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FS: H3 Bulbs 12v (130w & 100w)

Discussion in 'Buy / Sell / Trade' started by ilovetacos, May 18, 2010.

  1. May 28, 2010 at 9:12 AM
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    RainDodger

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    You guys are playing with fire by running such heavy wattage bulbs without upgrading the stock wiring harness. Yep, it will work for a while - maybe quite a while, but then something will melt. A ground will get marginal or water will get in something and all of a sudden you'll melt a connector somewhere, or a wire. If you're lucky, you'll pop a fuse and if you're unlucky, your truck will burn to the ground. There's a reason they put 55W bulbs in there stock... and if you up the wattage, you need to up the gauge of the wire that supplies the power. That's just the way it is. Go to http://www.danielsternlighting.com and you'll learn what you need to know.
     
  2. May 28, 2010 at 10:13 AM
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    I ran them for an hour last night to make sure they wouldn't get too hot and had no issues. Wires were all cool, everything was fine. It is already decently large wire, Hella definately engineered it with plenty of tolerance. If you didn't run a fuse when installing the 500s you are nuts.
     
  3. May 28, 2010 at 11:39 AM
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    Both the fog wiring harness and the one I have for the Hellas have a fuse and a relay. The add a circuit thing in the fuse box for both is also fused so both sets will have 2 fusable spots & relays on them. +2 on the Hella beefy wiring on the 500s...pun intended.
     
  4. May 28, 2010 at 9:14 PM
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    Update: All of the 130w bulbs are sold. I still have (4) of the 100w available.

     
  5. May 29, 2010 at 10:51 PM
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    FWIW, I belive the DOT mandates 55 watt bulbs for Light trucks and cars. 65 watt for the high beam. That being said, a 100/130 watt bulb is going to max out the wireing. I ran an 80/100 for years with no issues.
     
  8. Jun 6, 2010 at 12:03 PM
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