[Supras] Headlight recommendations

[berniek at technicaldevelop.com]

Dear Bob:

    Thanks for the recommendation.  I have seen reports of overheated 
wiring with the 100W high beams, not surprising considering the fact 
that at 12.4V, both high beams would draw over 16A.  When I put in the 
last of my Philips lamps last night, the wiring appeared at the socket 
appeared to be perhaps 18 gauge as a guess.  It would appear that a 
relay taking lamp power from the battery or alternator directly would be 
needed for the high power high beams.  Have you had any other problems 
or considerations in that regard?


    Bernie


Bob Shapton wrote:
> I would go with the Hella conversion (or equivalent that uses H4
> bulbs) - 
> see:  http://www.autobarn.net/helhigperhal.html
>
> You can search around and find lower prices. For example on ebay:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hella-H4-head-light-
> conversion_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33709QQihZ016QQitemZ2
> 60187670715QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
>
> also item # 120190070046
>
> The H4s are 60/55 W standard and are available at 100/55 W  Optics are
> superior (crisp horizontal cutoff pattern etc) and while the standard
> bulbs 
> are excellent, the 100W bulbs are real flamethrowers.
>
> Keep a pair of plain old sealed beams for inspection times.
>
> Bob
>
>   
>> For some time I've had a stock of Philips H6054 headlamps which
>>     
> have
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>> given good service.  What Retard Auto and its brethren no stock is
>> Sylvania, incuding the Superstar.  Reports I've read recently
>> indicate 
>> that the Sylvania parts are inferior to others, including Osram,
>> which 
>> apparently now owns Sylvania.  I'm not looking for diamond cut
>>     
> xenon
>   
>> blue whiz-bang hype replacements, just good quality white light
>> items 
>> like the Philips types were.  Anyone have experience with newer
>> Sylvania 
>> or other sealed beams? 
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Bernie
>>
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