for you.

But if your sick of the other colors out there or tired of replacing your stocks then give these a try.

I will update this review if something happens.

Enough


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Omron

dont mind the cocacola product placement, we assure you, it just appeared there lol

wizteknet

Yellow headlights will require the right type of matching paint jobs during early evenings, most the time when you see someone with low yellow headlights its usually water damaged vehicle. Personally since I have been blinded many a time by the blues I'd prefer a blue, even thou the yellow probably is better for road vision. Cant wait to get some eye piercing blues as pay back to 4 wheelers 4 lights...

Omron

This is one other side effect to these headlights that are beneficial.

If you drive just with your headlight and no foglights. Statistically speaking, people are less likely to cut you off or change lanes to get in front of you because they cant really figure out who you are or what is up with the yellow light. i have noticed people hesitating to bud in.

something to consider.

strange but true

kargoboy

Hmmm, I could see that happening. That might be the biggest benefit of all.

JDM-P5

Ok.
You have me convinced.
But, where do you buy?

JDM-P5

n/m
They are all over the Bay.
Ebay that is.

Omron

I bought my at a local store in Toronto, (ok ok i bought it at pacific mall)

But ya they are all over, but if you buy it from ebay make sure the vender is rated really high. but if you do a search online on google, you can pick a online retailer that carries it as well.

Omron

These are pics from the Korean website, to give you an idea,

i am waiting to get my 6 meg pixel cam back to see if i can get it to capture the exact color quality,

but this pic here i think comes close

MC

hey what is this pacific mall thing??? ( i heard it on russel peters when he was makin fun of asians and indian.... it some sorta cheap *** mall??)

another question aint our card 55/65W.... and this is 55/80... would the extra heat created by the output damage the headlight thingy???

i got the 55/65 autotechnica ultra white ones.... got em for a bargain price too

Omron

ya i was confused about that too, these ***** draw only standard wattage the 80 stuff on the package is what they say is what it is equal too, same thing with what PIAA says about their bulbs, that they put out equal to 120 blah blah blah.

and pacific mall is a asian mall in the north end of Toronto, its the place to go for deals, but its kinda like a big flemarket