Light on the road means comfort, visibility, safety of the driver, passengers and other road users. At the same time, the very quality of the light characteristics of the car’s front lights depends on two factors of the lighting unit: the diffuser and the reflector. Therefore, the light bulbs on the VAZ 2114 must be of high quality, regardless of the year of production of your particular car.
It is also worth mentioning the aesthetics of the glow of the “eyes” of your car, because this is the first thing that people see when they meet your car for the first time at night. Let's figure out how to choose the right “mirror of the soul” of the iron horse, what nuances you should know about.
Bulbs in the headlights of a VAZ 2114
WORTH KNOWING! Lamps on the VAZ 2114 of the latest series are installed from BOSCH, which gives an incomparable quality of visibility on the road at night compared to earlier domestic analogues.
Types of lighting fixtures
There is an opinion among police officers that every fifth road accident occurs due to the fault of incorrectly selected or faulty lighting devices, so a reasonable question arises: “What are they?”
Standard bulbs VAZ 2114
There are two types of lamps, one of which has subtypes:
- xenon – the popularity of “xenon” and “bi-xenon” and other buzzwords, which, in essence, call one type of lamp, appeared for a reason, because this lighting device has a whole bunch of positive aspects against just one drawback. On the negative side, they note that the VAZ 2114 network is designed for halogen lights, and difficulties often arise with the installation of xenon. If you solve this problem, you will get: a double reduction in energy consumption, triple light, gentle load on the generator and engine, and almost ten times the service life in comparison with halogen analogues;
Xenon bulbs VAZ 2114
- halogen - are a classic solution, have several advantages over their xenon counterpart, but do not solve the main tasks assigned to lighting devices. Among the advantages, they usually note the ability to configure a passive view of the roadside, which is not essential for new European cars with intelligently customizable headlights, but is still important for the VAZ 2114, and the ability to choose the color of the headlights. They have many more disadvantages than “xenon lights”: high energy consumption, regular maintenance work, excessive heat transfer during operation.
Halogen bulb VAZ 2114
A few final tips
To avoid injury and replace correctly:
- wait a while after turning off the headlights - halogen headlights get very hot and if you don’t wait, you can get burned;
- do not choose too bright headlights - even burnt-out wiring is not as important as the lives that can be crippled by a driver blinded by you;
- Always carry out work with gloves - temperature, cracked glass, unexpected condensation, all this will not harm you if you protect yourself.
Types of headlights
If the xenon headlight bulbs of the VAZ 2114 only lead to an installation problem, then when buying halogen ones, the car enthusiast also faces the problem of choice, because there are several types:
- Standard - in the modern configuration of the VAZ 2114 it is BOSCH with a power range of 60/55W. On previous versions of the car, the power was also in this range, but the car was equipped with domestic manufacturers, which noticeably affected the quality of the headlights.
Standard
- Amplified ones are more expensive than classic lamps and are marked +30 (50, etc.)%. Such headlights operate approximately the same percentage less, cost the same percentage more, and consume energy in the appropriate mode.
Amplified lamp
- Improved visibility – the bulb of these illuminators has a slight blue tint. While consumption and heating remain normal, the light is brighter, and visibility on dry or snowy roads is better and further. Such headlights do not blind oncoming car owners, but without high-quality fog lights they are unable to illuminate the road in rainy weather.
- All-weather - differ from standard ones by the presence of a yellow coating on the light source. In terms of technical characteristics, they are no different from them, but they help create a visual contrast in the contours of objects, especially when the weather is bad outside.
All weather lamp
- Increased power - these headlights are a product of the market, which generated demand, and not an objective necessity. More powerful lamps are the prerogative of young people who do not take into account possible road problems associated with the consequences of such “tuning”.
IMPORTANT! The manufacturer directly declares a ban on the installation of heavy-duty halogen lights, because they blind oncoming drivers and lead to a lot of accidents, both outside the city and within its boundaries.
What is the difference between Bosch and Kirzhach?
It will be difficult for an ignorant person to distinguish Bosch from Kerzhik, so let's look at this situation in detail.
The first noticeable difference can be found when we open the hood and try to replace the headlight bulb. To gain access to replacing the lamp, on a Bosch headlight we need to unscrew the round black casing. On the Kirzhach headlight, this casing already has a rectangular shape and is held on by two screw fasteners. This difference is clearly presented in the pictures (Bosch on the right, Kirzhach on the left).
The next visible difference is in the headlight glass design itself.
Appearance of Bosch and Kirzhach headlights
In addition to a different pattern, each headlight has a manufacturer's logo. The Bosch headlight also includes a frame for the headlight glass, which can be seen without disassembling the headlight.
The mounts for turn signals also differ: on a Kirzhach headlight, the turn signal has two mounts, a central latch and a spring tensioner. Boshev turn signals also have two fasteners and a tensioner, but the latch is no longer present.
From this it follows that turn signals from different manufacturers are not interchangeable.
But perhaps the most basic and most important difference between headlights lies in the design of the reflector. Kirzhach has a narrow and long reflector, inside of which there is a partition that divides the light beam into 2 parts. Another important difference is the absence of the upper wall of the Kirzhach headlight reflector. The Boshevsky reflector, unlike the Kirzhach one, has a wider and shorter reflector, and all four walls of the reflector are also present.
We choose which lamps are best to put in the headlights for the VAZ-2114
If we talk about choosing xenon headlights, it is obvious that the main indicator is power. The most justified options are from 4300K to 6000K, and more powerful illuminators are capable of only a decorative function. If the question concerns halogen headlights, then drivers sometimes find it difficult to decide which bulbs in the VAZ 2114 headlights will be most comfortable for them.
Of all the possible variations of H4 illuminators offered by the domestic market, the following deserve attention:
- OSRAM COOL BLUE INTENCE – have the highest brightness levels and illumination close to natural daylight. A clear winner in the categories of brightness, comfort and road safety. The consumption of these headlights fluctuates in the range of close to 80W, which is higher than the standard, but does not significantly load the system. The service life of such headlights is also close to classic BOSCH ones, but the price is noticeably higher;
- NARVA H4 RANGE POWER is a strong mid-ranger, not much different in price from the classic, but slightly better than it in all respects. If you want a confident analogy to standard headlights, and do not want to adapt to different road situations, Narva is definitely your choice;
- IPF SUPERDEAM are good all-weather headlights that can help a car enthusiast in difficult atmospheric conditions. Otherwise they are no different from regular BOSCH;
- PHILIPS h4 – illuminators are completely similar to Narva, the only minor difference is the price and longer service life;
- KOITO WHITE is a lighting device that has been promoted in the vastness of domestic auto stores, but nothing from the advertisement, except for full compliance with what the lamp and base of the VAZ 2114 should be, has been confirmed by tests.
Popular light bulbs for VAZ 2114
Why halogen?
When it comes to replacing any parts, car enthusiasts look first at price. The cost of replaced elements began to play an even greater role, and during the crisis, expensive brands began to be in less and less demand. However, almost every manufacturer produces halogen-based models, which belong to the budget category and are much cheaper.
Energy consumption also plays an important role. And here halogen is the ideal choice. In this case, it turns out that you can save not only money, but also battery power. This reduces the risk of being left without a car in the morning if you forgot to turn off the headlights in the evening. That is why halogen light bulbs often become the choice of a sophisticated driver.
Light at night is the “head” of everything
Visibility of the highway at night depends on the quality of light
Definitely, the quality of light affects the viewing range of the route. Behind all this is a reflector and diffuser in the lighting unit .
The VAZ-2114 is equipped with a BOSCH instrument unit, the directional beam of which is incomparable with previous domestic analogues.
Alternative option
Alternative VAZ optics are represented by the Pro Sport series, which can also be used in Samara.
This type of headlights is also used for the VAZ 2115 and VAZ 2113 models.
If you wish, you can complete the purchase, for example, add an LED strip or repaint it to your preferred color. How to bring this to life?
It's quite simple. If you disassembled Samara's factory headlights, then installing ProSport headlights will not be difficult. The only thing worth paying attention to is the process of improving the headlights itself. All alterations should be carried out before the first installation in the installation location. To perform the necessary manipulations with lighting devices, you will need 3 simple things: a hair dryer, a screwdriver and a blade. Next you need to perform the following scheme:
- We take the “Sport” headlights, disassemble their outer part and get to the place where the conductors are attached to the reflector and the lamp.
- Using the warm jet of a hairdryer, you need to carefully melt the layer of sealant that holds the wiring. After warming up, it will become viscous like a rubber band.
- Carefully cut off the soft sealant so as not to damage the headlight.
- Now you can start painting the substrate. Any color other than silver will need to be removed. Painting should be done using an aerosol, and the preferred type of dye to use is heat-resistant aerosol enamel.
- If painting is carried out in several layers, the headlights end up being tinted manually.
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
Essentially, the h4 halogen lamp is an ordinary incandescent light bulb. However, there are still some differences. During production, halogen vapors (usually bromine or iodine) are added to the flask. As a result, the service life increases and it becomes possible to increase the maximum temperature of the spirals. At the same time, the brightness increases significantly, which makes them such an attractive option when choosing lighting elements.
Halogen bulbs used in the automotive industry do not have any disadvantages, since only the use of alternating current can reveal an insignificant disadvantage (low-frequency noise when used with a dimmer).
The operating principle itself allows the production of small-sized light bulbs, since tungsten deposits do not remain on the bulb. The thing is that when it reacts with halogens, it either burns out or returns to the coil (which allows the temperature to increase).
There are also relatively new IRC-halogen models. Their peculiarity is that the bulb has a coating that reflects infrared radiation inside the bulb. This significantly reduces energy consumption and almost doubles the service life.
Thus, having a number of advantages, halogen is gradually displacing conventional incandescent light bulbs from the market. Low cost and high efficiency, along with durability, make them the best-selling in the world.
Main conclusions
The VAZ 2114 headlights have halogen lamps with an H4 socket by default. These are two-strand designs in which one thread is responsible for the high beam and the other for the low beam. In addition to halogen, the following can be used:
- incandescent lamps;
- xenon;
- LED bulbs.
Most users prefer LEDs, but according to the rules it is necessary to use standard halogen designs. Express your thoughts about lamps for the VAZ 2114 in the comments.
Below we talk about what kind of light bulbs are in the headlights of the VAZ 2114, as well as in all other lighting fixtures of this car. In addition, the article provides expert advice on choosing light bulbs.
What to choose?
It would seem that we are talking about German quality products, which by definition should be better than their domestic counterpart. But in reality things are somewhat different.
Let's look at the key features of Kirzhach and Bosch headlights to determine which ones you should choose for your VAZ 2110 model.
It is noteworthy that this is one of the few exceptions when domestic products turned out to be better than foreign ones. Sad but true.
