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ray96disco 10-22-2010 07:16 PM

High Watt High Beams
 
Has anyone used 100 watt H7's? Any problems? Will the factory wiring take it? Will the lenses and housing take it? If they're too hot, what bulb is available? I'm using Sylvania Silver Stars and I like them but would like more light w/o the cost of litronics and headache of aftermarket HID. Thanks,

mikefocke 10-23-2010 03:08 AM

High watts bulbs burn the lenses
 
as many have found. Bigger is not better. Bigger is very costly.

Sylvania advertises: "H7SU SilverStar Ultra: The brightest and whitest light. Up to 50% brighter, up to 40% more downroad visibility and up to 50% more sideroad visibility."

Note the "Ultra" and the "H7SU"

brian325is 10-23-2010 05:15 AM

bulbs
 
I would be very concerned about putting a higher wattage bulb in, as these headlight housings allready have a know problem with burn marks

Auf los! 10-23-2010 05:47 AM

I think you are going to find that 100-watt bulbs of ANY designation are very short-lived, and not worth it, especially when you consider that changing bulbs on a Boxster is not a 3-minute job.

You should consider the Osram 65-watt H7s sold by candlepowerinc.com. They are H9 bulbs on an H7 base. I recently installed them in my wife's non-HID Passat, and they really made a difference. The OEM bulbs were absolutely pitiful.

I haven't installed these Osrams in my Boxster because I have the factory HID, and I hardly ever use the foglamps or high-beams...the factory HIDs are THAT good!

ray96disco 10-23-2010 06:36 PM

Thanks for the information. I'll stay away from the high watt bulbs.


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