Nicely Done.
Do note that these bulbs are legally limited in their overall lumen output by the gov't.
The GE NH's are better than other Sealed beam 6054 bulbs in where they project the allotted light. The precision of the reflector and the crenellations are superior, yielding improved vision to the driver.
Halogen Lights which advertise a whiter light have a blue coating over the bulb itself. This blue coating reduces the amount of overall light, requiring the filament be overdriven to overcome the filtering effect of the blue tint. This is why you read so many reports of Sylvania Silverstar bulbs short lifespans. Any halogen bulb advertised as a whiter light has this light obscuring blue tint.
Beware of the marketing saying they are actually brighter. They cannot be, legally. Their wattage is limited, their lumen output is regulated. Best thing to do with a sealed beam bulb is increase the voltage that makes it to the bulb. 'They' cannot regulate that, yet.
In comparison with an older bulb a new bulb will be brighter, but there is no truth in advertising anyway, so when they make that 50% brighter claim, this is how they fidge the data. Sure it is 50% brighter, than the old bulb at the end of its lifespan and fed 1.5 less volts. No asterix required.
The way our eyes perceive light is not the same as the way our brains decide to judge a light source. Yellower light actually has more contrast, and the whole whiter is brighter is just a fad by those who want their car to look German or High End Japanese. Actual HID lights designed around a HID light source are a different matter.
Ultra bright HID retrofits kits which flood the whole foreground with light, actually constrict the driver's pupils, reducing the ability to see properly at speed.
And there is nothing worse than those that put HID retrofit kits into Halogen reflectors.
Number one they do not put the light where needed.
Number2 they blind oncoming traffic
Number 3 they are illegal.
I am noticing they are beginning to pull over HID in halogen reflector offenders in this area.
Stupid ricers.
Anyway, if you care to know more about this topic, Read on Daniel Stern's website, and the Candlepowerforums have some serious knowledge base going on.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...6-quot-x-8-quot-sealed-beam-replacements