Ugh, my headlight is out again, and i am wondering if there is any way to get the current bulb out of the housing since I used JB Weld to seal it. My other question is will these headlights work ok with the stock wiring harness??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2448879084
or should I go with these ones..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2448446815

I really want to increase my road visibility at night, and I was wondering what the stock harness will support, and if the higher ones would be safe.
Thanks!
Brandon

 

Too late, bought the first ones. , guess I will see how easy it is to get JB Weld off sometime next week
Brandon

 

Good luck with the JB Weld. That is some evil stuff to deal with. Unfortunately, I bet you end up getting some more lenses by the time it is all said and done.

 

To run higher wattage bulbs in the headlights, and get all of the power they need supplied to them, run a 30 amp relay in line with the stock wiring (also with a direct power draw off the battery). The maximum wattage bulb you can safely run on the stock wiring is a 130W bulb.

Now - that does not mean you will have a good current flow necessarily. You will be able to get the full 130W of power to the bulbs, but a larger gauge harness would be helpful.

How to calculate these figures
First use this formula to find the amperage output:
watts of device/volts of source = amps (current being drawn) or W / VDC = I

Example: 55w bulb/12volts (battery) = 4.6 amps
Most people say add 20% for safety...
4.6 + 20% = 5.5 amps

Then use this chart to determine the wire guage size needed. (From Reference Data For Radio Engineers)

Gauge of Wire-------Max Current (in amps)
20------------------------7.5
18------------------------10
16------------------------13
14------------------------17
12------------------------23
10------------------------33
8-------------------------46
6-------------------------60
4-------------------------80
2-------------------------100
1-------------------------125
0-------------------------150

 

You'll be happy with those, I have them...

Do a search, I posted my website that has pics of them in my car and them vs. silverstars.

It should only be a week or so old so it shouldn't be too far back.

 

Yeah those Nokya's work great ! Mine never burned out as long as I had them. I also like the Showoff Krypton/Xenon's