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Subject:Re: H4 European Headlight report
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Wed, 13 May 2009 22:20:52 +1200

> 80 / 100s work well in the e-code lights.� I
> get no one brighting me at all.� Do not run plastic covers on the
> lights or they will not be happy due to over heating.� I run 55 /
> 100s in mine so in town and low speed where I use the high beams the most
> they are normal and a little extra umph on the highway with the 100W high
> beams and the extra wind to cool them off.

I used Ring 65/100s in my 75 Bay, and the bulbs ran so hot the bases
burned. The bulbs still worked, but the terminals were dangling loose
in the ends. They didn't put out visually better light than 55/65s.

-- 
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut

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