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by **phat_levin** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:17 pm

ive got 55w narva bulbs in place of the 35w factory ones, repco guy said itd b fine but they get mighty hot!! are they too big?

by **10k 20v** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:22 pm

i've got 55w in mine and have had no problems BUT i have heard of some people having trouble

by **phat_levin** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:22 pm

trouble like what exactly?

by **10k 20v** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:30 pm

ask acesniper

by **Lloyd** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:23 pm

You be drawing 50% more current than originally which may be alright but it might cause your car to burn down. If you up the wattage of lighting (or anything really) then you should upgrade the associated wiring.

You might be fine with that though

by **phat_levin** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:26 pm

i love the way u use 'might' lol

by **Lloyd** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:49 pm

Its so I'm not responsible when you find your car as a pile of blackness

by **phat_levin** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:51 pm

haha, how would that happen if my car was say parked at school with the lights off? or r u saying it could catch fire while im driving? :roll:

by **Lloyd** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:07 pm

Well it probably wont be an issue but it might pay to check that there is reasonable wiring in place. Yeah, it would only happen if the lights were on, didn't think about that

by **phat_levin** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:41 pm

and how do i check that?

by **AceSniper** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:49 pm

its not much of a problem on levins from what iv seen... but on truenos its risky... since the fog lights are in a smaller housing made of crappyer plastic they get dark heat spots in the lense... looks ugly, and to find a 35watt its damn hard... ham toyota didnt know anything about them an sent me to nissan? ended up goen back an they found one... for $50!! its a hard choice since 2nd hand ones will prolly be on there last legs an its hard to find new ones.

by **phat_levin** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:51 pm

how long does it take for these dark spots to appear??

Altezza RS200-Z · by **Sanxta** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:10 pm

has anyone found a bulb for these cars that has that nice blue hue?

like on audis etc.?

by **aesc** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 9:56 am

Sanxta wrote:has anyone found a bulb for these cars that has that nice blue hue?

Yip I did, they are just an H3 type bulb, but still 55W. They give off a real nice blue look too. When I bought them they were the highest 'K' rating I could find. Got them on trademe through a guy in hong kong. Doesnt sell em on there anymore tho.

Altezza RS200-Z · by **Sanxta** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:17 am

oh ok so theres nowhere that actually retails them then as far as you know?

by **aesc** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:22 am

Im sure someone does retail them but no, im not sure where. If you go on trademe and ask someone that has H4 bulbs theres a chance they will have them. PM TWSTD, im sure he will be able to get them if he doesnt already have them

Altezza RS200-Z · by **Sanxta** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:50 am

cheers aesc

by **Dr-X** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:41 pm

eer, tried repco or supercheap? They both stock them. And there's half a dozen people retailing them on trademe. Not exactly hard stuff to find.

Altezza RS200-Z · by **Sanxta** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:52 pm

yeah busy w exams at the mo.
last time i checked repco didn't sell them in H3/H1
havnt looked in supercheap yet.

is H1 the normal beam and H3 the high beam?

cheers

by **aesc** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:18 pm

In an AE101 the main headlight bulb (which also has high beam) is H4. The fogs are H3

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