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Subject:Re: Hid AUX lamps GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
From:Kai Mei
Date:Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:47:36 -0500

Well, you only have so many amps in your alternator, and your battery...

This is more light on the road, and less heat. Say your running down
the road with 300 w of low beam and fogs...

You could conceivably be doing better with 100w low and 60w HID.

On Nov 13, 2007, at 3:17 PM, Michael Elliott wrote:

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> On 11/13/2007 9:11 AM Kai Mei wrote:
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>> $349 might be better that the Square H4's... Gotta be more efficient
>> energy wise.
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> I gotta ask: how much impact would the energy efficiency of the
> bulbs have on overall fuel consumption? Close to zero is my guess.
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> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
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