Date:         Fri, 16 Feb 2001 17:37:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Gary Stearns <gstearns@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Gary Stearns <gstearns@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: H3 bulbs
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By "auxiliary" do you mean high beams or fog lights? In either case, you
might pop the fuse, you probably will fry the switch, and most importantly,
the stock wiring can't supply the amperage needed.  The load actually
reduces the voltage. You be pretty disappointed with your new killer bulbs.
If you are going to go to hi watt bulbs, you really have to upgrade the
wiring and add relays.  I have had some experience in upgrading wiring and
relays but sticking with stock bulbs.  Makes a bigger difference than going
to hi watt bulbs!   I now have H3 fogs &  H3 hi beams at 100 watts, and the
H4 headlights are 80/100's.  All 6 are backed up with massive wiring, heavy
relays, and soldered connections.  If I could go 100 mph, I'd still be
nowhere near outrunning the lights.  Yes, it made a huge difference.

Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Cassidy" <pcassidy@APPLE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 4:22 PM
Subject: H3 bulbs


> Hi all,
>
>      'nother quick question; anyone tried using 100W H3 bulbs in their
> auxiliary lights? Improvement? Did it fry your wiring? Did the standard
> 10A fuse pop?
>
> Pete C (getting ideas)
>
> --
> Peter Cassidy,                   pcassidy@apple.com
> Sr. Dev. Engineer                 +353-21-4284316
> WW Operations Engineering
> Apple, Cork, Ireland.
>