200 fog lights and bulbs

[Larry C Leung]

You have Front Factory fogs? (could you send pics, I'm trying to figure
out respectable mountings for a retro/new fit to mine)

As for higher wattage bulbs in factory headlamps (US), DON'T. It's not
the reflector, its the wire socket and the ($$) light switch. They can't
handle it (BTDT, fortunately it was the sockets). If you have Euro's, use
relays to protect the switch, the lamp housings can handle the wattage.
Sockets aren't an issue. And, the Xenon filled bulbs produce more usable
light (lumens) per watt. IF you do find 55/60W Xenons (9007 type, max the
sockets can handle), please let me know!

LL - NY

On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:57:30 +1200 e2e <sam at edgetoedge.co.nz> writes:
>Hi all from the four-ringed circus.
>One of my fog lights is broken, Audi quoted too much and couldn't get 
>one
>for ages. What brand is this light and a part number please. What 
>other cars
>have them so I can comb the bone yards?
>I have also just replaced a headlight lens and want to upgrade my 
>bulbs,
>standard are 60/55w. I see that you can get xenon +30% and +50% in 
>60/55w or
>bigger wattage coventionals. The high wattage bulbs come with a 
>warning not
>to use them in polycarbonate reflectors, but then the spotlights are 
>already
>100w and part of the same cluster, so more grunt shouldn't be a 
>problem or
>am I wrong. But which bulbs are best small bright ones or just plain 
>big
>ones?
>Oh these are euro lights by the way.
>-- 
>Sam Clarkson 
>1990 200 tqa
>