Young Version — August 1999

The color temperature reaches 3,800 K, close to sunlight. Among headlight bulbs, Euro White Max meets strict European standards, which are more demanding than Japanese standards about variation in light output. That means this bulb is highly reliable. Its 3,800 K color temperature means lower values look redder and higher values look bluish-white. Daylight color temperature varies by season…

…but is about 5,000 K; a standard bulb is around 3,200 K. The more bluish-white the light, the brighter it appears to the human eye, so you can imagine how noticeable Euro White will be! Let’s replace it and compare it with the factory bulb. Wow, it’s bright! No wonder: its brightness is in the 120/100 W class, about twice the standard bulb, while power consumption stays at 60/50 W. The color is whiter than expected, making the stock bulb look brownish. It also includes a position lamp, so replacing that should make things twice as bright—or so the ad says!