Hella Lights

I am in the market for some extra light.
Ive been trying to compare Hella 500 driving light to Hella Black Magic driving lights.

the 500s use H3 12v 55watt bulbs
$50.00 set

the BM use H2 12v 55watt bulbs
$170.00 set

what light is brighter and will shot farther? does anyone have experience with either one?
i like the black magics but am i paying $120 for strictly the black out feature

 

i have the 500's, and im happy with them. plenty bright enough for me. i think the black magics are a bigger light, with a better light output.........i think the bulbs are bigger, and the reflectors may be a bit better in the black magics than in the 500's.

 

+1 Better output on the light when the light is off you see the black and when you hit the switch it reflects alot better, better technology into the light, i too have the hella 500's and i am happy with them if i need more light thats what my hid offroad light are for.

 

what the driving light beam pattern like?
is it wider and longer then hi beams?

 

To me high beams send a wide pattern out, im sure its a driving pattern unless it states its a pencil beam pattern,
pencil beam is just that - a very long, narrow beam - very specialized. Used for rally in conjunction with other lamps and used for desert racing but with at least a dozen on a vehicle
fog pattern is very wide and very flat. Maybe 170 Degrees wide and only a couple feet high. Only good for several hundred feet by design
Driving light produces a long-range pencil-shaped light pattern. Greatly increases night time visibility at highway speeds.

 

it is a driving light beam pattern
so is it similar to a hi beam pattern?

 

An example