Please reply to Dave, not me!

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Bayer [mailto:daveb@cp.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 8:23 PM
To: Vanagon Mail
Subject: Re: Vanagon High Beams...

Don & Sue Welch wrote:
>
> We would like to increase the wattage of our highbeams in our 1991
Vanagon.
[SNIP]
> Question..... what part number... bulb number... will help me
> find the right part... and... can I use a 70-80 watt light without
> harming the system..?

        The high beam is an H3 bulb. Don't know if the system
can take the extra 2-4 amps without putting relays in to
bypass the light switch/low-high selector in the steering
column; I believe people have had problems with 100 watt
bulbs but that is another 3-4 amps on top of your proposal...

dave