Oh. I remember the switch going bad.

My code lights are better. But I need them to go a little further.

The Piaa are 55 watts but they claim as bright as 110. Don't know what I think about that. And maybe someone else is better. But I do need something a tad better, even with ECode lenses.

> On Jan 26, 2015, at 11:33 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:
> 
> You don’t need 100 watt bulbs. Especially if you have the E-Code lenses. They’re designed to work with 55 watt bulbs. The headlight relays are to ensure that the full current isn’t going through your headlight switch (which is the OEM design.)
> 
>> On Jan 26, 2015, at 2:28 PM, Mudd Sparrow <rummaging@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I have E-Code lights (headlamps)
>> 
>> They won't turn on unless the engine is running. I forget if the stock lights behave the same way.
>> 
>> Since they did the relay thing, am I limited to 55 watts?
>> 
>> I saw Piaa bulbs claiming their 55 was -> 110 watts in effect. 
>> 
>> Pricey. Don't know what to believe.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 26, 2015, at 10:52 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The connectors are designed for 55 Watts. Your use of non-road legal light bulbs is simply too much wattage for what the connectors (and wiring) are able to handle. 
>>> 
>>> Heck, I used 55 watt fog lights, and they were too much for the 29 year old wiring/connectors/fusebox  in my 86. 
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 26, 2015, at 12:15 PM, Pat Patterson <SESRating@AOL.COM> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> My 80/100 hi/low bulbs have been cooking the plastic connectors that  plug
>>>> on the back of the bulbs.  Is there a source for ceramic  connectors?  I
>>>> have an 86 and it works OK with 4 100 watt high beams and  two 80 watt low
>>>> beams, until it destroys the plastic connectors.
>>>> 
>>>> Pat
>>>> 86 AW Subi 2.5
>>>> 82 Westy
>>>> in SC near Charlotte NC