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Subject:Re: High beam short?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Mon, 9 Jul 2007 12:41:28 -0500

Jeff,

Did you upgrade the wiring to larger diameter when you upgraded your
lights to higher wattage??

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Jeffrey Vickers wrote:
> So I'm driving home the other night and I throw on the high beams and
> 20 seconds later, they go out. I switch back to low beams and the low
> beams are still working---get home and both 10 amp high beam fuses
> are blown. I have euro codes with higher watt bulbs (with new grounds
> and relays) as well as 100 watt high beams so I tried 20 amp fuses.
> Now my right hand high beam works fine but the left is blowing the
> fuse. Both low beams OK. No apparent shorts, but I haven't dug out
> the relays. Any thought?
>
> Jeff / 87 Syncro Westy
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