80/100watt in DOT housing

[Brett Dikeman]

At 1:40 PM -0800 1/7/02, Dan Sinclair wrote:

>I did some research on OSRAMs
>site and it says that 45/65w bulbs have an acceptable error up to 50/70
>watts.  By that math, the 80w low beam is only 10 watts higher than the
>stock acceptable high beam (70w)

Well, apply that same error to the 80/100's...they could have a high error!


>.  So is 10 watts that significant?  What I
>worry about use over time...  70 watts in a stock bulb for limited periods
>at highway speed with lots of air moving over the lens is different than 80
>watts continuous sitting in traffic, every night...

It is usually not the lenses, unless you have Stonguard over them;
Stonguard -specifically- states they are not responsible for any
damage that occurs from using non-DOT, non-stock wattage bulbs.  Very
clear, capitals, bold :-)

The problem is that you will, over time, toast the headlight switch
assembly etc.

I'd say send 'em back, save up for some Euros, etc...

B
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