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Old 11-Mar-2010, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by NorthernEG
I was thinking of doing the same thing. At the time I worked at part source and picked up a pair of PIAA's for a good price. They state they pull the same wattage of stock headlights(so no new wiring needed) but the design of them made the put our more power 135/125w.
Yeah I'm going to be adding at least one set of fog lamps with even more wattage then the headlamps...probably 130watts+. Gotta be careful though, when you get up tot he 130watt range they warn you those bulbs can melt some plastic headlamp assemblies...lol
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Old 11-Mar-2010, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by MPR
Yeah I'm going to be adding at least one set of fog lamps with even more wattage then the headlamps...probably 130watts+. Gotta be careful though, when you get up tot he 130watt range they warn you those bulbs can melt some plastic headlamp assemblies...lol
i only put 60w bulbs into my fogs, and the glass lens cracked from the heat. time to get new depo fogs =)

other than, thicker guage wires, new fuses, and relays, what else did u need to do to use the higher wattage bulbs? also are they running much hotter than the 60/55w?
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Old 15-Mar-2010, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by subsonic-civic
i only put 60w bulbs into my fogs, and the glass lens cracked from the heat. time to get new depo fogs =)

other than, thicker guage wires, new fuses, and relays, what else did u need to do to use the higher wattage bulbs? also are they running much hotter than the 60/55w?
Did nothing else. They do run hotter for sure, but not hot enough to melt the housing/assembly.
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