[s-cars] Re: Headlight upgrade

[A Ma]

If your Euro's came with H1/H1/H3 (low/fog/high) beams you're better off
leaving it alone. You can't switch to a 900X series bulb because of the
different bases. More light is possible by going to a higher wattage bulb
than the standard 55W. 85W and 100W are available but you'd better run
relays and make sure you're headlights are aimed properly.

Alvin 93S4


>From: "Matt Russell" <skippertgore at hotmail.com>
>To: pwrdrftr at hotmail.com, owdbuff at earthlink.net
>CC: s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: [s-cars] Re: Headlight upgrade
>Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 03:54:05 +0000
>
>List Wisdom Sought:
>
>wow, nice link (alvin)!
>
>so here's my question: If I am currently running euro's, which IIRC come
>stock with an H1 for the highbeamand 55w low (?) am I better off leaving it
>alone?
>
>Or would a switch to the 9005 in either the highs or lows help?
>
>
>Tom,
>
>I'd like to take credit for this conversion but all I did was find the
>website - http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Upgrade/More_light.htm. There are
>excellent pics and instructions there.
>
>The only things of note was that I didn't bother with getting any
>blue/xenon/plasma/etc bulbs, a standard 9005 from GE/Wagner/Osram will do
>fine.
>
>A word of caution - be careful when you put the modified 9005. By cutting
>down one of the outer locking tabs you can easily over-rotate the bulb on
>installation, slightly mis-aligning your bulb and making removal impossible
>without a jewelers screwdriver. After a year of use my 9005's haven't moved
>(because of the cut down locking tab) and the low-beam reflector hasn't
>gone
>crispy either.
>
>hth,
>Alvin 93S4
>
>
>
>


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