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Subject:Re: '86 on driving lights. 100W
From:Derek Drew
Date:Wed, 6 Mar 1996 19:53:25 -0500 (EST)

At 01:59 PM 3/1/96 -0600, you wrote:
>Has anyone replaced the 50W bulb in the square high beam driving 
>lights with a 100W bulb?
>
>any signs of amperage overload on the wiring?
>
>was the light output difference noticable?
>
>do they take an H1 bulb?
>
>-dan

I use 80/100s 9004

They have melted the connectors that connect the wiring harness to the bulbs.

Also, my ignntion switch went bad and perhaps it was because of the
excessive current as per advice from Dennnis Haynes.

So I plan to install a relay and replace the plastic connectors on the end
of the wiring harness and see how it goes from there.

Yes, they are brighter, but the low beams still seem pitiful compared the
the bright highs.
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Derek Drew                              New York, NY
drew@interport.net
DerekDrew@aol.com (backup; rarely checked)
'90 Syncro Westfalia... 
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