Any one interested in beefing up their lamps ?

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

Are you interested in beefing up your spots / fogs / lightbars ?

I am looking into importing some 150w H3 bulbs which I can get for roughly $8 each including postage to the UK, anyone interested into coming in with me ?

With postage from here I would say it would cost you $10 per bulb (ie I get them then send yours onwards).

Drop me a line at surf@wanderlustonline.com if you are.


Trev

[Apache]

Before Matt pipes up with advice, I thought I'd jump in.

Make sure your wiring / relays can handle the extra oomph. Assuming you have 4 'standard' rooflights, you'll be looking at a rise from around 18A to around 50A! Not insignificant!

Also worth bearing in mind is whether you'll melt your lamps!

Could we see Trev, the agitator in 'Cellar' competitions, chased down there himself by a flaming ball of plastic?

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

Before Matt pipes up with advice, I thought I'd jump in.

Make sure your wiring / relays can handle the extra oomph. Assuming you have 4 'standard' rooflights, you'll be looking at a rise from around 18A to around 50A! Not insignificant!

Also worth bearing in mind is whether you'll melt your lamps!

Could we see Trev, the agitator in 'Cellar' competitions, chased down there himself by a flaming ball of plastic?

I had 2 spots running 100w bulbs, until one was changed into a duck pond !! so changing them and was thinking of beefing up the wattage for the pair (and moving the buggas up to lower the risk of drowning the new ones)

I'll add a silly question - can I run 3 driving lamps, or do they have to be in pairs ?


Trev

[BUSHWHACKER]

I had 2 spots running 100w bulbs, until one was changed into a duck pond !! so changing them and was thinking of beefing up the wattage for the pair (and moving the buggas up to lower the risk of drowning the new ones)

I'll add a silly question - can I run 3 driving lamps, or do they have to be in pairs ?


Trev

Pairs.

[dirtydog]

I had 2 spots running 100w bulbs, until one was changed into a duck pond !! so changing them and was thinking of beefing up the wattage for the pair (and moving the buggas up to lower the risk of drowning the new ones)

I'll add a silly question - can I run 3 driving lamps, or do they have to be in pairs ?


Trev

im no expert but following advice on here I wired my front spots indidually through seperate relays etc

[Apache]

Pairs.

Thought you could run any number? I've seen Minis and classic cars with 3.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Thought you could run any number? I've seen Minis and classic cars with 3.

He said driving lamps, it's different for spots.

[Apache]

Oh ok...

The line is blurred these days though. I've seen some lamps labelled as driving / spot lamps.

You'd be damned unlucky to be pulled over for it!

Agree in principle though. Three lamps on a Surf would look cack!

[BUSHWHACKER]

There are three types of auxillary lights, Spot, Driving and Fog, all have different beam patterns.
Most people refer to them all as fog lights! Idiots!

[MattF]

Driving lamps infers they'll be lit in conjunction with the main lights for road use. They have to be paired. If you were referring to the wiring side of things Trev, odds or evens, it's irrelevant.

[BUSHWHACKER]

You're starting to worry me Matt!

[plumb bob]

we never get fog down here in the a r s e of the country.

[MattF]

You're starting to worry me Matt!

What?

[BUSHWHACKER]

What?

You keep blurting out all this grown-up sounding advice!

[Apache]

Hey, dont take the heat off Trev! I predict melted lamps and a visit to the cellar!