[s-cars] re. Euro Lights?

[Lee Levitt]

Dave writes:
> 
> Keep in mind that the Euro lights only offer 2 "benefits."  1 
> - they allow you to use higher wattage bulbs.  2 - they use a 
> different glass lens.
> Number 1 offers minimal change (at least in my car), and 
> number 2 can be installed on your US housings.
> 

Don't the US lamps have plastic reflectors while the euro lights have metal?
Wouldn't that suggest that high wattage bulbs would be risky in the US
lamps?

Lee