Please reply to Dave, not me! -----Original Message----- From: Dave Bayer [mailto:daveb@cp.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 8:23 PM To: Vanagon Mail Subject: Re: Vanagon High Beams... Don & Sue Welch wrote: > > We would like to increase the wattage of our highbeams in our 1991 Vanagon. [SNIP] > Question..... what part number... bulb number... will help me > find the right part... and... can I use a 70-80 watt light without > harming the system..? The high beam is an H3 bulb. Don't know if the system can take the extra 2-4 amps without putting relays in to bypass the light switch/low-high selector in the steering column; I believe people have had problems with 100 watt bulbs but that is another 3-4 amps on top of your proposal... dave |
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