Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this

[Stephen Birtles]

Bmw offers a hid light or high itensity discharge light on their
vehicles it is much different than the bulbs you purchased
The hid lites most often consume 35 watts of power compared to the
standard 50 watts of power on a halogen or incandescent bulb
the hid bulbs use a ballast to start the lights at a high voltage
where a standard bulb use 12 volts
the only difference between the bulbs you bought and a regular bulb is
either the coating on the glass or the inert gas contained within the
bulb or both.
Stephen 77fc35



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "thomasnihart"
wrote:
>
> I did notice the web page for this item does not mention a DOT
> approval for these bulbs. In fact there is a disclaimer at the
> bottom of the page which warns some of their products are for off
> road purposes. Another problem with this type of bulb is there short
> life.
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
> <sforman@r...> wrote:
> >
> > I bet they would fit...I think the headlight units were the same
> > across all the years (until they went to square).
> >
> > As for those shiny badges...these Xenon's come on lots of high-end
> > cars now (BMW, Mercedes, Lexus) so I doubt they would ever bother
> me
> > about it.
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jack & Donna Smith"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Wow, Scott: Those look very good...Don't know if they would fit
> in
> > my
> > > 1973 coach though.
> > > I wonder what those Boys with the Big Shiney Badges would say
> about
> > > these??
> > > Jack Smith
> > > 1973FC31
> > > SoCal
> > >
> > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
> > <sforman@r...>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > Today, I did a serious upgrade of my FC headlights. I HIGHLY
> > > > recommend that all you FC owners (or at least those of you with
> > round
> > > > headlights) do some or all of this upgrade.
> > > >
> > > > First, I bought some Xenon headlight units to replace the old
> > sealed
> > > > beams. I got mine here:
> > > >
> > > > http://store.racinglab.com/rodicutsebeh.html
> > > >
> > > > These are a direct plug-n-play replacement for your old sealed
> > beams.
> > > >
> > > > I then installed headlamp relays as outlined by Mr. Burliss in
> > > > the 'Files' section of this site ("Headlight Modification"). I
> > got
> > > > the relay units here:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stor...t/Product?
> > > > storeId=10101&Pr=p_Product.CATENTRY_ID%
> > > > 3A2001333&productId=2001333&langId=-1&catalogId=10102
> > > >
> > > > My headlights are now brighter than those on my new Chevy
> > > > truck...they really light up the road in bright, white light.
> I
> > > > cannot describe what a huge improvement this is over my old
> > sealed-
> > > > beams. I am not that great with wiring, and I was able to do
> the
> > > > whole conversion in a couple of hours...someone who really
> knows
> > what
> > > > they are doing could knock this out in no time flat. Just
> adding
> > the
> > > > relay to regular sealed-beams would be a huge improvement, too.
> > > >
> > > > Happy new year to all.
> > > >
> > > > Scott Forman
> > > > "Tiger Pride"
> > > > 82 FC35RB
> > > > Memphis
> > > >
> > >
> >
>