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Subject:Re: High beam short?
From:Keith Ovregaard
Date:Mon, 9 Jul 2007 14:12:25 -0700

Hey Jeff

You might want to mention which high beams are blowing the fuse. The
inners or outers? Are the low beams staying on when switched to highs?
Do the fuses blow if the bulbs are removed? Did we have too many beers
during this project? Can't be that hard to track down. Better come on
over. Cold beer in my fridge. Maybe we can find something else to short
out ;-o

Keith O

Date:    Mon, 9 Jul 2007 09:13:02 -0700
From:    Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject: High beam short?

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