Stick with 55W or is 100W OK?

 

Hmm,I've heard using higher watts can fry the stock wiring so get a difinitive answer before proceeding.

 

I had a feeling about that, but thought I'd get some other opinions. Thanks!

 

I've been using 100W H3's for 2 years now...so far so good.

 

I'm using 55's. but Piaa's, which look brighter and whiter.

 

ditto Really helps fill the gap where the headlights hit the ground.

 

I've been using 80/100's in my Thundra for 4 months now and haven't had a single issue with the higher output, as your foglights may be made out of the same Lexan plastic, it should be just fine. I have been wanting to go higher output on my fogs but don't know what style bulb fits in them, any idea? 04 Thundra.

 

hey t,

i just purchased some hella 500 *driving* lamps last night. but after doing tons of searching on the forum about every aux light thread possible, the general consensus is that w/ those stock fog lights, upgrading to a 100w bulb made little difference. though i dont recall anyone saying taht anything fried or melted, i personally (after reading all those threads) would just keep it at 55w and maybe get an amber lense cover, as many owners who purchased hella 550 fog lights said amber really did the job as compared to the clears

bob

 

Thanks everyone. I think I probably will stick with the 55'ers.

 

I have the Silverstar 55W versions and they are considerably brighter than OEM so meaning you can actually tell their on.

 

I put 100's in, & just put a 5amp higher fuse in the inline fuse link. No problems!

 

I got the 55W silverstars too, they're so bright I forget to turn on the headlights all the time. Don't really need to since they're so bright. I did the fog lamp re-wire mod.

 

I'm gonna do the fog light re-wire next week along with the elocker mod while I'm at it.