Landscape Architect
04-19-2005, 05:17 PM
Is anyone running higher wattage bulbs in there cars?
I want to put higher wattage bulbs in the high beams, but I'm concerned with wire size and the heat on the case/housing.
csofiarwaplau_85
04-21-2005, 03:05 AM
I got both fog light and headlight of 8000k check it out, if you are interested, we could negotiate ( my car is the 2004 accord coupe)
http://www.autoshow.permaisuri.com/Content/Autoshow.asp?AutoID=20050204055009
Patrick
04-21-2005, 07:50 PM
8000k are not higher wattage...8000k means that the filament temperature of 8000 degrees kelvin. it has nothing to do with wattage...however, an 8000k bulb is generally brighter than, say, a 4000k bulb..if you go to a true higher wattage bulb, going to high will draw too much power current flow through the wires,a nd melt them, and can often cause fire.
i wanted blinding foglights, so i adapted my foglight holders to allow me to put a low beam bulb in my foglights...:) it does get a big warm in there..but i have taken them apart, and inspected them, as well as drilled tiny holes along the top back to vent heat.
by the way..the black coupe looks Great!
DCAaccord
04-26-2005, 04:04 PM
why do you want higher watts?? for more brightness?? if you dont have xenons, then get those, they are must brighter then reagual halogen bulbs. make sure when u insall them you dont touch the bulb with ur hands, oil will make the bulb blow.
Landscape Architect
04-28-2005, 02:31 PM
Yes, I'm looking for more light output, mainly on the high beams. I have 100 watt high beams in my miata (along with dedicated wiring/relays) and I miss the additional light output when I'm in the honda. I was just a little concerned about how well the housing would handle the additional heat.
I tend to lean towards halogen and "yellowstar"/all weather type bulbs that are more yellow in colour. For some reason, I have a harder time seeing with the Xenon bulbs that tend to be a little more blue. My eyes don't seem to process the bluer light colors very well at night.
6thgen
04-29-2005, 05:56 PM
I say go with Sylvania or leave it alone, high wattages just suck up power. My blinkers turned into hyper blinkers when I put in Nokya, I re-installed Silverstars and whatta u know, it blinked normally again, plus the car stopped dying, from leaving the lights on for more than a min or two.