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Date:         Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:59:47 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: rallylights.com vendor comment
In-Reply-To:  <006401c4594e$306c94c0$604be251@Calles>
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>Nice assortment there !
>Just beware of putting anything over 60/55 W in your Vanagon, especially if
>you have the square lights !
>It will give a nice bright light for starters but after a while you might
>get the same experience that I did with reflectors turning yellowish, glass
>that cracked, short life on the bulbs and at the end a wire meltdown!
>The lights on the Vanagon are too small to get rid of all the heat that
>builds up with the more  "powerful" bulbs, itīs a much better investment to
>get the relay upgrade shown f.ex. on Stern lightings webpage and get full
>voltage to the 60/55 W bulbs !


... or to retrofit large round H4s...
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