Quinton Hazel launches new range of long-life bulbs

Quinton Hazell has launched a new range of long-life light bulbs, with a beaming range of 30 products and more to follow soon.

The all-new selection includes headlight, rear and side indicator, rear light and brake light bulbs. The range will be expanded later in the autumn to include High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlight bulbs, which are currently in their final phase of development. Halogen headlight bulbs are available from launch.

Andy Lees, sales director for Quinton Hazell, says: ‘Our new range of bulbs is really strengthening our position in the car component market – already this year, we’ve extended our range to include thousands of new brake cables, steering and suspension, waterpumps and thermostats. Concurrently, we continue to develop, expand and cement our presence in other fields.

‘Over the past decade, vehicle lighting has been a focus for car manufacturers, making it a key priority for suppliers to deliver. On the whole, headlamps themselves now feature complex surfaces, and halogen bulbs have been greatly improved: in most cases, they offer around 30 per cent more light on the road compared to an equivalent bulb several years ago.’

The halogen bulbs have a longer life than standard bulbs thanks to the gas pressure and composition. Halogen gas is used to help reattach tungsten molecules after they have evaporated due to the heat. Other inert gasses, such as krypton, argon and xenon, which serve as to insulate the filament and slow down the evaporation of molecules.

‘Our selection of bulbs is the latest generation,’ says Lees. ‘The long life bulbs are suitable for all makes and models, as they run at the same voltage and wattage as the standard product. 95 per cent of the market Pareto is covered by our new range, and this will increase with new additions over the coming weeks.’

Quinton Hazell’s new range of auto bulbs is catalogued in full on Autocat+, and is available to order from QH Direct.